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2024

Democratic Party primaries, 2026

Illinois Democratic Party.png

Primary Date
March 17, 2026

Federal elections
Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party
Democratic Party of Illinois
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Illinois on March 17, 2026.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Illinois, state law provides for a closed primary where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However, voters state their affiliation at the polls and any voter may change their affiliation on the day of the primary. A voter's eligibility to vote a party's ballot may be challenged.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Illinois, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primary)

A Democratic Party primary took place on March 17, 2026, in Illinois to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on March 17, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Juliana Stratton
Juliana Stratton
 
40.0
 
461,127
Image of Raja Krishnamoorthi
Raja Krishnamoorthi
 
33.2
 
383,103
Image of Robin Kelly
Robin Kelly
 
18.2
 
210,450
Image of Kevin Ryan
Kevin Ryan Candidate Connection
 
4.9
 
57,120
Image of Bryan Maxwell
Bryan Maxwell Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
9,199
Image of Sean Brown
Sean Brown Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
7,504
Image of Awisi Bustos
Awisi Bustos Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
7,438
Image of Christopher Swann
Christopher Swann Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
7,214
Image of Jonathan Dean
Jonathan Dean Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
6,144
Image of Steve Botsford Jr.
Steve Botsford Jr. Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
4,877
Image of Adam Delgado
Adam Delgado (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 1,154,176
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Illinois, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Illinois are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 17 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 17 U.S. House districts. The primary was March 17, 2026. The filing deadline was November 3, 2025. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 3

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 5

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 8

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 12

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 13

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 17

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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State elections

State Senate

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2026
Elections for the Illinois State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary was March 17, 2026. The filing deadline was November 3, 2025. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Illinois State Senate elections, 2026

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngOmar Aquino (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMattie Hunter (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngLakesia Collins (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Frederick Collins 

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngSara Feigenholtz (i)
Nick Uniejewski  Candidate Connection

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngRam Villivalam (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngVince Romano

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Hanley  Candidate Connection
Rachel Ruttenberg  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Lally

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Porfirio (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngCelina Villanueva (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngEmil Jones (i)
Ahmed Karrar
Kenneth Williams

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Skala  Candidate Connection

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngNapoleon Harris (i)

Kenneth Henderson (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Kenneth Henderson  Candidate Connection

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngElgie R. Sims, Jr. (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngFrederick L. Walls

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngFrances Ann Hurley

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine McGovern

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngGraciela Guzman (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Ellman (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Berkowicz

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngSuzanne Glowiak Hilton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Polacek

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngBen McAdams

Green check mark transparent.pngSeth Lewis (i)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngNabeela Syed

Green check mark transparent.pngDarby Hills (i)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngCarina Santa Maria  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Mathis  Candidate Connection

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Morrison (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKate McGrath

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngAdriane Johnson (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Battaglia

Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Wilcox (i)

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngMichele Clark  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Satnaam Singh Mago 

Jessica Breugelmans  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngDanielle Penman

Did not make the ballot:
Cody Holt 

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Mertens

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Syverson (i)

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Halpin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Beekman  Candidate Connection
Patrick Harlan

Did not make the ballot:
Jennifer Fredrick  Candidate Connection

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngErnie Marcelain  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSue Rezin (i)

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Harmon (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 41

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Curran (i)

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Holmes (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Justin Breaux 

Green check mark transparent.pngEdgardo Perez

District 44

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngSally Turner (i)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Berning  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Chesney (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Joshua Atkinson  Candidate Connection

District 47

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngNeil Anderson (i)

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngDoris Turner (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Lesko

District 50

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJil Tracy (i)

District 51

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngChapin Rose (i)

District 53

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngChris Balkema (i)  Candidate Connection

District 54

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve McClure (i)

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngMarsia Geldert-Murphey  Candidate Connection
Kevin Hall  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngErica Harriss (i)

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Belt (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Rhyne  Candidate Connection

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngTamiko Mueller  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Jacobs
Stephen Vercellino  Candidate Connection


House of Representatives

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2026
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary was March 17, 2026. The filing deadline was November 3, 2025. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2026

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Ortiz (i)
Guadalupe Rivera  Candidate Connection

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Hernandez (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Hruska

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngEva-Dina Delgado (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Did not make the ballot:
Juvandy Rivera 

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngLilian Jiménez (i)
Kirk Ortiz  Candidate Connection

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly du Buclet (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngSonya Harper (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngEmanuel Welch (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 8

Jill Bush
Green check mark transparent.pngShantel Franklin
John Harrell
Latonya Mitts

