Illinois election calendar

This page includes:

• A list of regular election dates in Illinois
• A list of upcoming elections in Illinois
• Information about past elections in Illinois

Regular elections in Illinois

The election dates below reflect regular election dates. Special elections may occur at different times than those listed and in years without regular elections.

Latest election dates

2024

March 19, 2024: Primary
November 5, 2024: General election

2023

There were no regular statewide elections in Illinois in 2023. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

Next election dates

2025

There are no regular statewide elections in Illinois in 2025. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

2026

March 17, 2026: Primary
November 3, 2026: General election

Upcoming elections

See also: Illinois elections, 2025

Upcoming election dates

Recent election dates

Below is a list of all election dates that will occur later this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Below is a list of all election dates that have occurred earlier this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!

Past elections

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Earlier years

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2024.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Illinois	Cook County Commissioner District 1	Special primary for Cook County Commissioner District 1	March 19, 2024
Illinois	Illinois statewide/presidential preference primary	Illinois statewide/presidential preference primary	March 19, 2024
Illinois	Illinois State Senate District 20	Special primary for Illinois State Senate District 20	March 19, 2024
Illinois	Illinois State Senate District 5	Special primary for Illinois State Senate District 5	March 19, 2024
Illinois	Illinois State Senate District 53	Special primary for Illinois State Senate District 53	March 19, 2024
Illinois	Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago	Special primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago	March 19, 2024
Illinois	Chicago	Special general election for Cook County, Illinois	November 5, 2024
Illinois	Illinois	Illinois statewide general election	November 5, 2024
Illinois	Illinois State Senate District 20	Special general election for Illinois State Senate District 20	November 5, 2024
Illinois	Illinois State Senate District 27	Special election	November 5, 2024
Illinois	Illinois State Senate District 5	Special general election for Illinois State Senate District 5	November 5, 2024
Illinois	Illinois State Senate District 53	Special general election for Illinois State Senate District 53	November 5, 2024
Illinois	Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago	Special general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago	November 5, 2024

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2023.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Illinois	Chicago	General election	February 28, 2023
Illinois	Chicago	General runoff election	April 4, 2023
Illinois	School District U-46	General election for School District U-46	April 4, 2023
Illinois	Springfield	Springfield general municipal election	April 4, 2023

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2022.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Illinois	Illinois statewide primary election	Illinois statewide primary election	June 28, 2022
Illinois	Illinois	Illinois statewide general election	November 8, 2022

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2021.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Illinois	Oak Park	Referendum election	April 6, 2021
Illinois	School District U-46	School District U-46 school board general election	April 6, 2021

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2020.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Illinois	Illinois statewide primary	Illinois statewide primary	March 17, 2020
Illinois	Illinois	Illinois statewide general	November 3, 2020

Below is a list of other election pages in Illinois:

• Illinois elections, 2019
• Illinois elections, 2018
• Illinois elections, 2017
• Illinois elections, 2016
• Illinois elections, 2015
• Illinois elections, 2014
• Illinois elections, 2013
• Illinois elections, 2012

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See also

• Sample Ballot Lookup

• United States congressional delegations from Illinois
• Illinois state executive offices
• Illinois State Legislature
• Courts in Illinois
• List of Illinois ballot measures