Illinois State Senate District 28
Next vote Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · Represented by Laura Murphy Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
This seat has no race on the official 2026 list.
- Last election
- Laura Murphy (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- Earlier results
- Laura Murphy (Democratic) won by 16.3 points, 2022Laura Murphy (Democratic) was unopposed, 2020, older linesAll 19 elections
Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 57,919
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura MurphyWon Democratic 57,919100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,217
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura MurphyWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,25958.1% RepublicanSal Raspanti Republican 23,95841.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 71,974
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura MurphyWon(incumbent) Democratic 71,974100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 88,047
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura MurphyWon Democratic 47,09753.5% RepublicanMel Thillens Republican 40,95046.5%
- 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
- 1970 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.
All elections (19 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 57,919
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura MurphyWon Democratic 57,919100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,217
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura MurphyWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,25958.1% RepublicanSal Raspanti Republican 23,95841.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 71,974
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura MurphyWon(incumbent) Democratic 71,974100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 88,047
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura MurphyWon Democratic 47,09753.5% RepublicanMel Thillens Republican 40,95046.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 79,691
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDaniel W. KotowskiWon(incumbent) Democratic 45,65657.3% RepublicanJim Odonnell Republican 34,03542.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,975
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn J. MillnerWon(incumbent) Republican 37,18963.1% DemocraticCorinne Michelle Pierog Democratic 21,78636.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,282
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn J. MillnerWon Republican 41,282100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 65,941
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- Type
- Special election
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKathleen L. WojcikWon Republican 65,941100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 51,209
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDoris C. KarpielWon(incumbent) Republican 34,75367.9% DemocraticJohn Ryvold Jr. Democratic 16,45632.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,961
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMartin J. ButlerWon(incumbent) Republican 32,97760.0% DemocraticLaura M. Murphy Democratic 21,98440.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 72,491
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMartin J. ButlerWon(incumbent) Republican 42,63358.8% DemocraticWilliam M. Blaine Democratic 29,85841.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 86,513
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMartin J. ButlerWon Republican 52,90161.1% DemocraticWilliam M. Blaine Democratic 33,61238.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 85,193
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBob KustraWon(incumbent) Republican 59,44369.8% DemocraticMarshall J. Belgrad Democratic 25,75030.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 85,838
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBob KustraWon(incumbent) Republican 56,73366.1% DemocraticSam L. Amirante Democratic 29,10433.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 69,946
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBob KustraWon Republican 38,34454.8% DemocraticLouis Black Democratic 23,34633.4% OtherJohn J. Nimrod(incumbent) Other 8,25611.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 49,877
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJeremiah E. JoyceWon Democratic 38,85077.9% RepublicanGerald F. Maher Republican 11,02722.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,902
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas C. HynesWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,20974.5% RepublicanFran Griffin Republican 10,69325.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 74,117
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas C. HynesWon(incumbent) Democratic 50,36668.0% RepublicanJames J. McPolin Republican 23,75132.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 61,923
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Illinois Senate District 28, 1970 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas C. HynesWon Democratic 36,10058.3% RepublicanArthur R. Swanson(incumbent) Republican 25,82341.7%
- 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
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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.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026