The Ballot Brief
Chicago, Illinois

November 2026

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Chicago, Illinois sample ballot 2026

Chicago voters (Cook County, Illinois) see U.S. Senate, Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State plus 26 Cook County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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Cook County races on every Chicago ballot

Cook County Board President

County
  • Toni Preckwinkle (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Michael Murphy (Libertarian)

Cook County Assessor

County
  • Pat Hynes (Democratic)
  • Nico Tsatsoulis (Libertarian)

Cook County Clerk

County
  • Monica Gordon (Democratic) Incumbent

Cook County Sheriff

County
  • Thomas J. Dart (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Brad Sandefur (Libertarian)

Cook County Treasurer

County
  • Maria Pappas (Democratic) Incumbent

District races in Cook County (which one you vote in depends on your address)

Cook County Board of Review District 1

By district
  • George A. Cardenas (Democratic)

Cook County Board of Review District 2

By district
  • Elizabeth "Liz" Nicholson (Democratic)

Cook County Commissioner District 1

By district
  • Tara Stamps (Democratic) Incumbent

Cook County Commissioner District 2

By district
  • Michael Scott, Jr. (Democratic) Incumbent

Cook County Commissioner District 3

By district
  • Bill Lowry (Democratic) Incumbent

Cook County Commissioner District 4

By district
  • Stanley S. Moore (Democratic) Incumbent

Cook County Commissioner District 5

By district
  • Kisha E. McCaskill (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Richard Nolan (Republican)

Cook County Commissioner District 6

By district
  • Patricia Joan "Trish" Murphy (Democratic)

Cook County Commissioner District 7

By district
  • Alma E. Anaya (Democratic) Incumbent

Cook County Commissioner District 8

By district
  • Jessica Vasquez (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Ramona Bonilla-Anaiel (Republican)

Cook County Commissioner District 9

By district
  • Maggie Trevor (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Jon Luers (Republican)

Cook County Commissioner District 10

By district
  • Drake Warren (Democratic)

Cook County Commissioner District 11

By district
  • John P. Daley (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Charles Spizzirri (Republican)

Cook County Commissioner District 12

By district
  • Elizabeth Granato (Democratic)
  • Xiaoli "Alice" Hu (Republican)

Cook County Commissioner District 13

By district
  • Josina Morita (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Aasi Siddique (Republican)

Cook County Commissioner District 14

By district
  • Scott R. Britton (Democratic) Incumbent

Cook County Commissioner District 15

By district
  • Ted Mason (Democratic)
  • Daniel Lee (Republican)

Cook County Commissioner District 16

By district
  • Miranda E. Hernandez (Democratic)

Cook County Commissioner District 17

By district
  • Elyse Hoffenberg (Democratic)
  • Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (Republican)

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner (Six Year Term)

By district
  • Precious Brady-Davis (Democratic)
  • Eira Lizeth Corral Sepulveda (Democratic)
  • Beth McElroy Kirkwood (Democratic)
  • Michelle Pennington (Republican)
  • Timothy E. Rueckert (Republican)
  • Jill B. Shestokas (Republican)

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner (Two Year Term)

By district
  • Cameron "Cam" Davis (Democratic)

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Cook County page.

Statewide races on every Chicago ballot

U.S. Senate

Statewide
  • Juliana Stratton (Democratic)
  • Don Tracy (Republican)
  • Whitfield Harrington Jr (American Center Party)

Governor

Statewide
  • JB Pritzker (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Darren Bailey (Republican)
  • Collin Corbett (Independent)

Attorney General

Statewide
  • Kwame Raoul (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Bob Fioretti (Republican)

Secretary of State

Statewide
  • Alexi Giannoulias (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Diane Harris (Republican)

Treasurer

Statewide
  • Mike Frerichs (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Max Solomon (Republican)

Comptroller

Statewide
  • Margaret Croke (Democratic)
  • Bryan Drew (Republican)

Sample ballot by ZIP code in Chicago

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City boundaries and ZIP codes from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 Gazetteer, 2020 ZCTA relationships). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; confirm with the Illinois election office before voting.