Chris Balkema
State Senator, Illinois Senate District 53 · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Illinois Senate District 53 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — Candidate List, General Election 11/3/2026: 53RD SENATE · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What Illinois Senate District 53 covers
Covers all of Iroquois County and Putnam County; parts of Livingston County, Ford County, Woodford County, LaSalle County, Marshall County, Grundy County, McLean County and Bureau County.
Includes Channahon (part), Pontiac, Streator, Washington (part), Chatsworth, Chenoa, Coal City, Dwight, Eureka, Gardner (part), Gibson City, Gilman and 86 more.
265 precincts · District lines: State senate lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Boundaries - Ward Precincts (2023-2024) (data.cityofchicago.org 6piy-vbxa) for the City of Chicago; Cook County Clerk, Suburban Cook Election Precincts - Current (datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov k7sw-w3b8); DuPage County, Election_Precincts layer (gis.dupageco.org, current, retrieved 2026-09-24); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer
Results
Certified results for Illinois Senate District 53
State Senator, District 53
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris BalkemaRepublican | Republican | 90,825 | 100.0% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
State Senator, District 53
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason BarickmanRepublican | Republican | 71,697 | 100.0% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
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