2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
2 candidates, listed alphabetically.
DemocraticIncumbent
Current office: incumbent secretary of state
Alexi Giannoulias is an American politician who has been serving as the 38th secretary of state of Illinois since January 2023. He previously served as the 72nd treasurer of Illinois from 2007 to 2011.
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Republican
Diane Harris is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: Joliet Junior College trustee and nominee for Illinois's 43rd State Senate district in 2022.
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Candidate list and race details
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.
Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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