2026 results · Illinois · Illinois 14th District
Lauren Underwood, the Democrat, wins re-election in Illinois's 14th District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 5.1 points in 2024; this year's count is a 20.0-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren UnderwoodDemocrat, incumbent | 153,408 | 62.6% | |
| James MarterRepublican | 91,758 | 37.4% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 10:32 PM EST · 95% counted.
About 95% of the expected vote counted245,166 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:02 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:00 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
Illinois's 14th District takes in all or part of 7 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+5.1 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 20.0 points toward the Democrats, ranks 5 of 17 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+5.1
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+10.2
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 5 of 17
- Will County46%
- Kendall County20%
- DeKalb County13%
- LaSalle County13%
- Kane County7%
- Bureau County2%
- Putnam County1%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 7 counties compared moved 20.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 73% as many votes as in 2024, from 82% in DeKalb County to 60% in Bureau County.
Will County moved most: D+10.4 for president in 2024, D+33.5 this year
The 7 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Will County added 21,090 net votes for Underwood against the 2024 margin, 47% of the district's change
Across the 7 counties compared, the margin moved by 44,639 votes toward Underwood: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Will County+21,090 Underwood
- Kendall County+9,532 Underwood
- LaSalle County+5,723 Underwood
- DeKalb County+3,747 Underwood
- Kane County+3,052 Underwood
- Bureau County+1,112 Underwood
- Putnam County+383 Underwood
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Underwood this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- LaSalle CountyR+14.0D+0.1
- Bureau CountyR+10.5D+10.5
Illinois’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 6 of Illinois's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 14–3, now D 14–3
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.