Illinois State Senate District 18

2 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026 · Only voters in this district

What this office does

Your member of the state Senate, the smaller chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and confirms many of the governor's appointees.

Candidates

Frances Ann Hurley

Democrat
Slightly left · from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty)

Christine McGovern

Republican
Strongly right · from who donates to them (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford)

Filled dots are published academic scores; hollow dots are AI estimates from the candidate's own public record. How placements work.

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