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State Senator District 48
November 8, 2022 general · the primary
The district
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024), on the district lines in use since 2022.
🔓 Contribution limits are off in this race (limits off for race): the State Board of Elections lifted them, so every candidate here can take contributions of any size.
| Candidate | Votes | Raised | Their own | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doris Turner Dincumbent | 39,138 100% | $4,015,048 | — | $24,572 |
| Sandy Hamilton R | 37,731 100% | $1,660,349 | — | $709 |
Raised: itemized contributions to the candidate's committees since January 1, 2021. Their own: contributions and loans in the candidate's name. Cash on hand: at the end of the committees' latest quarterly report (December 31, 2022). Large since last report: $1,000-plus contributions reported on A-1s since that report (included in Raised).
Votes: official totals from the State Board of Elections; the share is of the votes cast in that party's primary.
Outside spending
$461,624 reported by other committees as independent expenditures for or against this race's candidates. The candidates don't control it.
| Spender | For / against | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois REALTORS Fund 2022-09-14 – 2022-11-21 | for Sandy Hamilton | $345,527 |
| INCS Action Independent Committee 2022-10-17 – 2022-11-14 | for Sandy Hamilton | $61,500 |
| INCS Action Independent Committee 2022-10-21 | against Doris Turner | $35,500 |
| Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR 2022-10-11 – 2022-10-26 | for Doris Turner | $19,097 |
Donors to more than one candidate here
7 donors gave to two or more of this race's candidates (all their contributions to each since January 1, 2021).
| Donor | Gave to | In this race |
|---|---|---|
| J & J Ventures Gaming LLC Business · Effingham | Doris Turner $3,500 · Sandy Hamilton $1,000 | $4,500 |
| CAR of Illinois Business · Springfield | Doris Turner $500 · Sandy Hamilton $3,500 | $4,000 |
| INCS Action PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | Doris Turner $1,000 · Sandy Hamilton $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Illinois Optometric Association Group or PAC · Springfield | Doris Turner $1,750 · Sandy Hamilton $250 | $2,000 |
| Health Care Service Corporation Employees' PAC Labor union · Chicago | Doris Turner $1,000 · Sandy Hamilton $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Illinois Manufactured Housing Association Group or PAC · Springfield | Doris Turner $1,000 · Sandy Hamilton $500 | $1,500 |
| Health Alliance Medical Plans Group or PAC · Champaign | Doris Turner $1,000 · Sandy Hamilton $500 | $1,500 |