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2 candidates are tracked for Illinois House District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lindsey LaPointe and John "JZ" Zimmers. Candidate information follows official Cook County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), John "JZ" Zimmers (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Lindsey LaPointe is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. 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.
Lindsey LaPointe is the Democratic candidate for Illinois House District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Lindsey LaPointe is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. LaPointe is a full-time legislator with a social work background, having worked as a project manager on justice reform at Business and Professional People for the Public Interest and as a program manager at the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, per her ilga.gov legislative profile. She has represented the 19th District since July 2019 and holds degrees from Grinnell College and the University of Illinois at Chicago's Jane Addams College of Social Work. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
John Zimmers has spent his career in real estate as a property manager, lender and residential broker, per Nadig Newspapers. He is challenging for the 19th District seat on the Far Northwest Side of Chicago.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Public school reform
- Public safety reform
- Tax and immigration reform
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-01.
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