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Patrick Windhorst R
Incumbent, Republican candidate for State Representative District 117
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 15,123 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 45,233 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($121,575 raised), 2022 ($334,009 raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $124,954
Largest payees: House Republican Org $45,000 Contributions to other committees · McCombie for Illinois $10,000 Contributions to other committees · Thomas Printing & Stationary $7,731 Office, printing and supplies · Nicholas Mott $5,150 Staff pay · Franklin County Country Club $5,014 Other (as described) · Sue Hamilton $3,908 Office, printing and supplies · Morello's Restaurant $3,571 Fundraising and events · Sam's Club $3,556 Office, printing and supplies
Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Total |
|---|---|
| Realtor PAC Springfield | $11,500 |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Mgmt PAC Countryside | $6,000 |
| Ameren Illinois St. Louis | $5,500 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 Chicago | $5,000 |
| Kotter Ready Mix Paducah | $5,000 |
| Comcast Philadelphia | $4,000 |
| Assoc Beer Dist of IL PAC Springfield | $3,000 |
| Caesars Enterprise Services Las Vegas | $3,000 |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC Bolingbrook | $2,500 |
| Associated Fire Fighters PAC Springfield | $2,500 |
| IL American Water Co PAC Belleville | $2,500 |
| IL State Med Society PAC Chicago | $2,500 |
| IMHA PAC Springfield | $2,500 |
| Altria Client Services Richmond | $2,000 |
| Community BancPac Springfield | $2,000 |
Committee: Citizens for Patrick Windhorst (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2024-10-01 – 2024-10-02 | for | $156 |
Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2023. The candidate doesn't control them.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $11,500 | 86 | |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Mgmt PAC Labor union · Countryside | $6,000 | 4 | |
| Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 Labor union · Chicago | $6,000 | 9 | |
| Ameren Illinois Business · St. Louis | $5,500 | 80 | |
| Comcast Business · Philadelphia | $4,000 | 34 | |
| Caesars Enterprise Services LLC Business · Las Vegas | $3,000 | 19 | |
| Illinois American Water Company PAC Group or PAC · Belleville | $2,500 | 66 | |
| IMHA PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,500 | 40 | |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Business · Bolingbrook | $2,500 | 116 | |
| Community BancPac Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,000 | 64 | |
| McGuire Woods Federal PAC Group or PAC · Richmond | $2,000 | 14 | |
| Illinois Lawyers PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $2,000 | 67 | |
| Health Care Service Corp Emp PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $2,000 | 2 | |
| Molson Coors Business · Milwaukee | $2,000 | 15 | |
| Altria Client Services LLC Business · Richmond | $2,000 | 18 |