Illinois

Illinois Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot

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Illinois's 2026 ballot includes governor (JB Pritzker (D), Darren Bailey (R), Collin Corbett (I)); U.S. Senate (Juliana Stratton (D), Don Tracy (R), Whitfield Harrington Jr (American Center Party)); 17 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked Illinois jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

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Primary ElectionMarch 17, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

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2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Illinois's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

3 candidates

JB Pritzker (D)Incumbent
Pritzker is Illinois's governor and was previously an entrepreneur and business leader who oversaw operations with 10,000 employees and helped launch a non-profit business incubator that supported the creation of more than 14,500 jobs, per the campaign site. He lost both parents at a young age, an experience he says motivated him toward public service, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Make Illinois more affordable and grow jobs · Protect reproductive rights and civil rights · Invest in infrastructure, health care, and education
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Darren Bailey (R)
Darren Bailey is the Republican nominee for Illinois governor, a former state senator, farmer, and the GOP's 2022 nominee for governor. His campaign emphasizes lower taxes, public safety, parental rights, agriculture, and a rematch against JB Pritzker.
Priorities: Lower taxes and reduce regulation · Strengthen public safety · Support parental rights, schools, and rural Illinois
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Collin Corbett (Independent)
Collin Corbett of Palatine is a certified independent candidate for governor with running mate Carolyn Schofield, a former McHenry County Board member; Corbett is a former Republican campaign consultant and founder of Cor Strategies, per Capitol News Illinois and NPR Illinois. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Favoring pragmatic, mainstream solutions over what he calls the politics of no, per The Illinoize · Building a long-term independent political movement working with collaborators across party lines, per The Illinoize

U.S. Senate

3 candidates

Juliana Stratton (D)
Stratton is Illinois's Lieutenant Governor and a former state representative who was first elected after defeating a long-serving incumbent, per the campaign site. She says she was motivated to enter public service while caring for her mother through a battle with Alzheimer's and encountering gaps in the healthcare system, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Lower costs and support middle-class families · Protect reproductive rights and health care access · Invest in violence prevention, jobs, and economic mobility
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Don Tracy (R)
Don Tracy is Illinois's Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026, a lawyer, business executive, and former chair of the Illinois Republican Party. His campaign emphasizes taxes, public safety, economic competitiveness, government accountability, and offering a Republican alternative in an open Senate race.
Priorities: Lower taxes and improve Illinois economic competitiveness · Strengthen public safety and accountability · Offer a Republican alternative for the open Senate seat
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Whitfield Harrington Jr (American Center Party)
Whitfield Harrington Jr of Schaumburg is on the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list for U.S. Senate on the American Center Party line.
Priorities: Lowering the cost of living, per the campaign site · Expanding Direct Primary Care health care, per the campaign site · Refortifying national infrastructure, per the campaign site
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Attorney General

2 candidates

Kwame Raoul (D)Incumbent
Kwame Raoul is Illinois's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for re-election. His office has emphasized consumer protection, civil rights, gun safety litigation, reproductive rights, workers' rights, and multistate legal actions.
Priorities: Protect consumers, workers, and civil rights · Pursue public-safety and gun-safety litigation · Defend reproductive rights and state legal interests
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Bob Fioretti (R)
Bob Fioretti is the Republican nominee for Illinois attorney general and a former Chicago alderman. His campaign emphasizes public safety, government accountability, litigation priorities, and a Republican alternative to Democratic control of statewide legal offices.
Priorities: Strengthen public safety and prosecution priorities · Increase government accountability · Offer Republican legal leadership statewide
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Secretary Of State

2 candidates

Alexi Giannoulias (D)Incumbent
Alexi Giannoulias is Illinois's incumbent secretary of state and the Democratic nominee for re-election. His office manages driver services, libraries, business filings, state records, organ-donor registration, and technology modernization.
Priorities: Modernize driver and business services · Improve libraries and public records access · Strengthen customer service and technology systems
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Diane Harris (R)
Diane Harris is the Republican nominee for Illinois secretary of state and a Joliet Junior College trustee. Her campaign emphasizes customer service, election-adjacent administrative services, business filings, and a Republican alternative for a large statewide office.
Priorities: Improve customer service · Modernize administrative services · Offer Republican oversight of the office
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Treasurer

