2026 Candidates

Darren Bailey (R)
Governor

Collin Corbett (I)
Governor

JB Pritzker* (D)
Governor

Aaron B. Del Mar (R)
Lieutenant Governor

Carolyn Schofield (I)
Lieutenant Governor

Christian Mitchell (D)
Lieutenant Governor

Robert W. Fioretti (R)
Attorney General

Kwame Raoul* (D)
Attorney General

Margaret Croke (D)
Comptroller

Bryan Drew (R)
Comptroller

Alexi Giannoulias* (D)
Secretary of State

Diane M. Harris (R)
Secretary of State

Michael W. Frerichs* (D)
State Treasurer

Max Solomon (R)
State Treasurer

Whitfield Harrington Jr.
(American Center Party)
US Senate

Juliana Stratton (D)
US Senate

Don Tracy (R)
US Senate

Angel Oakley (R)
3rd Congressional District

Representative Delia Ramirez* (D)
3rd Congressional District

Representative Sean Casten* (D)
6th Congressional District

Niki Conforti (R)
6th Congressional District

Julie Berkowicz (R)

21st District Senator

Laura Ellman* (D)

21st District Senator

Seth Lewis* (R)

24th District Senator

Benjamin "Ben" McAdams (D)

24th District Senator

Representative Margaret A. DeLaRosa* (D)

42nd State Representative

Stephanie W. Trussell (R)

42nd State Representative

Erica Bray-Parker (D)

47th State Representative

Robert A. Vrankovich (R)

47th State Representative

Deb Conroy* (D)
County Board Chairperson

Gary Grasso (R)
County Board Chairperson

Paula Deacon Garcia (D)
County Clerk

Patricia Kladis-Schiappa (R)
County Clerk

Peter Joseph Coolidge (D)
County Sheriff

Sean T. Noonan (R)
County Sheriff

Gwen Henry* (R)
County Treasurer

Yeena Yoo (D)
County Treasurer

Rebecca Gamboa (D)
Regional Superintendent of Schools

Amber M. Quirk* (R)
Regional Superintendent of Schools

Isobel Michaud (R)
County Board District 4 (2-year term)

Grant Eckhoff* (R)
County Board District 4 (4-year term)

Paula McGowen (D)
County Board District 4 (4-year term)

Melissa Martinez* (D)
County Board, District 6 (2-year term)

Kathleen "Kathy" Zander (R)
County Board, District 6 (2-year term)

Jesse Gutierrez (D)
County Board, District 6 (4-year term)

James F. "Jim" Zay* (R)
County Board, District 6 (4-year term)

Carl Schultz (R)
Forest Preserve President

Daniel Hebreard* (D)
Forest Preserve President

Margaret "Peggy" O'Connell (D)
3rd Appellate Court, McDade Vacancy