Illinois

Illinois Voter Guide 2026

Browse tracked Illinois jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

State hubs preview the places and candidate profiles we’re tracking now. A ZIP code shows your statewide and congressional races; a street address adds county and city contests.

State Snapshot

Primary ElectionMarch 17, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StateIllinois

Places Listed30

Profiles586

2026 Statewide 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

2 candidates

JB Pritzker (D)Incumbent
JB Pritzker is Illinois's incumbent governor and Democratic nominee for a third term. His campaign emphasizes affordability, protecting rights, jobs, infrastructure, health care, and presenting Illinois as a counterweight to national conservative politics.
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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U.S. Senate

2 candidates

Juliana Stratton (D)
Juliana Stratton is Illinois's Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026 and the state's lieutenant governor. Her campaign emphasizes middle-class affordability, health care, reproductive rights, violence prevention, economic mobility, and continuing Democratic representation after Dick Durbin's retirement.
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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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
Mike Frerichs is Illinois's incumbent state treasurer and the Democratic nominee for re-election. His office manages state investments, unclaimed property, college savings, financial education, and public-finance programs.
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.
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.
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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Places We’re Tracking

Open a local guide to preview candidate profiles by county, city, or jurisdiction. A ZIP code lookup is the fastest way to narrow this to a specific ballot.

Cook

42 candidates

42 tracked candidate profiles
26 races covered

Will County

41 candidates

41 tracked candidate profiles
14 office types represented

Kane County

39 candidates

39 tracked candidate profiles
17 office types represented

Chicago city (pt.)

36 candidates

36 tracked candidate profiles
17 office types represented

DuPage County

34 candidates

34 tracked candidate profiles
23 office types represented

Rock Island County

33 candidates

33 tracked candidate profiles
25 office types represented

DeKalb County

32 candidates

32 tracked candidate profiles
21 office types represented

Vermilion County

28 candidates

28 tracked candidate profiles
15 office types represented

Sangamon County

27 candidates

27 tracked candidate profiles
20 office types represented

St. Clair County

26 candidates

26 tracked candidate profiles
13 office types represented

McHenry County

24 candidates

24 tracked candidate profiles
12 office types represented

Evanston city

21 candidates

21 tracked candidate profiles
11 office types represented

LaSalle County

21 candidates

21 tracked candidate profiles
15 office types represented

McLean County

21 candidates

21 tracked candidate profiles
13 office types represented

Peoria County

20 candidates

20 tracked candidate profiles
17 office types represented

Champaign County

19 candidates

19 tracked candidate profiles
16 office types represented

Winnebago County

19 candidates

19 tracked candidate profiles
14 office types represented

Kankakee County

18 candidates

18 tracked candidate profiles
13 office types represented

Kendall County

17 candidates

17 tracked candidate profiles
6 office types represented

Tazewell County

13 candidates

13 tracked candidate profiles
5 office types represented

Springfield city (pt.)

12 candidates

12 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Adams County

11 candidates

11 tracked candidate profiles
8 office types represented

Madison County

11 candidates

11 tracked candidate profiles
10 office types represented

Lake County

10 candidates

10 tracked candidate profiles
8 office types represented

Williamson County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Bloomington city

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Joliet city (pt.)

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
4 office types represented

Macon County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
4 office types represented

Champaign city

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Waukegan city (pt.)

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

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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.