Illinois State House District 78
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Camille Lilly Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Camille Lilly (D) 100.0
- Last election
- Camille Lilly (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: JemisonRight column: Lilly
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeLillyNo published score for Jemison
- Races
- None listed
- Won 8 of 8
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 16
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Candidates on the ballot
- Camille LillyIncumbentDemocratic
- Julian-Jahleel Randolph JemisonRepublican
Party nominees only, not the certified ballot.
Source: elections.il.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (22 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 44,015
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCamille LillyWon Democratic 44,015100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,801
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCamille LillyWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,801100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 51,347
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCamille LillyWon(incumbent) Democratic 42,78883.3% OtherJoshua Flynn Other 8,55916.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,237
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCamille LillyWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,237100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,233
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCamille LillyWon(incumbent) Democratic 41,233100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,190
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCamille LillyWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,182100.0% OtherTom Demas Other 80.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,016
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCamille Y. LillyWon(incumbent) Democratic 37,97799.9% Ralph P. Vara Write-in 390.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,550
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCamille LillyWon Democratic 23,550100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,296
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDeborah L. GrahamWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,296100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,981
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDeborah L. GrahamWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,981100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,987
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDeborah L. GrahamWon(incumbent) Democratic 34,987100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,036
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDeborah L. GrahamWon Democratic 23,35280.4% RepublicanLes Golden Republican 5,68419.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,812
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert A. BigginsWon(incumbent) Republican 28,812100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,205
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert A. BigginsWon(incumbent) Republican 22,205100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,084
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert A. BigginsWon(incumbent) Republican 21,67760.1% DemocraticTom Berry Democratic 14,40739.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,914
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert A. BigginsWon(incumbent) Republican 19,35371.9% DemocraticLawrence A. Craig Democratic 7,56128.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,802
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert A. BigginsWon Republican 26,38461.6% DemocraticMark D. Starkovich Democratic 16,41838.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,353
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry A. SteczoWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,353100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,507
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry A. SteczoWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,74971.3% RepublicanPaula Taylor Republican 8,75828.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,190
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry A. SteczoWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,190100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,438
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry A. SteczoWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,21063.1% RepublicanJohn E. Horn Republican 11,22836.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,765
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 78, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry A. SteczoWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,07564.9% RepublicanMark Patrick Morgan Republican 8,69035.1%
- 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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Election Wrld. (2026). Illinois State House District 78, election results 1982 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/il/house/78. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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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.
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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