2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Illinois Governor

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Darren Bailey

Republican

Darren Bailey is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for the 55th District and previously a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 109th District in Southern Illinois. Bailey is once again the Republican nominee in the 2026 election.

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Darren Bailey (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Collin Corbett

Independent

Collin Corbett is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: former Republican campaign strategist.

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2026 Illinois gubernatorial election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

JB Pritzker

DemocraticIncumbent

Current office: incumbent governor

JB Pritzker is an American politician, philanthropist, and businessman serving since 2019 as the 43rd governor of Illinois. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Campaign website

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JB Pritzker (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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2026 United States gubernatorial elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 Illinois gubernatorial election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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