Illinois State House District 115

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by David Friess Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

David FriessRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: David Friess (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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History (22 elections for this seat)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDavid FriessWon	Republican	46,910100.0%	100.0%

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDavid FriessWon(incumbent)	Republican	36,834100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,202
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPaul JacobsWon	Republican	34,33177.7%	77.7%
OtherRandy Auxier	Other	6,21614.1%	14.1%
OtherIan Peak	Other	3,6558.3%	8.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,562
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTerri BryantWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,51259.0%	59.0%
DemocraticMarsha Griffin	Democratic	17,05041.0%	41.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 48,080
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTerri BryantWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,45455.0%	55.0%
DemocraticMarsha Griffin	Democratic	21,62645.0%	45.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,074
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTerri BryantWon	Republican	21,31960.8%	60.8%
DemocraticWilliam Kilquist	Democratic	13,64938.9%	38.9%
OtherGary Shepherd	Other	1060.3%	0.3%

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BostWon(incumbent)	Republican	37,192100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,659
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BostWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,82074.4%	74.4%
GreenCharlie Howe	Green	7,83925.6%	25.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,062
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BostWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,50657.5%	57.5%
DemocraticCheryl Graff	Democratic	16,51535.9%	35.9%
GreenCharlie Howe	Green	3,0416.6%	6.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,909
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BostWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,28977.9%	77.9%
GreenCharlie Howe	Green	6,62022.1%	22.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,647
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BostWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,98460.0%	60.0%
DemocraticMic Middleton	Democratic	14,80431.7%	31.7%
GreenRich Whitney	Green	3,8598.3%	8.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,590
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BostWon(incumbent)	Republican	20,33860.5%	60.5%
DemocraticGerald Deering	Democratic	11,10233.0%	33.0%
GreenRich Whitney	Green	2,1506.4%	6.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,499
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BostWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,13762.7%	62.7%
DemocraticRobert L. Koehn	Democratic	14,36237.3%	37.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,610
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BostWon(incumbent)	Republican	18,52355.1%	55.1%
DemocraticDon Strom	Democratic	15,08744.9%	44.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,749
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BostWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,56151.8%	51.8%
DemocraticJohn S. Rendleman	Democratic	18,18848.2%	48.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,249
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BostWon	Republican	17,00456.2%	56.2%
DemocraticGerald Hawkins(incumbent)	Democratic	13,24543.8%	43.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,194
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGerald HawkinsWon	Democratic	22,49454.6%	54.6%
RepublicanMike Bost	Republican	18,70045.4%	45.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,407
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTerry W. DeeringWon	Democratic	18,93652.0%	52.0%
RepublicanCharles Wayne Goforth(incumbent)	Republican	17,47148.0%	48.0%

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharles Wayne GoforthWon(incumbent)	Republican	30,644100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,947
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharles Wayne GoforthWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,67156.3%	56.3%
DemocraticJerry K. Thomas	Democratic	15,27643.7%	43.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,024
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharles Wayne GoforthWon	Republican	24,43555.5%	55.5%
DemocraticC. Herschel Williams	Democratic	19,58944.5%	44.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,293
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois House of Representatives District 115, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRalph DunnWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,22663.0%	63.0%
DemocraticJames S. Mathis	Democratic	13,06737.0%	37.0%

2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
1982 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2024.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:il/sldl:115

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026