2026 Illinois Elections Candidates
U.S. Senate
Whitfield Harrington Jr.
Whitfield Harrington Jr.
Independent
✔ Advanced to the General
Juliana Stratton
Juliana Stratton
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Don Tracy
Don Tracy
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
District 1
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Christian Maxwell
Christian Maxwell
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
District 2
Donna Miller
Donna Miller
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Mike Noack
Mike Noack
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
District 3
Angel Oakley
Angel Oakley
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Delia Ramirez
Delia Ramirez
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 4
Lupe Castillo
Lupe Castillo
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Patty Garcia
Patty Garcia
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Chris Getty
Chris Getty
Independent
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Ed Hershey
Ed Hershey
Working Class
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District 5
Tom Hanson
Tom Hanson
Republican
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Mike Quigley
Mike Quigley
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 6
Sean Casten
Sean Casten
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Niki Conforti
Niki Conforti
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Joey Ruzevich
Joey Ruzevich
Democratic
Did not advance
District 7
La Shawn K. Ford
La Shawn K. Ford
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Chad Koppie
Chad Koppie
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Danny Davis
Danny Davis
(Incumbent)
Democratic
Did not advance
District 8
Melissa Bean
Melissa Bean
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Jennifer Davis
Jennifer Davis
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
District 9
Daniel K. Biss
Daniel K. Biss
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
John Elleson
John Elleson
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
District 10
Carl Lambrecht
Carl Lambrecht
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Bradley Schneider
Bradley Schneider
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 11
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Jeffrey Walter
Jeffrey Walter
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
District 12
Mike Bost
Mike Bost
(Incumbent)
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Julie Fortier
Julie Fortier
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 13
Nikki Budzinski
Nikki Budzinski
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Jeff Wilson
Jeff Wilson
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
District 14
James Marter
James Marter
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Lauren Underwood
Lauren Underwood
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 15
Mary Miller
Mary Miller
(Incumbent)
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Jennifer Todd
Jennifer Todd
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 16
Darin LaHood
Darin LaHood
(Incumbent)
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General
Paul Nolley
Paul Nolley
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
District 17
Eric Sorensen
Eric Sorensen
(Incumbent)
Democratic
✔ Advanced to the General
Dillan Vancil
Dillan Vancil
Republican
✔ Advanced to the General