Max Rice

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Max Rice

Republican Party

Candidate, Illinois Treasurer

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Last election

March 17, 2026

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Max Rice (Republican Party) ran for election for Cook County Board of Commissioners President in Illinois. He was a write-in candidate in the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.^[source]

Rice also ran for election for Illinois Treasurer. He was a write-in candidate in the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.^[source]

Rice also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Illinois. He lost as a write-in in the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.

Elections

2026

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Illinois, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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General election for U.S. Senate Illinois

Juliana Stratton (D), Don Tracy (R), Tyrone Muhammad (Independent), and Anthony Smith (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Illinois on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Juliana Stratton (D)
		Don Tracy (R)
		Tyrone Muhammad (Independent)
	Submit photo	Anthony Smith (Independent)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Austin Mink (Independent)

Democratic primary

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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
✔		Juliana Stratton	40.0	461,127
		Raja Krishnamoorthi	33.2	383,103
		Robin Kelly	18.2	210,450
		Kevin Ryan	4.9	57,120
		Bryan Maxwell	0.8	9,199
		Sean Brown	0.7	7,504
		Awisi Bustos	0.6	7,438
		Christopher Swann	0.6	7,214
		Jonathan Dean	0.5	6,144
		Steve Botsford Jr.	0.4	4,877
		Adam Delgado (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,154,176
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dick Durbin (D)
• Stanley Leavell (D)
• Robert Palmer (D)
• Adair Rodriquez (D)
• Jump Shepherd (D)
• Anthony Williams (D)

Republican primary

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Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Don Tracy	40.0	140,901
		Jeannie Evans	22.3	78,712
		Casey Chlebek	11.5	40,437
		R. Cary Capparelli	11.1	39,023
		Pamela Denise Long	9.8	34,694
		Jimmy Lee Tillman II	5.3	18,834
		Max Rice (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 352,601
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Panagioti Bartzis (R)
• Doug Bennett (R)
• CaSándra Claiborne (R)
• John Goodman (R)
• Lloyd Jones (R)
• Januario Ortega (R)

Campaign finance

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Illinois Treasurer

See also: Illinois Treasurer election, 2026

General election

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

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General election for Illinois Treasurer

Incumbent Mike Frerichs (D) is running in the general election for Illinois Treasurer on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mike Frerichs (D)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Illinois Treasurer

Incumbent Mike Frerichs (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois Treasurer on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Mike Frerichs

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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Illinois Treasurer

Max Rice (R) and Max Solomon (R) ran in the Republican primary for Illinois Treasurer on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Max Rice (Write-in)
		Max Solomon (Write-in)

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Cook County Board

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2026)

General election

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

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General election for Cook County Board of Commissioners President

Incumbent Toni Preckwinkle (D) is running in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners President on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Toni Preckwinkle (D)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners President

Incumbent Toni Preckwinkle (D) defeated Brendan Reilly (D) in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners President on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Toni Preckwinkle	68.5	430,724
		Brendan Reilly	31.5	197,807

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 628,531
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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners President

Max Rice (R) and Eric Wallace (R) ran in the Republican primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners President on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Max Rice (Write-in)
	Submit photo	Eric Wallace (Write-in)

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Libertarian Party primary

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Libertarian primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners President

Michael Murphy (L) and Justin Tucker (L) ran in the Libertarian Party primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners President on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michael Murphy
	Submit photo	Justin Tucker (Write-in)

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2022

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky defeated Max Rice in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky (D)	71.7	179,615
		Max Rice (R)	28.3	70,915

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 250,530
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky	100.0	76,956

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,956
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Heldut (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Max Rice advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Max Rice	100.0	22,751

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,751
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bradley Martin (R)
• John Elleson (R)

2018

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky defeated John Elleson in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky (D)	73.5	213,368
		John Elleson (R)	26.5	76,983

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 290,351 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky	100.0	108,417

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 108,417
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

John Elleson defeated Sargis Sangari, D. Vincent Thomas Jr., and Max Rice in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Elleson	40.4	10,476
		Sargis Sangari	30.7	7,954
		D. Vincent Thomas Jr.	18.8	4,886
		Max Rice	10.2	2,634

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 25,950
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2026

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2022

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Campaign website

Rice's campaign website stated the following:

“	Issues US Drug overdoses are up 100% over the past six years The Midwest is losing up to 33% of its top soil The Average family is $150,000+ in debt Half of Americans are in medical debt 10-12 year old suicide attempts are up over 400% over 2 decades There are 130 suicides per day in America More than half of Americans have at least 1 chronic illness United States Public Education is expensive but average quality Our drinking water is still toxic The United States is heading towards super inflation America isn't producing enough energy to keep up with rising demand America is facing more power outages The average American can not afford a simple lawsuit Most Violent crimes do not get solved America's debt crosses $30 Trillion Our underfunded pensions are too dependent on a rising stock market Our elderly are scammed out of $36.5 billion a year Energy America isn't producing enough energy to keep up with rising demand America is facing more power outages Education United States Public Education is expensive but average quality	”
—Max Rice's campaign website (2022)

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