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Illinois, State Senate, District 42

Illinois State Senate District 42
Current incumbentLinda Holmes Democratic Party

Illinois' forty-second state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Linda Holmes.

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.

Elections

2018

General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 42

Incumbent Linda Holmes (D) won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 42 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Linda Holmes (D)
100
41,787

Total votes: 41,787
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 42

Incumbent Linda Holmes advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 42 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Linda Holmes (D)
100
11,331

Total votes: 11,331
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

2014

Elections for the Illinois State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Incumbent Linda Holmes ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

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 Linda Holmes (D) defeated Peter Hurtado (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Illinois State Senate, District 42, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Holmes Incumbent 64.6% 36,825
Republican Peter Hurtado 35.4% 20,177
Total Votes 57,002

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Illinois State Senate District 42 raised a total of $4,218,641. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $301,332 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Illinois State Senate District 42

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $341,087 1 $341,087
2012 $366,651 2 $183,326
2010 $66,965 1 $66,965
2008 $1,721,022 2 $860,511
2006 $1,255,554 2 $627,777
2004 $131,575 1 $131,575
2002 $123,997 3 $41,332
2000 $211,790 2 $105,895
Total $4,218,641 14 $301,332