2 candidates

Mike Frerichs (D)Incumbent
Frerichs is the incumbent Illinois State Treasurer, first sworn in in 2015, and previously served as an Illinois state senator, Champaign County Auditor and Champaign County Board member, per the campaign site. A Yale University graduate, he grew up in Gifford, Illinois, the son of a truck driver and a university secretary, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Manage state investments and cash responsibly · Return unclaimed property to residents · Support college savings and financial education
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Max Solomon (R)
Max Solomon is the Republican nominee listed for Illinois state treasurer. His candidacy gives Republican voters a statewide alternative in the office responsible for state investments, public cash management, and treasury services. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Offer Republican oversight of state treasury work · Emphasize fiscal accountability · Challenge Democratic control of statewide finance offices

Comptroller

2 candidates

Margaret Croke (D)
Margaret Croke is the Democratic nominee for Illinois comptroller and a state representative from Chicago. The comptroller manages state bill payments, financial reporting, fiscal transparency, and public-accounting services. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Improve bill-payment transparency · Strengthen state financial reporting · Use legislative experience in fiscal oversight
Bryan Drew (R)
Bryan Drew is the Republican nominee for Illinois comptroller and an attorney. His candidacy offers a Republican alternative for the office that manages state payments, fiscal reporting, and public financial transparency.
Priorities: Increase fiscal transparency · Improve state payment accountability · Offer Republican oversight of state finances
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U.S. House - IL-1

2 candidates

Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic)Incumbent
Jackson has served as national spokesman for the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, per the official House biography. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, per the official House biography.
Priorities: Economy, per the campaign site · Education, per the campaign site · Health, per the campaign site
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Christian Maxwell (Republican)
Maxwell is a marketing strategist and small-business owner with a degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, per the campaign site. She homeschools her four children and says that experience shaped her focus on education, safety and affordability, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthening the local economy, per the campaign site · Supporting education and schools, per the campaign site · Addressing community concerns, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-2

2 candidates

Donna Miller (Democratic)
Miller serves as a Cook County Commissioner and has a professional background in health care advocacy, including work on HIV/AIDS, sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis screening, per the campaign site. She has also held leadership roles at Planned Parenthood of Illinois and is recognized for her work addressing health conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth that occur more often among women of color, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Healthcare for All, per the campaign site · Maternal Health & Reproductive Justice, per the campaign site · Good Jobs & Lower Costs, per the campaign site
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Michael Scott Noack (Republican)
Michael Scott Noack is a truck driver from Bonfield, per his campaign materials. The campaign site listed at filing (noack4congress.com) was unavailable (HTTP 503) as of September 8, 2026, so no campaign website or questionnaire response was found.
Priorities: Healthcare costs, per the campaign site · Taxes, per the campaign site · Energy, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-3

2 candidates

Delia Ramirez (Democratic)Incumbent
Delia Ramirez is a U.S. representative for Illinois's 3rd Congressional District with a background as a social service director and community organizer, per the campaign site. She is the daughter of Guatemalan immigrant parents, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Housing, per the campaign site · Healthcare, per the campaign site · Education, per the campaign site
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Angel Oakley (Republican)
Oakley owns a marketing and communications firm serving small and mid-sized businesses in Illinois' 3rd District and holds a master's degree in organizational leadership, per the campaign site. She previously served as a Winfield Village Trustee, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Restore and protect our Constitutional freedoms, and end the surveillance state., per the campaign site · Promote peace accords. End the wars, and refocus our military efforts on defending our homeland., per the campaign site · Support and strengthen American families. Healthy families = healthy communities., per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-4

4 candidates

Patty Garcia (Democratic)
Garcia holds a PhD in education policy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and served as district director and chief of staff for the district's congressman, per the campaign site. She is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and has worked with immigrant and working-class families for more than 15 years, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Lower Costs. Higher Wages., per the campaign site · Defend Immigrant Families. No Exceptions., per the campaign site · Union Jobs, Not Corporate Giveaways, per the campaign site
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Lupe Castillo (Republican)
Lupe Castillo describes herself as a wife, mother, and conservative who has lived in Illinois's 4th Congressional District for 43 years, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Stronger southern border, per the campaign site · Preserve the Second Amendment, per the campaign site · End out-of-control spending in Washington, DC, per the campaign site
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Ed Hershey (Working Class Party)
Ed Hershey has taught science at Lindblom Math and Science Academy for about 18 years and has run repeatedly on the Working Class Party line, per the WTTW voter guide.
Priorities: Advocating for public education and preventing funding cuts to schools, per the campaign site · Championing workers' rights and supporting collective action, per the campaign site · Supporting community struggles against injustice, including police brutality and preserving community resources, per the campaign site
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Chris Getty (Independent)
Getty is a licensed insurance producer who serves as mayor of the Village of Lyons and previously as township supervisor, per the campaign site. He is an Eastern Illinois University graduate and lifelong Lyons resident, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Cost of Living, per the campaign site · Immigration & Public Safety, per the campaign site · Government Accountability, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-5

