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State Senator District 46

November 5, 2024 general · the primary

The district

216,809people

$57,682median household incomeIllinois: $83,390

$149,900median home valueIllinois: $263,300

59%of homes lived in by their ownerIllinois: 67%

34%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
David M Koehler Dincumbent	53,156 100%	$828,618	$750	$927,711	$173,583	—
Sally Owens R	39,168 100%	$313,245	$7,398	$164,551	$395	—

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

Dave Koehler D won	38,672	58.1%
Desi Anderson R	27,924	41.9%

Margin: 16.1 points. Official results from the State Board of Elections. District lines are the 2021 maps, used since 2022.