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State Senator District 45
March 17, 2026 primary: each party's primary · the general
The district
215,911people
$78,409median household incomeIllinois: $83,390
$191,600median home valueIllinois: $263,300
78%of homes lived in by their ownerIllinois: 67%
26%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 | Cash on hand | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic primary | ||||||
| Joseph H Berning D✓ nominee | 11,170 100% | $24,313 | $5,025 | $14,685 | ||
| Republican primary | ||||||
| Andrew Chesney Rincumbent✓ nominee | 17,869 99.0% | $633,835 | — | $69,359 | ||
| Joshua Atkinson R | 185 1.0% | — | — | — | ||
Raised: itemized contributions to the candidate's committees since January 1, 2025. Their own: contributions and loans in the candidate's name. Cash on hand: at the end of the committees' latest quarterly report (September 30, 2026). 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.