Illinois Senate District 53
State Senate District 53
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.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Republican · State Senator
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Oct 4
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
The District
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 in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President271 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote | Donald J. Trump (R)64,224 · 65.3% | Kamala D. Harris (D)31,929 · 32.5% | R+32.9 | 98,278 | Illinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote |
| 2022 U.S. Senate231 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote | Kathy Salvi (R)48,976 · 63.1% | Tammy Duckworth (D)27,092 · 34.9% | R+28.2 | 77,595 | Illinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote |
| 2022 Governor212 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote | Darren Bailey (R)50,688 · 65.0% | Jb Pritzker (D)24,927 · 32.0% | R+33.0 | 77,965 | Illinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote |
| 2020 President250 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote | Donald J. Trump (R)76,778 · 64.9% | Joseph R. Biden (D)38,812 · 32.8% | R+32.1 | 118,380 | Illinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote |
| 2020 U.S. Senate250 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote | Mark C. Curran Jr. (R)72,577 · 62.2% | Richard J. Durbin (D)39,301 · 33.7% | R+28.5 | 116,739 | Illinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote |
Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.
Past Results
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