2 candidates

Mike Quigley (Democratic)Incumbent
Quigley has represented Illinois' 5th Congressional District in Congress since 2009, after serving as a Cook County Commissioner and an aide to a Chicago alderman, per the campaign site. He has spent more than thirty years in public service focused on government reform, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Government reform and transparency, per the campaign site · Fiscal responsibility and streamlining the federal budget, per the campaign site · Comprehensive tax reform, per the campaign site
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Tommy Hanson (Republican)
Hanson has worked in media, including at the Chicago Tribune and U.S. News & World Report, and currently works in commercial real estate sales and leasing, per the campaign site. He describes himself as fiscally conservative and socially liberal, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthening the local economy, per the campaign site · Supporting education and schools, per the campaign site · Addressing community concerns, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-6

2 candidates

Sean Casten (Democratic)Incumbent
Casten is a scientist and clean-energy entrepreneur who holds dual master's degrees in engineering management and biochemical engineering from Dartmouth College, per the campaign site. He co-founded Recycled Energy Development and represents Illinois' 6th District, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Energy and Climate Policy, per the campaign site · Jobs and Growing Our Economy, per the campaign site · Gun Safety, per the campaign site
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Niki Conforti (Republican)
Conforti works as an energy consultant and previously spent 12 years in healthcare administration, holding an MBA in healthcare administration from George Washington University, per the campaign site. She is a lifelong western-suburbs Chicago resident and single mother, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Affordable Healthcare, per the campaign site · Debt Ceiling, per the campaign site · Economy, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-7

2 candidates

La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic)
La Shawn K. Ford is an Illinois state representative for Chicago's 8th House district who won a 13-way June field with retiring Rep. Danny Davis's endorsement, per WBEZ and ABC7. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Securing Fair Housing, per the campaign site · Promoting Small Businesses, per the campaign site · Enhancing Education Opportunities, per the campaign site
Chad Koppie (Republican)
Koppie is a retired Delta Airlines captain with 35 years of flying experience and a lifetime farmer operating land in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, per the campaign site. He is a Purdue University aviation-school graduate, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Protection for all human life, per the campaign site · Large spending cuts, per the campaign site · Tax rate cuts, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-8

2 candidates

Melissa L. Bean (Democratic)
Bean previously served three terms representing Illinois' 8th District in Congress and owned and operated a life insurance agency, per the campaign site. She holds degrees from Oakton Community College and Roosevelt University, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthening the local economy, per the campaign site · Supporting education and schools, per the campaign site · Addressing community concerns, per the campaign site
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Jennifer Davis (Republican)
Davis co-founded the technology company Davisware with her husband at age 17 and later founded BExponential, a platform for women's professional development, per the campaign site. She is the mother of ten children, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Revitalize Small Businesses, per the campaign site · Reform Education, per the campaign site · Protecting families and freedoms from government overreach, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-9

2 candidates

Daniel Biss (Democratic)
Biss is the mayor of Evanston and previously served in the Illinois House and Senate, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a PhD in mathematics from MIT and formerly taught mathematics at the University of Chicago, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Rebuilding an Economy that Works for Everyone, per the campaign site · Empowering Workers to Organize, per the campaign site · Bold Action to Respond to the Climate Crisis, per the campaign site
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John Elleson (Republican)
Elleson served as a Chicago-area pastor for 40 years before running for Congress, per the campaign site. He says that experience gave him direct knowledge of the needs of families across the district, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Building Trust, per the campaign site · Empowering Families, per the campaign site · Bridging Communities, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-10

2 candidates

Brad Schneider (Democratic)Incumbent
Schneider spent nearly three decades in business helping family-owned companies with strategic growth plans and owned a life insurance agency, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and an MBA from Northwestern University, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Improve healthcare and protect Medicare and Social Security, per the campaign site · Support reproductive rights and environmental protection, per the campaign site · Reduce gun violence, per the campaign site
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Carl Lambrecht (Republican)
Carl Lambrecht is a Highland Park precision-optics manufacturer at Laurel Industries and a prior state-house candidate, per the Daily Herald. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - IL-11

