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State Representative District 96

March 19, 2024 primary: each party's primary · the general

The district

104,579people
$47,395median household incomeIllinois: $83,390
$98,800median home valueIllinois: $263,300
55%of homes lived in by their ownerIllinois: 67%
24%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.

CandidateVotesRaisedTheir ownSpentCash on handLarge since last report
Democratic primary
Sue Scherer Dincumbent✓ nominee3,944
100%
$222,011$346$214,493$65,652—
Republican primary
LIsa Smith R✓ nominee3,447
100%
$61,144$1,550$58,082$46—

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.

Outside spending

$500 reported by other committees as independent expenditures for or against this race's candidates. The candidates don't control it.

AgainstCandidateFor
$500
SpenderFor / againstAmount
Lisa for Illinois
2023-06-22
for LIsa Smith$500