Doug Bennett (Illinois)
Doug Bennett (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Illinois. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in Illinois, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. Senate Illinois
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Illinois on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Awisi Bustos (D) | ||
 | Adam Delgado (D) | |
 | Robin Kelly (D) | |
 | Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) | |
 | Stanley Leavell (D) | |
 | Robert Palmer (D) | |
 | Kevin Ryan (D)  | |
 | Juliana Stratton (D) | |
| Panagioti Bartzis (R) | ||
 | Doug Bennett (R) | |
 | R. Cary Capparelli (R) | |
 | Casey Chlebek (R) | |
 | John Goodman (R) | |
 | Pamela Denise Long (R) | |
| Januario Ortega (R) | ||
 | Jimmy Lee Tillman II (R) | |
| Don Tracy (R) | ||
 | Austin Mink (Independent) | |
| Tyrone Muhammad (Independent) | ||
| Anthony Smith (Independent) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois
Jonathan Dean, Bryan Maxwell, and Adair Rodriquez are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on March 17, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dick Durbin (D)
Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 10
Incumbent Brad Schneider defeated Doug Bennett in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brad Schneider (D) | 65.4 | 151,860 |
| Doug Bennett (R) | 34.6 | 80,361 | |
| Total votes: 232,221 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 10
Incumbent Brad Schneider advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 10 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Schneider | 100.0 | 58,195 |
| Total votes: 58,195 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 10
Doug Bennett defeated Jeremy Wynes and Sapan Shah in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 10 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Bennett | 36.2 | 11,026 |
| Jeremy Wynes | 34.7 | 10,556 | ||
 | Sapan Shah | 29.1 | 8,841 | |
| Total votes: 30,423 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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