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March 17, 2026, election results

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2026 Election Results
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This page contains federal, state, and local government election results for March 17, 2026.

Each of the following buttons corresponds to a state that held elections on March 17. Click on a button to view election results for that state:

Illinois

U.S. Senate

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

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

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Comptroller

See also: Illinois Comptroller election, 2026 (March 17, 2026 Democratic primary)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois Comptroller

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

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Margaret Croke
Margaret Croke
 
34.6
 
391,450
Image of Karina Villa
Karina Villa
 
32.3
 
364,523
Image of Holly Kim
Holly Kim Candidate Connection
 
24.4
 
275,560
Image of Stephanie Kifowit
Stephanie Kifowit Candidate Connection
 
8.7
 
98,745

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 1,130,278
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Illinois' 2nd Congressional District

See also: Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primary)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on March 17, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Miller
Donna Miller
 
40.5
 
31,303
Image of Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
 
28.8
 
22,271
Image of Robert Peters
Robert Peters
 
11.9
 
9,184
Image of Yumeka Brown
Yumeka Brown
 
10.5
 
8,081
Image of Willie Preston
Willie Preston
 
3.0
 
2,279
Image of Patrick Keating
Patrick Keating
 
1.3
 
1,018
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Toni Brown
 
1.2
 
905
Image of Sidney Moore
Sidney Moore
 
1.0
 
777
Image of Eric France
Eric France
 
1.0
 
751
Image of Adal Regis
Adal Regis
 
0.8
 
629
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Bryan Slepicka (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 77,198
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Illinois' 7th Congressional District

See also: Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primary)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 17, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of La Shawn Ford
La Shawn Ford
 
24.1
 
23,419
Image of Melissa Conyears-Ervin
Melissa Conyears-Ervin
 
20.8
 
20,241
Image of Anthony Driver Jr.
Anthony Driver Jr. Candidate Connection
 
11.2
 
10,888
Image of Kina Collins
Kina Collins
 
9.3
 
9,001
Image of Thomas Fisher
Thomas Fisher Candidate Connection
 
7.5
 
7,278
Image of Jason Friedman
Jason Friedman
 
7.4
 
7,159
Image of Anabel Mendoza
Anabel Mendoza
 
5.5
 
5,298
Image of Reed Showalter
Reed Showalter Candidate Connection
 
4.4
 
4,277
Image of Richard Boykin
Richard Boykin
 
4.1
 
4,012
Image of Jazmin Robinson
Jazmin Robinson Candidate Connection
 
2.7
 
2,629
Image of Rory Hoskins
Rory Hoskins
 
1.9
 
1,894
Image of David Ehrlich
David Ehrlich Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
714
Image of Felix Tello
Felix Tello Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
332

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 97,142
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Illinois' 9th Congressional District

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primary)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 17, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Daniel K. Biss
Daniel K. Biss
 
29.5
 
34,216
Image of Kat Abughazaleh
Kat Abughazaleh Candidate Connection
 
25.9
 
30,075
Image of Laura Fine
Laura Fine
 
20.2
 
23,398
Image of Mike Simmons
Mike Simmons
 
7.3
 
8,451
Image of Phil Andrew
Phil Andrew Candidate Connection
 
6.2
 
7,220
Image of Bushra Amiwala
Bushra Amiwala Candidate Connection
 
5.1
 
5,939
Image of Hoan Huynh
Hoan Huynh
 
1.7
 
2,029
Image of Patricia Brown
Patricia Brown
 
1.3
 
1,459
Image of Jeff Cohen
Jeff Cohen Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
951
Image of Justin Ford
Justin Ford Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
656
Image of Bethany Johnson
Bethany Johnson Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
534
Image of Sam Polan
Sam Polan Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
458
Image of Howard Rosenblum
Howard Rosenblum Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
259
Image of Nick Pyati
Nick Pyati Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
211
Image of Mark Fredrickson
Mark Fredrickson Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
188
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Natalie Angelo (Unofficially withdrew)
 
0.0
 
0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 116,044
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