Illinois State Senate District 5
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Lakesia Collins Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Lakesia Collins (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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Uncontested
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Lakesia CollinsIncumbentDemocratic
Party nominees only, not the certified ballot.
Source: elections.il.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (18 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 63,423
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLakesia CollinsWon Democratic 63,423100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,337
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPatricia Van PeltWon(incumbent) Democratic 45,337100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 63,756
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPatricia Van PeltWon(incumbent) Democratic 63,756100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 75,700
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPatricia Van PeltWon Democratic 75,700100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 71,616
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPatricia WatkinsvanpeltWon Democratic 71,597100.0% Tonya H. Hunter Write-in 190.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 80,526
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRickey R. HendonWon(incumbent) Democratic 69,22986.0% RepublicanJason Allen Braswell Republican 11,29714.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 73,795
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRickey R. HendonWon(incumbent) Democratic 63,24285.7% RepublicanDavid J. Warren Republican 10,55314.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,825
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRickey R. HendonWon(incumbent) Democratic 39,825100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,241
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRickey R. HendonWon(incumbent) Democratic 38,12194.7% RepublicanErma Kohn Republican 2,1205.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,576
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRickey R. HendonWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,576100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,006
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRickey R. HendonWon Democratic 58,006100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,105
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMiguel DelvalleWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,25384.0% RepublicanW. R. Willis Republican 3,85216.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,664
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMiguel DelvalleWon Democratic 23,79680.2% RepublicanWayne M. Haney Republican 5,86819.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,218
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdward A. NedzaWon(incumbent) Democratic 43,218100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,890
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard A. WalshWon(incumbent) Republican 28,07359.9% DemocraticWilliam J. Francione Democratic 18,81740.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 70,167
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard A. WalshWon Republican 38,56155.0% DemocraticTom Paul Democratic 31,60645.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 71,233
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHoward R. MohrWon(incumbent) Republican 43,07360.5% DemocraticWilliam E. Riley Democratic 28,15539.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 50.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 64,466
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Illinois Senate District 5, 1970 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHoward R. MohrWon(incumbent) Republican 32,60450.6% DemocraticJohn E. Dvorak Democratic 31,86149.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0%
- 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
- 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.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Illinois State Senate District 5, election results 1970 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/il/senate/5. Retrieved October 30, 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.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:il/sldu:5
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026