Illinois Comptroller election, 2026
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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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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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Voting information
- 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Susana Mendoza (D) | 57.1 | 2,331,714 |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Shannon Teresi | 100.0 | 666,835 |
Total votes: 666,835 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Kinney (R)
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Susana Mendoza (D) | 59.9 | 2,716,853 |
![]() | Darlene Senger (R) | 37.0 | 1,678,346 | |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Darlene Senger | 100.0 | 607,187 |
Total votes: 607,187 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
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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