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Will County, Illinois

Illinois House District 41

2 candidates are tracked for Illinois House District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Janet Yang Rohr and Ajay Gupta. Candidate information follows official Will County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), Ajay Gupta (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Janet Yang Rohr 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.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Janet Yang Rohr, is on the ballot.

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Janet Yang Rohr

Janet Yang Rohr

Democratic Incumbent

Biography

Janet Yang Rohr is the incumbent Illinois House member for the 41st District, representing Naperville, Bolingbrook and Warrenville, per her official representative website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Ajay Gupta

Republican

Top priorities
  • Capping state spending growth to inflation and population growth
  • Structural pension reform, including shifting teacher pension costs to the state
  • Improving Illinois' tax competitiveness to slow outmigration

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Ajay Gupta is the Republican candidate for Illinois House District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Gupta is a tax attorney and financial economist who has practiced law for more than two decades, including a stint as a federal prosecutor, per his campaign site. He holds a law degree from Harvard with a tax specialization from NYU, plus graduate degrees in finance from Yale and economics from Stanford, and has taught at Chicago-area law schools for a decade. He is a Naperville resident challenging incumbent Rep. Janet Yang Rohr.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Illinois House District 41 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Illinois House District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Janet Yang Rohr and Ajay Gupta. Candidate information follows official Will County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Illinois House District 41 election in Illinois?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Illinois are on the Illinois election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Will County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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