46th Legislative District

State Sen. Dave Koehler says he sees great potential in having Peoria and Bloomington-Normal in the same legislative district.

Preliminary election results show Democratic State Sen. Dave Koehler of Peoria getting close to 58% of the vote in his 46th District race against Republican Desi Anderson.

A recent campaign mailer supporting Republican challenger Desi Anderson in the 46th District State Senate race inaccurately represents comments by incumbent Democrat Dave Koehler in an interview with WCBU.

Democratic incumbent Dave Koehler of Peoria has held the seat since 2006, while Republican challenger Desi Anderson of Carlock is seeking elected office for the first time.

Recent Supreme Court rulings and national politics have prompted discussions about where the United States is heading with U-S midterms around the corner. Topics like abortion are driving political concerns heading into elections. Democratic state Sen. Dave Koehler shares what he foresees this election season.