Darren Bailey R

Republican candidate for Governor

March 17, 2026 primary: won with 304,162 votes (53.3%) · November 3, 2026 general

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Also ran for Governor in 2022 ($17.0M raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,000) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $1,000 from David Dennison, received 2025-12-30, reported 2026-01-12: 8 business days, 3 past the deadline.

What to check

The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).

The entries (1)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
David Dennison	2025-12-30	2026-01-12	8	5	$1,000

Rule: Large contributions reported late

“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$1,498,343raised, 3,601 itemized contributions, plus $1,003,182 in small ones

$50,533from the candidate (incl. loans)

$1,970,965spent

$127,990cash on hand on June 30, 2026; $316,885 in debts

$354,563 of it in 170 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through June 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.

Illinois Republican Party $33,684 2026-09-30 · Sheldon Schulte $24,000 2026-07-21 · Mark Bocker $10,000 2026-07-08 · Beau Brindley $10,000 2026-09-05 · Brad Voyles $10,000 2026-09-02 · June Beard $9,000 2026-10-01 · Connie Kingery $7,500 2026-09-18 · Richard Uihlein $6,900 2026-08-27 · Brian Huff $5,205 2026-08-20 · Paul Alongi $5,000 2026-09-22

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

80%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

Plus $533 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $1,970,965

Mail and literature$1,212,258

Digital and online$170,625

Staff pay$107,161

Fundraising and events$96,820

Consultants and field$87,755

Legal, accounting and fees$85,472

Other (as described)$57,015

Office, printing and supplies$55,953

Polling$53,931

Travel and meals$34,811

Largest payees: Fulfillment Solutions Inc $506,381 Mail and literature · Direct Mail Fundraising LLC $172,828 Mail and literature · Deutsch DM $131,850 Mail and literature · MDI Imaging and Mail $127,483 Mail and literature · HSP Direct LLC $105,959 Mail and literature · OnPoint Data Strategy LLC $104,633 Mail and literature · ColdSpark Media $81,936 Digital and online · Steve Cook Sound Production $57,660 Fundraising and events

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributors	Type	Total
Gary Rabine Owner · RABINE PAVING · Naples	Person	$55,000
Mark Bocker farmer · Self · Polo	Person	$47,000
Save Illinois PAC Barrington	Business or group	$40,484.19
Illinois Republican Party Chicago	Business or group	$33,684.30
Brad Voyles Nursing home owner · self employed · Watson	Person	$30,000
Sheldon Schulte Owner · Sheldon Schulte Construction · Vandalia	Person	$24,000
Jane Miller Retired · Retired · Vandalia	Person	$22,539
Charles Heuerman Farmer · Heuerman Farming · Teutopolis	Person	$21,100
Fischer Excavating Inc. Freeport	Business or group	$15,000
Paul Alongi CEO · MAAC Machinery · Wheaton	Person	$10,000
Robert Bettinardi Owner · X-CEL TECHNOLOGIES · Lemont	Person	$10,000
Beau Brindley Lawyer · self employed · Chicago	Person	$10,000
Maria Slattery Retired · retired · Chicago	Person	$10,000
Christine Szarek Retired · Retired · Johnsburg	Person	$10,000
June Beard retired · Retired · Arenzville	Person	$9,000

Committee: Bailey for Illinois (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$67spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Kane County Republican Central Cmte general · 2026-09-09	for	$67

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2025. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Mark Bocker farmer, Bocker Grain, Inc · Polo	$47,000	2
Save Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Barrington	$40,484	3
Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$33,684	23
Richard Uihlein CEO, Uline · Lake Bluff	$6,900	5
Brian Huff CEO, Midwest Technical Institute · Springfield	$5,205	2
Brad Serlin President, United Scrap Metal, Inc. · Cicero	$5,165	2
Omega III LLc Business · Elgin	$5,000	3
Bryan Stokes Owner, Quincy Recycle · Quincy	$5,000	3
Kristina McCloy Homemaker, Homemaker · Hinsdale	$5,000	4
Vijay Prabhakar Healthcare Consultant, Medstar Laboratory · Bloomingdale	$5,000	4
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC Business · Percy	$5,000	5
Connie Beard retired, Retired · Bloomington	$3,041	2
Franklin County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Benton	$2,500	2
Joseph Makula retired, retired · Niles	$2,100	2
David Asbery Doctor, Asbery and Associates · Mount Vernon	$2,082	2