The 1914 United States Senate elections,with the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913,was the first time that all seats up for election were popularly elected instead of chosen by their state legislatures. These elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson's first term.
Robin Lynne Kelly is an American politician from Illinois who has served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A Democrat,Kelly served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. She then served as chief of staff for Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias until 2010. She was the 2010 Democratic nominee for state treasurer,but lost the general election. Before running for Congress,Kelly served as the Cook County chief administrative officer. After winning the Democratic primary,she won the 2013 special election to succeed Jesse Jackson Jr. in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Bob Biggins is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 41st district from 1993 to 2011. He retired in 2010.
Carole Pankau is a former Republican Illinois State Senator,representing the 23rd district from 2005 to 2013. Pankau previously served as State Representative from 1993 to 2005.
Chapin Rose is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 51st district since January 2013. The 51st district includes all or parts of McLean,DeWitt,Macon,Piatt,Shelby,Moultrie,Douglas,Champaign,Vermillion,and Edgar counties in Central Illinois.
Jil Tracy is a Republican member of the Illinois State Senate,representing the 47th District since January 11,2017. The district covers a large swath of west-central Illinois,including all of Adams,Brown,Cass,Hancock,Henderson,Mason,McDonough,Schuyler,Warren counties and portions of Fulton and Knox counties. She was a former member of the Illinois House of Representatives,who represented the 93rd district from her appointment in July 2006 until 2015.
Deborah L. Halvorson is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 11th congressional district from 2009 until 2011. Previously,she served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 through 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In September 2011,she filed to run in the newly redistricted 2nd congressional district but was defeated in the Democratic primary by the incumbent,Jesse Jackson Jr.
William B. Black is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 104th district from 1986 until 2011. He was the Deputy Republican Leader.
Vernon Sykes is an American politician serving as the state Senator for the 28th district of the Ohio Senate. The district included Akron,Barberton,Green,Portage Lakes,Sawyerwood,Lakemore and portions of Cuyahoga Falls,Mogadore and Tallmadge in Summit County.
Jason Barickman,is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 53rd district since January 2013. He previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 105th district from 2011 to 2013.
Tom Demmer is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 90th district,located in northwestern Illinois that includes parts of Lee County,Ogle County,LaSalle County,and DeKalb County,including all or part of Dixon,Rochelle,Oregon,Byron,Polo,Stillman Valley,Davis Junction,DeKalb,Sandwich,Shabbona,Somonauk,Waterman,Leland,Earlville,and Mendota.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Randy Frese is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives who represents the 94th district. The 94th district,located in Western Illinois along the Mississippi River,includes all or parts of Adams,Henderson,Hancock and Warren counties. He succeeded Jil Tracy,who chose not to run for re-election to be Kirk Dillard's running mate in the 2014 gubernatorial election. Prior to being elected to the Illinois House of Representatives,he served as the Adams County Circuit Clerk from 2004 until 2012 when he opted to run against John M. Sullivan for State Senate instead of running for re-election.
Daniel McConchie is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate. He represents the 26th Senate District which includes Algonquin,Barrington,Cary,Deer Park,Fox River Grove,Hawthorn Woods,Hoffman Estates,Island Lake,Kildeer,Lake Zurich,Libertyville,Long Grove,Mundelein,and Wauconda.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections and the Illinois Fair Tax. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dick Durbin,who had been Senate Minority Whip since 2015,won reelection to a fifth term in office,defeating Republican nominee Mark Curran.
Eileen Lyons was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1995 until 2006.
John Curran is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate. He took office in July 2017 after accepting an appointment to replace Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno who resigned July 1,2017. He represents the 41st district which includes all or parts of Lemont,Indian Head Park,LaGrange Western Springs,Homer Glen,Burr Ridge,Darien,Downers Grove,Lisle,Willowbrook,Woodridge,Naperville,and Bolingbrook.
Steve McClure is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for the 50th District who serves as Assistant Leader and Assistant Floor Leader for the Senate Republican Caucus. The 50th District,located in Central Illinois,includes all of Calhoun,Greene,Morgan,Pike,and Scott counties as well as portions of Macoupin,Madison,Jersey,and Sangamon counties. Before his election to the Illinois State Senate,McClure was a prosecutor for nearly six years in the Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office in Springfield,Illinois where he was chief of the Juvenile Division,and later served in the Felony Division.
Jason Plummer is an American businessman and politician serving as a Republican member of the Illinois Senate and serves as Assistant Leader in the Illinois Republican Senate Caucus. Plummer represents the 54th District,which is located on the Illinois side of Greater St. Louis and includes all or portions of Bond,Clinton,Effingham,Fayette,Madison,Marion,Washington,and St. Clair counties.
