Scott Doody
State Representative, Illinois House District 118 · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Illinois House District 118 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — Candidate List, General Election 11/3/2026: 118TH REPRESENTATIVE · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What Illinois House District 118 covers
Covers all of Union County, Alexander County and Pulaski County; parts of Jackson County and Williamson County.
Includes Carbondale, Marion (part), Herrin, Cairo, Olive Branch, Carterville, Makanda, Anna, Olmsted, Alto Pass, East Cape Girardeau, Jonesboro and 25 more.
123 precincts · District lines: State house 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 House District 118
State Representative, District 118
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul JacobsRepublican | Republican | 36,564 | 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 Representative, District 118
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul JacobsRepublican | Republican | 22,613 | 61.3% |
| Van IknerDemocrat | Democrat | 14,249 | 38.7% |
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 Representative, District 118
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick WindhorstRepublican | Republican | 38,451 | 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
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Illinois House District 118
- Homer "Chip" MarkelDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
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