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Secretary of State
March 17, 2026 primary: each party's primary · the general
Illinois
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024), on the district lines in use since 2022.
🔓 Contribution limits are off in this race (board determination): the State Board of Elections lifted them, so every candidate here can take contributions of any size.
| Candidate | Votes | Raised | Their own | Cash on hand | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic primary | ||||||
| Alexi Giannoulias Dincumbent✓ nominee | 1,171,435 100% | $22,013,831 | — | $21,849,062 | ||
| Republican primary | ||||||
| Diane M Harris R✓ nominee | 279,727 53.0% | $8,944 | $5,185 | $134 | ||
| Walter Adamczyk R | 248,198 47.0% | $0 | — | $0 | ||
Raised: itemized contributions to the candidate's committees since January 1, 2025. Their own: contributions and loans in the candidate's name. Cash on hand: at the end of the committees' latest quarterly report (June 30, 2026). Large since last report: $1,000-plus contributions reported on A-1s since that report (included in Raised).
Votes: official totals from the State Board of Elections; the share is of the votes cast in that party's primary.
Outside spending
$255,000 reported by other committees as independent expenditures for or against this race's candidates. The candidates don't control it.
| Spender | For / against | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Back for a Better Tomorrow 2026-02-13 | for Alexi Giannoulias | $255,000 |