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Maria Peterson
Maria Peterson (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 52. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 17, 2026.[source]
Biography
Maria Peterson was born in Oak Park, Illinois. Peterson's career experience includes working as a community organizer, attorney, and small business owner. She earned a law degree from The John Marshall Law School in 1989 and a bachelor's degree from the Loyola University Chicago in 1985.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 52
Erin Chan Ding (D) and Maria Peterson (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 52 on March 17, 2026.
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| Erin Chan Ding | ||
 | Maria Peterson | |
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Martin McLaughlin (R) is running in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 52 on March 17, 2026.
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 | Martin McLaughlin | |
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Martin McLaughlin defeated Maria Peterson in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 52 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin McLaughlin (R) | 50.0 | 29,520 |
| Maria Peterson (D) | 50.0 | 29,473 | |
| Total votes: 58,993 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 52
Maria Peterson advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 52 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Peterson | 100.0 | 5,617 |
| Total votes: 5,617 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Martin McLaughlin advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 52 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin McLaughlin | 100.0 | 4,773 |
| Total votes: 4,773 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Peterson received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Rep. Jesus Garcia (D)
- U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
2022
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 26
Incumbent Dan McConchie defeated Maria Peterson in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 26 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan McConchie (R) | 50.2 | 44,632 |
| Maria Peterson (D) | 49.8 | 44,247 | |
| Total votes: 88,879 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 26
Maria Peterson advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 26 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Peterson | 100.0 | 15,528 |
| Total votes: 15,528 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 26
Incumbent Dan McConchie advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 26 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan McConchie | 100.0 | 15,443 |
| Total votes: 15,443 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Casey Urlacher (R)
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Maria Peterson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Peterson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- As a trained and experienced mediator and negotiator I commit to bringing the people that need to be at the table to talk through the issues and jointly resolve problems.
- I will serve as a full-time State Representative to all 109,000 residents. I will be their eyes, ears and voice in Springfield, and listen intently with the purpose of serving them in my best capacity.
- I am running to protect womens’ rights, reproductive healthcare, the environment, and to continue to enhance gun violence prevention laws here in Illinois - to name a few of the key issues.
This is concerning because public servants just want to do their jobs of being a school librarian or school nurse without the fear of being doxxed/cyber bullied. Doxxing and/or cyber bullying is harassment met to create harm, and not only does this need to stop, there should be stronger laws to protect those from these cyber attacks.
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2022
Maria Peterson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 20, 2024
