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Every race on your ballot, with sources. Races by state

2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Illinois races on the 2026 ballot

The federal and statewide races on Illinois's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district.

Find your exact ballot

What's included: U.S. Senate and House and statewide offices.

Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: ova.elections.il.gov.

Not included: state legislature; local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed; state supreme court (none found on the Nov. 3 ballot, or not yet compiled): see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.

Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.

Federal

  • U.S. Senator

    Statewide

    • Whitfield Harrington Jr. · Independent
    • Juliana Stratton · Democratic
    • Don Tracy · Republican

U.S. House

Illinois has 17 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.

Statewide offices

  • Governor

    Statewide

    • Darren Bailey · Republican
    • Collin Corbett · Independent
    • JB Pritzker · DemocraticIncumbent

  • Attorney General

    Statewide

    • Bob Fioretti · Republican
    • Kwame Raoul · DemocraticIncumbent

  • Secretary of State

    Statewide

    • Alexi Giannoulias · DemocraticIncumbent
    • Diane Harris · Republican

  • State Treasurer

    Statewide

    • Mike Frerichs · Democratic
    • Max Solomon · Republican

  • Comptroller

    Statewide

    • Margaret Croke · Democratic
    • Bryan Drew · Republican

Voting in Illinois

Registration deadline
October 18, 2026 is the last day to register online through the State Board of Elections' website (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.5(l)). In-person grace-period registration continues at your election authority and, in most places, at polling places on Election Day; check with your county clerk or election board.
Early voting
Early voting is available at your election authority's office, and from Monday, October 19, 2026 at permanent early voting sites other than the election authority's office (open on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays as set locally).
ID at the polls
NCSL category as of 2024: No ID required to vote at ballot box (in most cases). Rules may have changed since; confirm with the official site.

Check your registration and sample ballot (ova.elections.il.gov)

Sources

About this page

Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for Illinois (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.