Patrick Windhorst
2023 - Present
2025
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Patrick Windhorst (Republican Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 117. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 8, 2025.
Windhorst (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 117. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Patrick Windhorst lives in Metropolis, Illinois. Windhorst graduated from Massac County High School.[1] He earned an A.A. from Shawnee Community College in 1995, a B.S. in journalism from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1997, and a J.D. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2000. Windhorst's career experience includes working as an attorney with the Massac County State's Attorney's Office and Denton & Keuler.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Windhorst was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-Human Services Committee
- Ethics & Elections Committee
- Judiciary - Civil Committee
- Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- Restorative Justice Committee
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2021-2022
Windhorst was assigned to the following committees:
- Elections & Campaign Finance Committee
- Ethics & Elections Committee
- Judiciary - Civil Committee
- Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- Restorative Justice Committee
- Appropriations-Human Services Committee
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2019-2020
Windhorst was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-Human Services Committee
- House Higher Education Committee
- House Human Services Committee
- Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- Mental Health Committee
- Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee
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Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Patrick Windhorst won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 117 on November 5, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Patrick Windhorst advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 117 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Windhorst | 100.0 | 15,123 |
| Total votes: 15,123 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Patrick Windhorst won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 117 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Windhorst (R) | 100.0 | 35,964 |
| Total votes: 35,964 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Patrick Windhorst defeated Ron Ellis in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 117 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Windhorst | 72.7 | 10,962 |
 | Ron Ellis | 27.3 | 4,113 | |
| Total votes: 15,075 | |||
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2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent Patrick Windhorst won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 118 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Windhorst (R) | 100.0 | 38,451 |
| Total votes: 38,451 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent Patrick Windhorst advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 118 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Windhorst | 100.0 | 11,327 |
| Total votes: 11,327 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 118
Patrick Windhorst defeated incumbent Natalie Phelps Finnie in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 118 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Windhorst (R) | 56.5 | 21,956 |
 | Natalie Phelps Finnie (D) | 43.5 | 16,933 | |
| Total votes: 38,889 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent Natalie Phelps Finnie advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 118 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Natalie Phelps Finnie | 100.0 | 6,005 |
| Total votes: 6,005 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 118
Patrick Windhorst defeated Wes Sherrod and Samuel Stratemeyer in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 118 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Windhorst | 53.8 | 5,872 |
| Wes Sherrod | 26.4 | 2,882 | |
| Samuel Stratemeyer | 19.8 | 2,163 | |
| Total votes: 10,917 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 27.
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2022
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In 2022, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 9.
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2021
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In 2021, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Candidate Illinois House of Representatives District 117 |
Officeholder Illinois House of Representatives District 117 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Illinois House of Representatives District 117 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Natalie Phelps Finnie (D) |
Illinois House of Representatives District 118 2019-2023 |
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