Sue Scherer
State Representative, Illinois House District 96 · Democrat
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Illinois House District 96 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — Candidate List, General Election 11/3/2026: 96TH REPRESENTATIVE · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What Illinois House District 96 covers
Covers parts of Christian County, Sangamon County and Macon County.
Includes Decatur (part), Springfield (part), Mount Auburn, Harristown (part), Jerome and Leland Grove (part).
100 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; Sangamon County Clerk, ApprovedPrecincts20231012 (precincts approved 2023-10-12; 2024 general)
Results
Certified results for Illinois House District 96
State Representative, District 96
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue SchererDemocrat | Democrat | 22,970 | 58.4% |
| Lisa SmithRepublican | Republican | 16,357 | 41.6% |
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
State Representative, District 96
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue SchererDemocrat | Democrat | 17,916 | 58.1% |
| Lisa SmithRepublican | Republican | 12,938 | 41.9% |
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 96
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue SchererDemocrat | Democrat | 20,742 | 51.5% |
| CHARLES McGORRAYRepublican | Republican | 17,865 | 44.4% |
| John KeatingGreen | Green | 1,657 | 4.1% |
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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