Illinois State Senate District 47

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Neil Anderson Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Neil AndersonRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Neil Anderson (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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One candidate on the printed ballot.

Neil AndersonIncumbentRepublican

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Source: elections.il.gov, dated Oct 28

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History (17 elections for this seat)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanNeil AndersonWon(incumbent)	Republican	70,738100.0%	100.0%

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJil TracyWon(incumbent)	Republican	61,521100.0%	100.0%

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJil TracyWon	Republican	79,85499.9%	99.9%
OtherKurt Fowler	Other	1120.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 91,017
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn M. SullivanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	51,29856.4%	56.4%
RepublicanRandy E. Frese	Republican	39,71943.6%	43.6%

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn M. SullivanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	77,597100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 96,000
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn M. SullivanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	59,29461.8%	61.8%
RepublicanTom Ernst	Republican	36,70638.2%	38.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 78,412
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn M. SullivanWon	Democratic	40,40351.5%	51.5%
RepublicanLaura Kent Donahue(incumbent)	Republican	38,00948.5%	48.5%

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl E. HawkinsonWon(incumbent)	Republican	56,340100.0%	100.0%

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl E. HawkinsonWon(incumbent)	Republican	53,632100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 89,646
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl E. HawkinsonWon(incumbent)	Republican	57,22363.8%	63.8%
DemocraticFred Kirkpatrick	Democratic	32,42336.2%	36.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 56,139
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl E. HawkinsonWon(incumbent)	Republican	37,23766.3%	66.3%
DemocraticFred Kirkpatrick	Democratic	18,90233.7%	33.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 56,944
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl E. HawkinsonWon	Republican	36,56464.2%	64.2%
DemocraticJohn E. Cassidy	Democratic	20,38035.8%	35.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 71,723
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPrescott E. BloomWon(incumbent)	Republican	46,11464.3%	64.3%
DemocraticJohn W. Curry	Democratic	25,60635.7%	35.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 50,115
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKenneth G. McMillanWon(incumbent)	Republican	33,11066.1%	66.1%
DemocraticKathryn Harris	Democratic	17,00533.9%	33.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 76,257
Election day: November 2, 1976
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKenneth G. McMillanWon	Republican	48,52163.6%	63.6%
DemocraticWalter E. Medhurst	Democratic	27,73536.4%	36.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 81,509
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanClifford B. LatherowWon(incumbent)	Republican	51,01062.6%	62.6%
DemocraticJohn F. Weese	Democratic	30,49937.4%	37.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 55,623
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Illinois Senate District 47, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanStanley B. WeaverWon	Republican	32,05257.6%	57.6%
DemocraticJohn McHale	Democratic	23,57142.4%	42.4%

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: 2022.

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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; 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)Data as of Oct 28, 2026