2026 races for state office
Governor and the other statewide offices, the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House: the candidates the State Board of Elections lists for each, what their campaigns raised, and how close the seat was last time (the winner's margin in points; under 10 is highlighted). In the primary list, nominees are in bold.
Races where the Board lifted contribution limits: a candidate told the Board they put more than the law's threshold of their own money in (self-funding), or independent spending in the race passed it. Once limits are off, every candidate in that race can take contributions of any size.
Statewide
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| Attorney General 🔓 | Kwame Raoul D (inc.), Robert W. Fioretti R |
| Governor 🔓 | JB Pritzker D (inc.), Griselda Romero G, Gary Pierce IP, Collin Corbett I, Taegun Eimer L, Darren Bailey R |
| Lieutenant Governor 🔓 | Christian Mitchell D, Eyde Arndell G, Alejandro Cabrera IP, Aaron Del Mar R, Carolyn Schofield R |
| Secretary of State 🔓 | Alexi Giannoulias D (inc.), Diane M Harris R |
State Senate
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| State Senator District 24 🔓 | Benjamin McAdams D, Seth Lewis R (inc.) |
| State Senator District 26 🔓 | Nabeela Syed D, Darby Hills R (inc.) |
| State Senator District 39 🔓 | Don Harmon D (inc.) |
| State Senator District 41 🔓 | John Curran R (inc.) |
State House
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| State Representative District 7 🔓 | Emanuel "Chris" Welch D (inc.) |
| State Representative District 52 🔓 | Maria Peterson D, Martin McLaughlin R (inc.) |
| State Representative District 76 🔓 | Amy "Murri" Briel D (inc.), Liz Bishop R |
| State Representative District 89 🔓 | Tony M McCombie R (inc.), Victoria Onorato R |
Data current as of October 12, 2026 · latest report received October 14, 2026. From the State Board of Elections' data files; we refresh them by hand, so new reports can take a while to appear here.