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngYolonda Morris (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngJawaharial Williams (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngAnn M. Williams (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Kendrick  Candidate Connection
Litcy Kurisinkal  Candidate Connection
Karim Lakhani  Candidate Connection
Mac LeBuhn  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Kumar  Candidate Connection

District 13

Adam Braun  Candidate Connection
Ridge Knapp  Candidate Connection
Sunjay Kumar  Candidate Connection
James O'Brien  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngDemi Palecek  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Le

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Cassidy (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Kelly (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Olickal (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Naema Abraham 

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Gong-Gershowitz (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Geldermann  Candidate Connection

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngRobyn Gabel (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPete Donaghue

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngLindsey LaPointe (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Zimmers

District 20

William Hallihan (Write-in)  Candidate Connection
Enrique Hernandez (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Stephens (i)

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngAbdelnasser Rashid (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Su  Candidate Connection

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngAngelica Guerrero-Cuellar (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Did not make the ballot:
Charles Spizzirri 

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngEdgar Gonzalez Jr. (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Mah (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Did not make the ballot:
Francisco Rodriguez 

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngCurtis Tarver II (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAntoinette Simmons

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngKambium Buckner (i)
Kenya Franklin

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Did not make the ballot:
Joan McGloin 

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Slaughter (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Rita (i)
Paris Walker-Thomas (Write-in)

Did not make the ballot:
Dyvonna Moss 

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngThaddeus Jones (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Davis (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Crawford (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Davis (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Evans (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngCleopatra Cowley
Aja Kearney

Did not make the ballot:
Antwon Russell 

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Gill (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Dewar
Charles Lay

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngRick Ryan (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Sheppard

District 37

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Sheehan (i)

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie Meyers-Martin (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngWill Guzzardi (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCesar Guillen

District 40

Jaime Andrade (i)  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMiguel Alvelo-Rivera  Candidate Connection

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Yang Rohr (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAjay Gupta

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngMargaret DeLaRosa (i)
Lynn LaPlante  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Trussell

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngAnna Moeller (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Crespo (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRalph Black  Candidate Connection

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngMartha Deuter (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGina Parrilli

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Blair-Sherlock (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPedro Mendoza

Did not make the ballot:
Tedora Brown 

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngErica Bray-Parker

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Vrankovich

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Zahorak

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Sanalitro (i)

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngMaura Hirschauer (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Paul Augustynowicz

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Hernandez (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngJenny Levin  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLori Smith

Did not make the ballot:
Tosi Ufodike 

District 52

Erin Chan Ding  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Peterson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMartin McLaughlin (i)

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngNicolle Grasse (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Bauer

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Beth Canty (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Keen

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Cochran (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Martin J. Moylan (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Johnson  Candidate Connection

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Mussman (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Lapinski

Did not make the ballot:
Peter R. Dombrowski 

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngTracy Katz Muhl (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Behr  Candidate Connection

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Morgan (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Didech (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngRita Mayfield (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce Mason (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTina Durrant

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Dias (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 63

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Did not make the ballot:
Brian Meyers 

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Reick (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngAJ Johnson

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Weber (i)

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngRicky Rivard  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Ugaste (i)

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngSuzanne Ness (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLaurie Parman

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngMaurice West II (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Vella (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Easton

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Janko  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Sosnowski (i)

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngVeronica Garcia-Martinez  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Keicher (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngKermit Thomas  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Swanson (i)

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngGregg Johnson (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Dopler

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Spain (i)

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngNolan Kemp  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Fritts (i)

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngCaroline McCree  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJed Davis (i)

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Murri Briel (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLiz Bishop  Candidate Connection
Crystal Loughran

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngNorma Hernandez (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Airdo

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngCamille Y. Lilly (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJulian-Jahleel Jemison

District 79

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Did not make the ballot:
Robert Ellington-Snipes 

Green check mark transparent.pngJackie Haas (i)

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony DeLuca (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Beaty  Candidate Connection

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Stava (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Hois  Candidate Connection

District 82

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngNicole La Ha (i)

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Hanson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJesse Rodriguez  Candidate Connection

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngSaba Haider  Candidate Connection
Jared Ploger  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Scopa

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngDagmara Avelar (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Metcalfe

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngLawrence Walsh, Jr. (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 87

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngBill Hauter (i)

District 88

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngRegan Deering (i)

District 89

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngTony McCombie (i)
Victoria Onorato  Candidate Connection

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ping

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn M. Cabello (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Nancy Edwardsen 

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Chung (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngJehan Gordon-Booth (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 93

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Did not make the ballot:
Zoey Carter  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTravis Weaver (i)

District 94

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Norine Hammond (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Higgins
Bailey Templeton

District 95

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngMike Coffey (i)

