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State Senator District 43

November 5, 2024 general · the primary

The district

218,418people

$86,194median household incomeIllinois: $83,390

$256,900median home valueIllinois: $263,300

73%of homes lived in by their ownerIllinois: 67%

27%of adults with a bachelor's degree or moreIllinois: 38%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024), on the district lines in use since 2022.

Candidate	Votes	Raised	Their own	Spent	Cash on hand	Large since last report
Rachel Ventura Dincumbent	49,057 100%	$455,202	—	$214,746	$120,291	—
Jennifer Monson R	35,266 100%	$13,973	—	$12,962	$1,005	—

Raised: itemized contributions to the candidate's committees since January 1, 2023. Their own: contributions and loans in the candidate's name. Cash on hand: at the end of the committees' latest quarterly report (December 31, 2024). 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.

Last time: 2022 general

Rachel Ventura D won	33,667	56.0%
Diane M. Harris R	26,396	44.0%

Margin: 12.1 points. Official results from the State Board of Elections. District lines are the 2021 maps, used since 2022.