2 candidates

Bill Foster (Democratic)Incumbent
Foster is a physicist and businessman who co-founded a manufacturing company, Electronic Theatre Controls, at age 19, per the campaign site. He later spent more than two decades as a particle accelerator designer at Fermilab before winning a special election to Congress in 2008, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Championing sustained federal funding for scientific research, per the campaign site · Advocating for consumer protections and an economy that works for everyone, per the campaign site · Promoting evidence-based policies, including climate change and energy innovation, per the campaign site
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Jeff Walter (Republican)
Walter is a retired U.S. Navy master chief petty officer with more than 20 years of service and currently serves as mayor of Elburn, Illinois, per the campaign site. He also has a career in technology consulting and holds degrees in finance, manufacturing management and business administration, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support small businesses and modernize infrastructure, per the campaign site · Maintain low taxes and balanced budgets, per the campaign site · Strengthen public safety, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-12

2 candidates

Mike Bost (Republican)Incumbent
Bost is a retired U.S. Marine Corps corporal, former firefighter and small-business owner who served in the Illinois House before being elected to represent Illinois' 12th District in 2014, per the campaign site. He chairs the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Veterans' Affairs, per the campaign site · Infrastructure development, per the campaign site · Agriculture, per the campaign site
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Julie Fortier (Democratic)
Fortier is a cancer research scientist and Air Force veteran who has lived in Southern Illinois for more than 25 years, per the campaign site. She says she will bring a scientist's approach to government, emphasizing evidence and measurable results, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Moving toward universal healthcare and protecting healthcare access., per the campaign site · Ensuring the VA is not privatized and continues to serve veterans., per the campaign site · Expanding broadband internet access to rural communities., per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-13

2 candidates

Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)Incumbent
Budzinski is a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate who worked as a labor-movement organizer and state government negotiator before serving on the White House staff, where she helped implement the American Rescue Plan, per the campaign site. She now represents Illinois' 13th District in Congress, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthening working families and the middle class, per the campaign site · Expanding internet access to rural communities, per the campaign site · Protecting a woman's right to choose their own healthcare, per the campaign site
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Jeff Wilson (Republican)
Wilson is a U.S. Navy veteran who served on a nuclear submarine crew and holds a master's degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois, per the campaign site. He currently serves on the Champaign County Board, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Supporting President Trump's America First policies, per the campaign site · Securing the nation's borders, per the campaign site · Strengthening the economy, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-14

2 candidates

Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Incumbent
Underwood is a registered nurse and public health expert who previously worked on Affordable Care Act implementation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, per the campaign site. She holds a nursing degree from the University of Michigan and graduate degrees in nursing and public health from Johns Hopkins University, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Access to high-quality, affordable health care, per the campaign site · Expanding job opportunities, per the campaign site · Infrastructure improvements, per the campaign site
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James T. 'Jim' Marter (Republican)
Marter is the twice elected chairman of the Kendall County Republican Party, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Cut Spending, per the campaign site · Grow Opportunity, per the campaign site · Protect Freedom, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-15

2 candidates

Mary E. Miller (Republican)Incumbent
Miller and her husband run a third generation family cattle and grain farm in Illinois, per the campaign site. She graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a degree in business management and completed graduate coursework in education, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Protecting conservative, Constitutional principles, including the Right to Life and the Second Amendment, per the campaign site · Border security and election integrity, per the campaign site · Supporting American agriculture and farmers, per the campaign site
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Jennifer Todd (Democratic)
Jennifer Todd is a registered nurse and nurse paralegal, per press coverage of the race.
Priorities: Veterans Affairs, per the campaign site · Education, per the campaign site · Healthcare, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-16

2 candidates

Darin LaHood (Republican)Incumbent
LaHood, a third generation Peorian, spent more than nine years as a state and federal prosecutor, including as an assistant U.S. attorney in Las Vegas where he served as chief terrorism prosecutor, per the official House biography. He was first elected to Congress in a September 2015 special election and serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, per the official House biography.
Priorities: Economy, per the campaign site · Federal Spending, per the campaign site · Agriculture, per the campaign site
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Paul Nolley (Democratic)
Nolley describes himself as a citizen candidate who has worked paycheck to paycheck and understands the challenges facing families in Illinois' 16th District, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Save Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, per the campaign site · End Corruption & Pay-to-Play Politics, per the campaign site · Preserve & Protect Family Farms, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - IL-17

