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2 candidates are tracked for Illinois House District 12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Paul Kendrick and Justin J. Kumar. Candidate information follows official Cook County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Paul Kendrick (Democratic), Justin J. Kumar (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Margaret Croke (Democratic), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. Party nominees were chosen at the March 17 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and new-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' 2026 General Election candidate list (status Active, read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Democratic
Paul Kendrick is a nonprofit leader who co-chairs Rust Belt Rising, per his campaign site. He holds a master's degree in public administration from George Washington University.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-01.
Campaign site →Republican
Justin J. Kumar is the Republican candidate for Illinois House District 12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Kumar is a Chicago venture capital firm operator with a BA in economics and statistics/applied mathematics and an MA in political science, both from Northwestern University, per his Vote Smart biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.