Illinois: 2026 election results
Unofficial. Compiled by Fezz from public reports, with artificial intelligence (AI) research help. Not affiliated with any news organization or government. Check your state or county election office for official results.
Unofficial results from the November 3, 2026 election, rechecked on November 5, 2026. Updated counts run through about 1 p.m. Eastern time November 5, and many still date from November 4.
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US House
Illinois has 17 seats in the U.S. House. 0 are listed here.
17 seats: 17 held or not yet checked.
US Senate
Held by the same party. Label on the map: “D”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
Governor
Held by the same party. Label on the map: “D”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
Statewide offices
Not called yet. Label on the map: “1 pending”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- Lieutenant Governor: CBS Chicago calls Christian Mitchell the lieutenant governor-elect (the Pritzker ticket). No vote count or second report was read, and the 2022 result was not read.
- Attorney General: Raoul (Democratic, incumbent) 61.1%, Fioretti (Republican) 38.9% in the Loyola Phoenix report of 4 Nov. Raoul was on the 2022 ballot against DeVore and is the current attorney general. Two independent news reports agree.
- Secretary of State: Giannoulias (Democratic, incumbent) 64.3%, Harris (Republican) 35.7% in the Loyola Phoenix report of 4 Nov. CBS Chicago showed Giannoulias projected the winner in 2022. Two independent news reports agree.
- Treasurer: Frerichs (Democratic, incumbent) won by more than 20 points over Solomon (Republican) per the Associated Press and CBS Chicago. Democrat Michael Frerichs also won this office in 2022 (Illinois State Board of Elections file). Two independent news reports agree.
- Comptroller: Croke (Democratic) 60.8%, Drew (Republican) 39.2% in the Loyola Phoenix report; open seat. Democrat Susana Mendoza won this office in 2022 (Illinois State Board of Elections file), so it stays with the Democrats. Two independent news reports agree.
Sources: cbsnews.com, loyolaphoenix.com
State senate
Held by the same party.
State house
Held by the same party.
County
Flip to Democrats, reported. Label on the map: “D+15+”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- Unofficial. 15 named in firm reports: DuPage 7 (sheriff, treasurer, regional superintendent, 4 board seats), Will 3 (clerk, superintendent, Zapien), McLean 2, Kankakee 2, McHenry 1 (Bowie).
- More not counted because they are preliminary or apparent: Kane 4, Lake 3, McHenry clerk and others, Will District 2 by 81 votes, DeKalb board control.
- Will's board moves to Democrats, not added to the count above.
- Also checked, no party change reported: Cook, Madison, St. Clair, Winnebago, Rock Island, Henry. Details are in the list below.
Sources: shawlocal.com, criticalreport.substack.com, shawlocal.com, shawlocal.com, dailyherald.com, dailyherald.com, wglt.org, wvik.org
15 counties: 6 flipped to Democrats, 3 Democrat leads in a Republican seat, not final, 6 checked, no flip found.
- McHenry: Flipped to Democrats. Bowie (Democrat) beat Gottemoller. Clerk: a Democrat is the apparent winner over Tirio. Two other countywide offices flipped. Republicans keep the board 10–8
- DuPage: Flipped to Democrats. Sheriff, treasurer and regional superintendent flipped to Democrats. Board 17–1, up from 11. Daily Herald names 4 ousted Republicans
- Will: Flipped to Democrats. Board goes Democratic from 11–11 (13–9 preliminary, at least 12–10). Clerk Stiff and Superintendent Rouse flipped; Zapien beat Mitchell. Sheriff Jones held
- Kankakee: Flipped to Democrats. Ciaccio and Bell (Democrat) beat two Republicans
- McLean: Flipped to Democrats. Board 13–7 Democrats, from 12–8. Poling beat Tompkins. Clerk Crockett (Democrat) beat Michael, first countywide Democrat in four decades
- Lake: Flipped to Democrats. Meister (Democrat) District 3 marked a flip. Daily Herald: 3 Republican seats flipped, leaving 2 Republicans, preliminary. Clerk Vega, Superintendent Karner (Democrat)
- Kane: Democrat leads in a Republican seat, not final. 4 Republican seats expected to flip, leaving 3 of 24, preliminary
- DeKalb: Democrat leads in a Republican seat, not final. Democrats could regain board control, if results hold
- Kendall: Democrat leads in a Republican seat, not final. Democrats won sheriff, treasurer and clerk; prior party not stated
- Cook: Checked, no flip found. Clerk Gordon, Treasurer Pappas (Democrat). Board set to go entirely Democratic, per the Daily Herald
- Madison: Checked, no flip found. Sheriff Connor, Treasurer Babcock (Republican)
- St. Clair: Checked, no flip found. Sheriff Watson, Assessor Gomric Minton (Democrat)
- Winnebago: Checked, no flip found. Clerk Gummow (Republican), Treasurer Grennan (Democrat)
- Rock Island: Checked, no flip found. Clerk Crouch and Sheriff Herbert (Democrat) leading widely
- Henry: Checked, no flip found. Five Republicans leading for the District 1 seats
City & town
No result recorded for Illinois on this level.
Courts
No result recorded for Illinois on this level.
Data centers
7 measures: 7 limits won.
- Bloomington (City): Limits won. Advisory: pause large data centers. Passed, 78% to 22%
- Chouteau Township (Township): Limits won. Advisory: permit data centers. Rejected, 83% to 17%
- Granite City Township (Township): Limits won. Advisory: permit data centers. Rejected, 74% to 26%
- Joliet (City): Limits won. Advisory: approve AI data centers. Rejected, 79% to 21%. One tracker lists this as Joliet Township
- Morgan County (County): Limits won. Advisory: restrict data centers. Passed, 88% to 12%
- Nameoki Township (Township): Limits won. Advisory: permit data centers. Rejected, 78% to 22%
- Venice Township (Township): Limits won. Advisory: permit data centers. Rejected, 76% to 24%
Sources: stlpr.org, bisnow.com, thegridsight.com
Ballot measures
No result recorded for Illinois on this level.
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