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngSue Scherer (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Benton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGabby Shanahan

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngNatalie Manley (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngNona Parker

District 99

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Moore (i)

District 100

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngC.D. Davidsmeyer (i)

District 101

Green check mark transparent.pngDouglas Fagan

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Miller (i)

District 102

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Niemerg (i)

District 103

Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Ammons (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 104

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Catherine Roberson

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandun Schweizer (i)

District 105

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Did not make the ballot:
Lisa Tejeda 

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Ruestman

District 106

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJason Bunting (i)

District 107

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Halbrook (i)
John Hauge  Candidate Connection

District 108

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Arthur Rosenthal (i)

District 109

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngCharles E. Meier (i)
Zachary Meyer

District 110

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngBlaine Wilhour (i)

District 111

Green check mark transparent.pngRosetta Brown  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Elik (i)

District 112

Green check mark transparent.pngKatie Stuart (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Halley Johnson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJimmy Ford

District 113

Green check mark transparent.pngJay C. Hoffman (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Jamil Mckinney 

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 114

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge McClellan Jr.

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Schmidt (i)

District 115

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Friess (i)

District 116

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngDave Severin (i)
Angela Evans

District 117

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Windhorst (i)

District 118

Green check mark transparent.pngHomer Markel  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Doody
Dayton Loyd  Candidate Connection
Harold Visser  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Joe DeBose 


State executive offices

See also: Illinois state executive official elections, 2026

Six state executive offices are up for election in Illinois in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Comptroller
Treasurer


To see a full list of candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Governor of Illinois

Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Attorney General of Illinois

Democratic primary candidates

Illinois Secretary of State

Democratic primary candidates

Illinois Comptroller

Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Illinois Treasurer

Democratic primary candidates

State court of appeals

See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2026
The terms of seven Illinois intermediate appellate court judges will expire on December 7, 2026. Five seats are up for retention election on November 3, 2026. Another two seats is up for partisan election on November 3, 2026. The primary election for the partisan races was March 17, 2026. The filing deadline for major party candidates to run in the partisan election was November 3, 2025. To see a full list of candidates in the primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Illinois Third District Appellate Court

Adrienne W. Albrecht vacancy
Democratic primary candidates

No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

    Joseph Hettel's seat
    Democratic primary candidates

    Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court

    James Hackett's seat
    Democratic primary candidates

    No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

      Voting information

      See also: Voting in Illinois

      Election information in Illinois: March 17, 2026, election.

      What was the voter registration deadline?

      • In-person: March 17, 2026
      • By mail: Postmarked by Feb. 17, 2026
      • Online: March 1, 2026

      Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

      Yes

      What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

      • In-person: March 16, 2026
      • By mail: Received by March 12, 2026
      • Online: March 12, 2026

      What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

      • In-person: March 17, 2026
      • By mail: Postmarked by March 17, 2026

      Was early voting available to all voters?

      Yes

      What were the early voting start and end dates?

      Feb. 5, 2026 to March 16, 2026

      Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

      N/A

      When were polls open on Election Day?

      6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CT)


      Context of the 2026 elections

      Illinois Party Control: 1992-2026
      20 years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
      Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

      Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
      Governor R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D
      Senate D R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
      House D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

      State party overview

      Democratic Party of Illinois

      See also: Democratic Party of Illinois

      Party control
      in Illinois
      GovernorDemocratic
      SenateDemocratic
      HouseDemocratic
      Click here for party control in all 50 states

      Illinois has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature.



      State political party revenue

      See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

      State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

      The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


      Pivot Counties

      See also: Pivot Counties by state

      Eleven of 102 Illinois counties—10.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

      Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
      County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
      Alexander County, Illinois 8.30% 13.65% 12.62%
      Carroll County, Illinois 26.69% 1.49% 4.81%
      Fulton County, Illinois 14.93% 11.04% 21.33%
      Henderson County, Illinois 28.43% 12.25% 17.67%
      Henry County, Illinois 20.99% 3.08% 7.74%
      Jo Daviess County, Illinois 14.64% 1.16% 10.49%
      Knox County, Illinois 2.91% 17.37% 19.89%
      Mercer County, Illinois 20.36% 7.39% 11.91%
      Putnam County, Illinois 19.92% 1.82% 15.64%
      Warren County, Illinois 16.50% 5.47% 8.08%
      Whiteside County, Illinois 6.18% 17.02% 17.56%

      In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Illinois with 55.8 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 38.8 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Illinois voted Republican 50 percent of the time and Democratic 50 percent of the time. Illinois voted Democratic in all five elections from 2000 to 2016.

      Presidential results by legislative district

      The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Illinois. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

      In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 75 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 39.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 76 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 42.1 points. Clinton won 13 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
      In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 43 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 15 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 42 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 22.1 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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