Joseph H. "Joe" Berning
Candidate for Illinois Senate District 45 · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Illinois Senate District 45 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — Candidate List, General Election 11/3/2026: 45TH SENATE · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What Illinois Senate District 45 covers
Covers all of Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County and Carroll County; parts of Ogle County, Winnebago County, DeKalb County and Boone County.
Includes Lake Carroll, Freeport, Machesney Park (part), Roscoe, The Galena Territory, Loves Park (part), Apple Canyon Lake, Byron, Galena, Rockton, South Beloit, Davis Junction and 48 more.
211 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 45
State Senator, District 45
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew S. ChesneyRepublican | Republican | 56,171 | 66.4% |
| Gerald H. PodrazaDemocrat | Democrat | 28,368 | 33.6% |
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
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Illinois Senate District 45
- Andrew ChesneyRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
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