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Illinois, State Senate, District 38

Illinois State Senate District 38
Current incumbentSue Rezin Republican Party

Illinois' thirty-eighth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Sue Rezin.

Illinois state senators represent an average of 217,468 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 210,496 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Illinois State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970, Senators are divided into three groups. Each group has a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses, and the rest of the decade is taken up by two four-year terms. Depending on the election year, roughly one-third, two-thirds, or all of the senate seats may have terms ending.

All three groups hold elections in the first election year following the decennial census and subsequent redistricting (i.e. 1992, 2002, 2012, etc.). Starting with that election, the terms for the three groups are structured as follows:

  • Group 1: four-year term, four-year term, two-year term
  • Group 2: four-year term, two-year term, four-year term
  • Group 3: two-year term, four-year term, four-year term

Illinois legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January.

Qualifications

Article IV of the Illinois Constitution states: "To be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years old, and for the two years preceding his election or appointment a resident of the district which he is to represent."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$67,836/year$111/session day.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Illinois Constitution mandates that the seat must be filled by appointment when allowed by law. The appointment must be made within 30 days after the vacancy. If a vacancy by a member of the senate has more than twenty-eight months remaining in the term, the appointment is interim until the next general election and in this case, a special election must be held to fill the balance of the unserved term. All other senate vacancies should be made by appointment with the person appointed being a member of the same political party that last held the seat.

The vacancy must be filled by the respective party organizations covering the legislative district. This must be voted on by the respective committeemen and committeewomen representing the legislative district.

2016 pivot county

206 Pivot Counties Logo.png

This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

Elections

2018

General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 38

Incumbent Sue Rezin (R) defeated Heidi Henry (D) in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 38 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Sue Rezin (R)
59.4
47,977

Heidi Henry (D)
40.6
32,799

Total votes: 80,776
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 38

Heidi Henry advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 38 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Heidi Henry (D)
100
13,616

Total votes: 13,616
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 38

Incumbent Sue Rezin advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 38 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Sue Rezin (R)
100
13,841

Total votes: 13,841

2016

Elections for the Illinois State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.

Incumbent Sue Rezin defeated Christine Benson in the Illinois State Senate District 38 general election.

Illinois State Senate, District 38 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Sue Rezin Incumbent 57.91% 55,848
Democratic Christine Benson 42.09% 40,586
Total Votes 96,434
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

Christine Benson ran unopposed in the Illinois State Senate District 38 Democratic primary.

Illinois State Senate, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Christine Benson (unopposed)
Incumbent Sue Rezin ran unopposed in the Illinois State Senate District 38 Republican primary.

Illinois State Senate, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Sue Rezin Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

Elections for the office of Illinois State Senate consisted of a primary election on March 20, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 5, 2011. Incumbent Sue Rezin (R) defeated Christine Benson (D) in the general election and was unopposed in the Republican primary. Benson defeated Tom Ganiere and Kevin Kunkel in the Democratic primary.

Illinois State Senate, District 38, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSue Rezin Incumbent 53.8% 47,852
Democratic Christine Benson 46.2% 41,098
Total Votes 88,950

Illinois State Senate, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Benson 42.1% 3,024
Kevin Kunkel 32% 2,299
Tom Ganiere 25.9% 1,858
Total Votes 7,181

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Illinois State Senate District 38 raised a total of $6,589,922. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $387,642 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Illinois State Senate District 38

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $2,418,863 2 $1,209,432
2012 $625,363 4 $156,341
2010 $83,081 1 $83,081
2008 $505,892 3 $168,631
2006 $269,094 1 $269,094
2004 $2,000,008 2 $1,000,004
2002 $638,635 3 $212,878
2000 $48,986 1 $48,986
Total $6,589,922 17 $387,642