The supermajority party appears unlikely to expand their numbers as Republicans fended off several well-funded challenges across the state. In central Illinois, incumbent lawmakers in both parties held their own.

Democrats were poised to defend their supermajority in the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday but Republicans appeared set to prevent the opposition party from expanding their control. Democrats, who enjoyed a significant funding advantage over Republicans in this election,

For just the 11th time in 200 years, a majority of Illinois voters selected in a general election the candidate who would ultimately not become president.