Illinois Projected to Hold Senate Seat and Most House Districts

The NBC News Decision Desk has projected results for all 17 U.S. House districts in Illinois and the state’s Senate race as of Tuesday, November 4. The projections are based on expected vote counts, with data ranging from 14 percent to 79 percent of total ballots counted depending on the specific district.

In the state’s Senate contest, Juliana Stratton leads with 60.8 percent of the vote, totaling 1,769,558 ballots. Her opponent, Don Tracy, has 37.7 percent, or 1,096,990 votes. A third candidate, Whitfield Harrington Jr., has accumulated 1.5 percent, representing 44,824 votes. The network projects Stratton as the winner in this race, where 64 percent of expected votes are in.

Current members of Congress are projected to retain their seats in 16 of the 17 House districts. Jonathan Jackson is projected to win District 1 with 67.4 percent of the vote, securing 115,549 ballots against Christian Maxwell’s 32.6 percent. In District 2, Donna Miller leads with 73 percent, or 122,976 votes, compared to Michael Noack’s 27 percent. Delia Ramirez is projected to hold District 3 with 75.9 percent of the vote, totaling 104,022 ballots.

Further down the ballot, Mike Quigley leads District 5 with 76.4 percent of the vote, amassing 136,431 ballots. Sean Casten is projected to win District 6 with 63.3 percent, or 117,056 votes. La Shawn Ford holds a large lead in District 7, with 88.7 percent of the vote, totaling 134,009 ballots. Melissa Bean is projected to win District 8 with 65.8 percent, while Daniel Biss leads District 9 with 79.3 percent.

Bill Foster is projected to hold District 11 with 68.7 percent of the vote, totaling 118,568 ballots. Mike Bost leads District 12 with 70.4 percent, securing 153,372 votes. Nikki Budzinski is projected to win District 13 with 60.1 percent, while Lauren Underwood holds District 14 with 64.1 percent. Mary Miller is projected to win District 15 with 66.1 percent of the vote.

Darin LaHood leads District 16 with 59.2 percent, totaling 130,327 ballots. Eric Sorensen is projected to win District 17 with 59.7 percent, or 125,943 votes. In District 10, Brad Schneider leads with 70.5 percent of the vote, though only 14.1 percent of expected ballots are currently counted in that district. The results reflect a strong performance for incumbent candidates across the state’s congressional map.