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Illinois Comptroller election, 2026

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2022
Illinois Comptroller
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Election details
Filing deadline: November 3, 2025
Primary: March 17, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times:

6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Illinois is holding an election for comptroller on November 3, 2026. The primary is March 17, 2026. The filing deadline is November 3, 2025.

Candidates and election results

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General election

The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois Comptroller

Margaret Croke, Stephanie Kifowit, and Holly Kim are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois Comptroller on March 17, 2026.


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See also: Voting in Illinois

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2016.

2022

See also: Illinois Comptroller election, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois Comptroller

Incumbent Susana Mendoza defeated Shannon Teresi, Deirdre McCloskey, and Jeffrey English in the general election for Illinois Comptroller on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza (D)
 
57.1
 
2,331,714
Image of Shannon Teresi
Shannon Teresi (R)
 
41.0
 
1,676,637
Deirdre McCloskey (L)
 
1.9
 
76,808
Jeffrey English (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
25

Total votes: 4,085,184
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois Comptroller

Incumbent Susana Mendoza advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois Comptroller on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza
 
100.0
 
838,155

Total votes: 838,155
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois Comptroller

Shannon Teresi advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois Comptroller on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shannon Teresi
Shannon Teresi
 
100.0
 
666,835

Total votes: 666,835
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2018

See also: Illinois Comptroller election, 2018

General election

General election for Illinois Comptroller

Incumbent Susana Mendoza defeated Darlene Senger and Claire Ball in the general election for Illinois Comptroller on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza (D)
 
59.9
 
2,716,853
Image of Darlene Senger
Darlene Senger (R)
 
37.0
 
1,678,346
Image of Claire Ball
Claire Ball (L)
 
3.1
 
140,543
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
17

Total votes: 4,535,759
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois Comptroller

Incumbent Susana Mendoza advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois Comptroller on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza
 
100.0
 
1,147,095

Total votes: 1,147,095
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois Comptroller

Darlene Senger advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois Comptroller on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Darlene Senger
Darlene Senger
 
100.0
 
607,187

Total votes: 607,187
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2016

See also: Illinois Comptroller special election, 2016

The general election for comptroller was held on November 8, 2016.

Susana Mendoza defeated Leslie Munger, Claire Ball, and Tim Curtin in the Illinois comptroller election.

Illinois Comptroller, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Susana Mendoza 49.45% 2,676,244
     Republican Leslie Munger 44.43% 2,404,723
     Libertarian Claire Ball 3.46% 187,017
     Green Tim Curtin 2.67% 144,559
Total Votes 5,412,543
Source: Illinois Secretary of State

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