Here are all of the uncontested races in the Illinois legislature this November

These 53 candidates running unopposed in Illinois will automatically win seats in the legislature or Supreme Court on Election Day.

By Sun-Times staff

An early voter drops their General Election mail-in ballot in the secured drop box at Warren Park in the West Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side, Wednesday morning, Oct. 14, 2020. Illinois voters are left with little choice if they live in any of the 53 districts in which candidates are running unopposed.

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The Sun-Times is providing live election results as soon as polls close on Nov. 3, but we aren’t listing races in which candidates ran unopposed. Candidates running unopposed automatically win the seat.

Of the state senate’s 59 members, eight are running unopposed on this year’s ballot. In the Illinois House of Representatives, 44 of the 118 seats are in uncontested races. Additionally, one justice in the Illinois Supreme Court, P. Scott Neville, Jr., is running unopposed.

Here are all of the uncontested races and the candidates taking those seats in Illinois and the Chicago area:

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Illinois State Senate

Illinois Senate District 1 — Antonio “Tony” Munoz

Illinois Senate District 4 — Kimberly A. Lightford

Illinois Senate District 7 — Heather A. Steans

Illinois Senate District 13 — Robert Peters

Illinois Senate District 16 — Jacqueline “Jacqui” Collins

Illinois Senate District 19 — Michael Hastings

Illinois Senate District 22 — Cristina Castro

Illinois Senate District 28 — Laura Murphy

Illinois State House

Illinois House District 1 — Aaron M. Ortiz

Illinois House District 2 — Theresa Mah

Illinois House District 3 — Eva Dina Delgado

Illinois House District 4 — Delia C. Ramirez

Illinois House District 5 — Lamont J. Robinson Jr.

Illinois House District 6 — Sonya Marie Harper

Illinois House District 7 — Emanuel “Chris” Welch

Illinois House District 8 — La Shawn K. Ford

Illinois House District 9 — Lakesia Collins

Illinois House District 10 — Jawaharial “Omar” Williams

Illinois House District 11 — Ann Williams

Illinois House District 12 — Margaret Croke

Illinois House District 13 — Greg Harris

Illinois House District 14 — Kelly M. Cassidy

Illinois House District 15 — John C. D’Amico

Illinois House District 16 — Denyse Wang Stoneback

Illinois House District 21 —Edgar Gonzalez Jr.

Illinois House District 22 — Michael J. Madigan

Illinois House District 23 — Michael J. Zalewski

Illinois House District 24 — Elizabeth “Lisa”Hernandez

Illinois House District 25 — Curtis J. Tarver II

Illinois House District 26 — Kam Buckner

Illinois House District 27 — Justin Q. Slaughter

Illinois House District 28 — Robert “Bob” Rita

Illinois House District 29 — Thaddeus Jones

Illinois House District 30 — William “Will” Davis

Illinois House District 31 — Mary E. Flowers

Illinois House District 32 — Andre Thapedi

Illinois House District 33 — Marcus C. Evans Jr.

Illinois House District 34 — Nicholas “Nick” Smith

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Illinois House District 36 — Kelly M. Burke

Illinois House District 39 — Will Guzzardi

Illinois House District 40 — Jaime M. Andrade Jr.

Illinois House District 43 — Anna Moeller

Illinois House District 44 — Fred Crespo

Illinois House District 46 — Deb Conroy

Illinois House District 53 — Mark L. Walker

Illinois House District 57 — Jonathan Carroll

Illinois House District 58 — Bob Morgan

Illinois House District 59 — Daniel Didech

Illinois House District 60 — Rita Mayfield

Illinois House District 75 — David Allen Welter

Illinois House District 84 — Stephanie Kifowit

Illinois House District 98 — Natalie A. Manley

Illinois Supreme Court

Illinois Supreme Court 1st District — P. Scott Neville Jr.

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