2026 midterms · State
Illinois
Primary Mar 17, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- races
- 19
- candidates listed
- 25
- statements classified
- 250,917
races tracked
17 House, 1 Senate and 1 governor; none is rated a toss-up or leaning to a party (Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab).
Statewide races
A Senate race and a governor’s race are on the 2026 ballot. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.
Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.
Senate
Primary called
Democrats
- Juliana StrattonDOpen seat · advanced
Republicans
- Don TracyROpen seat · advanced
Governor
Solid DPrimary called
Democrats
- J.B. PritzkerDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
- Darren BaileyRChallenger · advanced
House races
17 House races, all with a recorded primary result. Districts are in order, 5 at a time; choose any district to go straight to it.
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.
1st District
Primary called
Democrats
None recorded as advancing
Republicans
- Christian MaxwellRChallenger · advanced
2nd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Donna MillerDOpen seat · advanced
Republicans
- Michael NoackROpen seat · advanced
3rd District
Primary called
Democrats
None recorded as advancing
Republicans
- Angel OakleyRChallenger · advanced
4th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Patty GarciaDOpen seat · advanced
Republicans
- Lupe CastilloROpen seat · advanced
5th District
Primary called
Democrats
None recorded as advancing
Republicans
- Tommy HansonRChallenger · advanced
What the candidates say
36 of Illinois’s 43 candidates have 10 or more classified statements. 35 have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do Illinois’s candidates compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column
| Richard Durbin | D | Senate | Incumbent | 52,003 | 3.4% | 26% | 68% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Juliana Stratton | D | Senate | Open seat | 791 | 7.3% | 12% | 38% | 0.5% | 14% |
| Don Tracy | R | Senate | Open seat | 680 | 2.4% | 33% | 51% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| J.B. Pritzker | D | Governor | Incumbent | 1,162 | 13% | 18% | 48% | 0.4% | 17% |
| Darren Bailey | R | Governor | Challenger | 1,875 | 16% | 31% | 55% | 1.3% | 4.3% |