2 candidates

Eric Sorensen (Democratic)Incumbent
Sorensen worked as a local television meteorologist for more than two decades before being elected to represent Illinois' 17th District in Congress, per the campaign site. He was born and raised in Rockford and now lives in Moline, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthening the local economy, per the campaign site · Supporting education and schools, per the campaign site · Addressing community concerns, per the campaign site
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Dillan S. Vancil (Republican)
Dillan S. Vancil is a small business owner, per Shaw Local and The Center Square.
Priorities: Unleash American energy to reduce the cost of living, per the campaign site · Lower the cost of living with real tax relief, including eliminating federal income taxes on the first $25,000, per the campaign site · Advocate for policies that lower taxes, reduce red tape, and foster an environment for small business growth, per the campaign site
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Places We’re Tracking

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Adams County

11 candidates

11 tracked candidate profiles
8 office types represented

Alexander County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Bloomington city

5 candidates

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3 office types represented

Bond County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Boone County

10 candidates

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Brown County

3 candidates

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3 races covered

Bureau County

8 candidates

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5 races covered

Calhoun County

2 candidates

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Carroll County

3 candidates

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Cass County

2 candidates

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Champaign city

4 candidates

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3 office types represented

Champaign County

19 candidates

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16 office types represented

Christian County

7 candidates

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6 races covered

Clark County

2 candidates

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Clay County

1 candidates

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1 race covered

Clinton County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Coles County

4 candidates

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3 races covered

Cook

157 candidates

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106 races covered

Crawford County

2 candidates

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Cumberland County

4 candidates

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4 races covered

De Witt County

3 candidates

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3 races covered

DeKalb County

32 candidates

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21 office types represented

Douglas County

4 candidates

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3 races covered

DuPage County

88 candidates

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47 races covered

Edgar County

2 candidates

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Edwards County

1 candidates

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1 race covered

Effingham County

5 candidates

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5 races covered

Evanston city

21 candidates

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11 office types represented

Fayette County

1 candidates

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1 race covered

Ford County

5 candidates

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Franklin County

4 candidates

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Fulton County

3 candidates

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3 races covered

Gallatin County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Greene County

2 candidates

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Grundy County

7 candidates

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5 races covered

Hamilton County

4 candidates

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3 races covered

Hancock County

2 candidates

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Hardin County

3 candidates

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Henderson County

2 candidates

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Henry County

8 candidates

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5 races covered

Iroquois County

2 candidates

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Jackson County

5 candidates

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3 races covered

Jasper County

2 candidates

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Jefferson County

1 candidates

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Jersey County

2 candidates

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Jo Daviess County

3 candidates

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Johnson County

3 candidates

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Kane County

55 candidates

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30 races covered

Kankakee County

18 candidates

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13 office types represented

Kendall County

17 candidates

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6 office types represented

Knox County

7 candidates

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5 races covered

Lake County

48 candidates

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32 races covered

LaSalle County

21 candidates

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15 office types represented

Lawrence County

2 candidates

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Lee County

4 candidates

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Livingston County

5 candidates

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Logan County

2 candidates

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Macon County

9 candidates

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Macoupin County

4 candidates

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4 races covered

Madison County

53 candidates

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34 races covered

Marion County

2 candidates

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Marshall County

4 candidates

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3 races covered

Mason County

2 candidates

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Massac County

3 candidates

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Mcdonough County

6 candidates

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4 races covered

McHenry County

44 candidates

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23 races covered

McLean County

21 candidates

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13 office types represented

Menard County

2 candidates

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Mercer County

6 candidates

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4 races covered

Monroe County

1 candidates

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1 race covered

Montgomery County

4 candidates

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4 races covered

Morgan County

3 candidates

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Moultrie County

5 candidates

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4 races covered

Ogle County

5 candidates

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3 races covered

Peoria County

20 candidates

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Perry County

1 candidates

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1 race covered

Piatt County

2 candidates

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Pike County

2 candidates

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Pope County

3 candidates

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Pulaski County

4 candidates

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Putnam County

2 candidates

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Randolph County

1 candidates

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Richland County

1 candidates

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Rock Island County

33 candidates

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25 office types represented

Saline County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Sangamon County

27 candidates

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20 office types represented

Schuyler County

4 candidates

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Scott County

2 candidates

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Shelby County

2 candidates

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St. Clair County

26 candidates

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13 office types represented

Stark County

4 candidates

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3 races covered

Stephenson County

4 candidates

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Tazewell County

13 candidates

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5 office types represented

Union County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Vermilion County

