Illinois Insights Special Edition: 2024 Illinois Election Results

Information current as of 1:50 p.m. on November 6, 2024                               

FEDERAL

U.S. President

Former President Donald Trump (R) had a decisive win with a projected 292 of the electoral votes and currently winning the popular vote by 51% over Vice President Kamala Harris (D) who received a projected 224 of the electoral college votes and 47.5% of the popular vote.  Trump won in the key swing states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Kamala Harris won the popular vote in Illinois with 53.4% of the vote over Donald Trump’s 45.2% of the vote.

U.S. House 

All 17 seats of Illinois’ Congressional delegation were up for election this November.  At this time, all 17 incumbents won their respective races. 14 Democrats and 3 Republican incumbents were able to secure their seat in the House. The contested races were in northwest and central region of Illinois with their election results included below:

• 17th District: Incumbent Eric Sorensen defeated the Republican challenger Joe McGraw (R) with 53.8% of the vote. Sorensen is a former meteorologist and won his first election in 2022 by a thin margin.

• 13th District: Incumbent Nikki Budzinski (D) defeated Republican challenger Joshua Lloyd (R) with 52.9% of the vote to Joshua Loyd’s 47.1% of the vote.

ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Illinois House

All Illinois House members were on the ballot this November. As expected, the House Democrats have maintained their supermajority in the Senate with 76 Democrats having won their elections thus far. Republicans have won back 36 seats in the House. There are still some contested races that have not been declared. We are still waiting for the election results of six races that are favoring their incumbents.

An overview of other key contested Illinois House races and their outcomes are below.

• 45th District:  Marti Deuter (D) won the 45th House District with 53% of the vote against Dennis Reboletti (R) with 47% of the vote.
• 47th District: At this time incumbent Amy Grant (R) is leading with 50.4% against Jackie Willimson with 49.6% of the vote and 99% of the votes being counted.
• 51st District: Incumbent Nabeela Sayed (D) has defeated Republican candidate Tosi Ufodike with 55% of the votes over Ufodike with 45% of the vote.
• 52nd District: Incumbent Marty McLauglin (R) is expected to win over Maria Peterson with 51% of the vote.
• 76th District: Murri Briel (D) is expected to win over Liz Bishop (R) with 51% of the vote compared to Bishop’s 49% of the vote. Murri Briel was the former chief of staff for former state representative Lance Yednock who decided not to run for re-election in 2024.
• 79th District: Incumbent Jackie Haas (R) has won with 55% of the votes against Billy Morgan (D) with 45% of the vote.
• 91st District: Incumbent Sharon Chung (D) is leading over Desi Anderson (R) with 50.1% of the vote.
• 97^th District: Incumbent Harry Benton (D) won with 52% of the vote to Republican candidate Gabby Shanahan (R) with 48% of the vote.
• 104th District:  Incumbent Rep. Brandun Schweizer (R) is leading over Jarrett Clem (D) with 51% of the vote.
• 112th District: Incumbent Katie Stuart (D) won re-election with 54% of the vote against Jay Keeven (R)  with 46% of the vote.
• 114th District: Incumbent Kevin Schmidt (R)  is leading over former state representative LaToya Greenwood (D) with 52% of the vote. LaToya Greenwood lost this seat during the 2022 election cycle to Kevin Schmidt.

Illinois Senate

Illinois maintains their majority in the Senate with 39 Democrats and 19 Republicans.  The Senate had 24 seats up for re-election. 19 Senate Democrats and 4 Senate Republicans have been able to secure their re-election. Currently, only the 46th District has not declared a winner, but incumbent Senator Koehler of the 46^th District is the projected winner with 57% of the vote.

An overview of key contested Illinois Senate races and their outcomes are below.

• 10th District: Rob Martwick defeated the Republican challenger with 59% to Jon Luers, a software engineer, with 41% of the votes.

• 40th District: Incumbent Senator Patrick Joyce won with 59% of the votes against Republican challenger Phil Nagel with 41% of the votes. This race was seen as the only potentially competitive Senate race in the state.

COOK COUNTY

Cook County State’s Attorney

The former Appellate Court Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke won against former Chicago Ald. Bob Fioretti with 65% of the vote against Fioretti’s 30.6% of the vote. Libertarian candidate Andrew Kopinski got a little more than 4% of the vote.

Eileen O’Neill Burke was favored to win in a county that has not elected a Republican in over three decades.

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk

Current Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board Commissioner Mariyana Spyropoulos is the projected winner for Cook County Circuit Clerk with 66% of the vote. Mariyana Spyropoulos defeated Republican candidate Lupe Aguirre who received 27.5% of the votes and Libertarian candidate who received 6.5% of the vote.

Cook County Clerk 

Cook County Board Member, Monica Gordon (D) defeated her opponent, Michelle Pennington (R) and Libertarian opponent, Christopher Laurent with more than 65% of the vote. Monica Gordon was appointed to the position by the Cook County Democratic party after the passing of former Cook County Clerk Karen Yarborough in April. Gordon is expected to finish the remaining two years of the late clerk Karen Yarborough.

 Cook County Board of Commissioners

Cook County Board Commissioner Tara Stamps (D-1),won against Libertarian candidate James Humay with 89.5% of the vote. Stamps was appointed last summer to fill the vacancy on the board left by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s election.

Cook County Board Commissioner Michael Scott Jr. (D-2) has won re-election after running unopposed. He was appointed to the Cook County Board of Commissioners following the death of late Cook County Board Commissioner Dennis Deer who passed away in June.

Cook County Board of Review

Larry Rogers, a longtime commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review, has won re-election against Libertarian candidate Nico Tsatsoulis. Rogers received 78.5% of the vote.

REFERENDUMS

This election, Illinois had three advisory referendums on the ballot due to Senate Bill 2412 that put these questions on the ballot this November. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Jay Hoffman and Senate President Harmon which passed the two chambers this past spring . These are advisory questions and do not have the power to enact new laws in Illinois. Below are the results of these non-binding referendums:

• Illinois voters were asked whether candidates interfering with or attempting to interfere with an election worker’s duties should be subject to civil penalties. 89% of Illinois voters responded yes to this question.
• Illinois voters were asked whether individuals earning over $1 million dollars should have an additional 3% tax for the purpose of dedicating funds raised to property tax relief. Most Illinois voted in support of this measure with 60% voting in favor and 40% opposed. The Department of Revenue found that a 3% millionaire’s tax could generate $4.5 billion for the state.
• Illinois voters were asked whether all health insurance plans that provide coverage for pregnancy benefits should provide coverage for medically appropriate assisted reproductive treatments including in vitro fertilization. A majority of Illinoisians voted in support of this measure with 72% voting in favor and 28% opposed.

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