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2026 Illinois gubernatorial election

Nov 3, 2026

IncumbentJB Pritzker Democrat

General election

November 3, 2026

JB Pritzker Democrat Incumbent
incumbent governor (2019–present)
Darren Bailey Republican
former state senator from the 55th district (2021–2023), nominee for governor in 2022, and candidate for Illinois's 12th congressional district in 2024

Independents:

Collin Corbett

Primaries

Democratic primary

March 17, 2026Results

✓JB Pritzker IncumbentUnopposed
incumbent governor (2019–present)

Republican primary

March 17, 2026Results pending

Darren Bailey
former state senator from the 55th district (2021–2023), nominee for governor in 2022, and candidate for Illinois's 12th congressional district in 2024
James Mendrick
DuPage County Sheriff (2018–present)
Rick Heidner
real estate developer
Ted Dabrowski
conservative news website president

Individual election

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2026 Illinois gubernatorial election — 16 candidates tracked, election day November 3, 2026, with primary and general stages, results, and related Illinois…

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