28 candidates

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15 office types represented

Wabash County

1 candidates

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1 race covered

Warren County

6 candidates

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4 races covered

Washington County

3 candidates

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Wayne County

1 candidates

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White County

4 candidates

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Whiteside County

4 candidates

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Will County

71 candidates

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37 races covered

Williamson County

7 candidates

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3 office types represented

Winnebago County

40 candidates

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29 races covered

Woodford County

7 candidates

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6 races covered

Every county in Illinois

All 102 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 102 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

Adams County Alexander County Bond County Boone County Brown County Bureau County Calhoun County Carroll County Cass County Champaign County Christian County Clark County Clay County Clinton County Coles County Cook County Crawford County Cumberland County De Witt County DeKalb County Douglas County DuPage County Edgar County Edwards County Effingham County Fayette County Ford County Franklin County Fulton County Gallatin County Greene County Grundy County Hamilton County Hancock County Hardin County Henderson County Henry County Iroquois County Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Jersey County Jo Daviess County Johnson County Kane County Kankakee County Kendall County Knox County LaSalle County Lake County Lawrence County Lee County Livingston County Logan County Macon County Macoupin County Madison County Marion County Marshall County Mason County Massac County McDonough County McHenry County McLean County Menard County Mercer County Monroe County Montgomery County Morgan County Moultrie County Ogle County Peoria County Perry County Piatt County Pike County Pope County Pulaski County Putnam County Randolph County Richland County Rock Island County Saline County Sangamon County Schuyler County Scott County Shelby County St. Clair County Stark County Stephenson County Tazewell County Union County Vermilion County Wabash County Warren County Washington County Wayne County White County Whiteside County Will County Williamson County Winnebago County Woodford County

How to vote in Illinois in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Illinois election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline: online by Sunday, October 18, 2026; by mail Wednesday, October 7, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available
Early voting: Official Voting By Mail page confirms: 'Early voting will be available in person through 11/2/2026' for the Nov 3, 2026 General Election
Mail ballot: request by Wednesday, August 5, 2026; return: Ballots must be postmarked no later than Election Day (Nov 3, 2026) and received by the election authority no later than 14 days after the election (Nov 17, 2026);; no excuse needed
Election Day hours: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Where to vote: Find your polling place with the Illinois election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls: Illinois generally does not require ID to vote. An exception applies to voters who registered by mail and did not previously verify their identity (driver's license number, State ID number, or last 4 digits of SSN) -- those voters must provide ID (photo ID, or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document with name and address) the first time they vote in person or by mail.
Judges on the ballot: 3 appellate judicial questions (retention and nonpartisan seats): see every judge on the Illinois ballot

Illinois 2026 Election Questions

Who is running for governor of Illinois in 2026?

The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of Illinois are JB Pritzker (D), Darren Bailey (R), Collin Corbett (I). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

Who is running for U.S. Senate in Illinois in 2026?

The tracked 2026 U.S. Senate candidates in Illinois are Juliana Stratton (D), Don Tracy (R), Whitfield Harrington Jr (American Center Party). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the Illinois 2026 primary election?

Illinois's 2026 state primary was held on March 17, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in Illinois for the November 2026 election?

To vote in Illinois's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Sunday, October 18, 2026; by mail Wednesday, October 7, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in Illinois for the November 2026 election?

Official Voting By Mail page confirms: 'Early voting will be available in person through 11/2/2026' for the Nov 3, 2026 General Election

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Illinois for November 2026?

Illinois mail ballots: request by Wednesday, August 5, 2026; return: Ballots must be postmarked no later than Election Day (Nov 3, 2026) and received by the election authority no later than 14 days after the election (Nov 17, 2026);; no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in Illinois in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Illinois election office's official lookup at https://ova.elections.il.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

Which judges are on the Illinois ballot in 2026?

3 appellate judges and justices appear on Illinois's November 3, 2026 ballot: Bertina E. Lampkin, James A. Knecht, John B. Barberis, Jr.. Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Court justices are elected in partisan elections to 10-year terms; at the end of a term, an incumbent who wishes to continue may file for a nonpartisan yes/no retention vote instead of running in a partisan race, and needs three-fifths (60%) of the vote to be retained. Source: https://www.isba.org/judicial-elections/howitworks

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Voting Resources

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Election Calendar

Track major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.

Note: State hubs summarize tracked places; exact ballot results depend on address and district boundaries.Profiles: Candidate data updates as official filings and campaign materials publish.