Illinois · Governor · 2026
Illinois moved 12 points toward the Democrats
JB Pritzker won re-election with 59.8%, a D+23.0 margin against Illinois’ D+10.9 vote for president in 2024. 57 of 100 counties moved toward the Democrats.
Live · Updated · 93.7% reported
59.8
JB Pritzker
2,410,256 votes
✓ Winner · AP call 8:00 p.m. ET, Nov. 3
36.8
Darren Bailey
1,484,724 votes
Vote share · per NYT93.7% reported
59.8%36.8%
Also: Corbett 3.4%
Margin vs 2024D+12.1 swing
2026 D+23.0
2024 president D+10.9
Chance of winningExternal ↗
JB Pritzker >99% · settled Yes
1.0M contracts traded · prices, not our forecast ·
Every place, by margin
Bars show 2026; dots show the 2024 presidential race. Paler bars: under half the vote counted.
Place← More DemocraticMore Republican →20262024
Chicago
D+74.6
Cook
D+60.5D+41.6
Cook Suburbs
D+47.6
Alexander
D+46.6R+19.2
Lake
D+36.1D+20.7
Champaign
D+32.0D+23.8
DuPage
D+29.8D+13.1
Kane
D+27.2D+9.3
Rock Island
D+22.5D+9.6
Will
D+18.6D+1.6
Kendall
D+18.4D+1.5
St. Clair
D+15.3D+7.8
McLean
D+14.5D+4.9
DeKalb
D+13.9D+2.0
Peoria
D+12.9D+4.6
McHenry
D+11.0R+5.3
Winnebago
D+10.6D+0.6
Jackson
D+8.2D+3.5
Sangamon
D+4.0R+4.9
Madison
R+4.1R+13.2
Boone
R+5.4R+14.5
Knox
R+7.4R+9.4
Kankakee
R+9.4R+20.8
LaSalle
R+9.5R+18.5
Whiteside
R+11.4R+14.7
Macon
R+13.2R+18.9
JoDaviess
R+16.3R+16.8
Putnam
R+16.9R+22.8
Stephenson
R+18.0R+19.4
Grundy
R+18.6R+29.5
Lee
R+19.6R+22.2
McDonough
R+21.5R+18.8
Henry
R+22.3R+24.4
Fulton
R+22.4R+23.8
Tazewell
R+22.7R+26.6
Bureau
R+24.7R+24.3
Ogle
R+25.4R+29.3
Piatt
R+25.4R+30.5
Coles
R+26.1R+28.4
Warren
R+26.5R+25.1
Mercer
R+27.9R+27.1
Morgan
R+31.6R+32.4
Monroe
R+32.2R+36.3
Marshall
R+34.8R+36.0
Carroll
R+35.2R+31.7
Macoupin
R+37.1R+39.2
Cass
R+37.4R+43.4
Menard
R+37.6R+41.4
Williamson
R+38.0R+38.7
Mason
R+40.2R+42.2
Pulaski
R+41.1R+34.2
Logan
R+41.4R+41.5
Henderson
R+41.5R+38.8
DeWitt
R+41.8R+44.7
Montgomery
R+42.0R+44.0
Woodford
R+42.8R+42.0
Douglas
R+43.8R+46.1
Christian
R+44.1R+46.7
Bond
R+45.0R+44.7
Livingston
R+45.5R+46.3
Massac
R+45.8R+48.8
Ford
R+46.8R+47.8
Stark
R+47.3R+45.6
Jersey
R+47.7R+50.2
Vermilion
R+48.4R+35.6
Randolph
R+49.6R+50.0
Union
R+49.7R+43.2
Moultrie
R+50.1R+49.0
Jefferson
R+50.4R+47.7
Adams
R+51.2R+47.4
Edgar
R+51.5R+52.3
Franklin
R+52.6R+50.5
Richland
R+53.4R+53.4
Marion
R+53.9R+49.5
Clinton
R+54.3R+51.8
Saline
R+55.1R+49.0
Clark
R+55.5R+51.2
Calhoun
R+55.9R+55.9
Wabash
R+56.6R+53.8
Washington
R+56.8R+57.2
Iroquois
R+56.9R+57.3
Crawford
R+56.9R+52.4
Gallatin
R+56.9R+53.8
Lawrence
R+58.7R+56.2
Pope
R+59.5R+60.1
Johnson
R+60.7R+58.3
Greene
R+60.7R+57.8
Hardin
R+60.7R+61.7
Perry
R+60.8R+51.9
Shelby
R+62.1R+60.2
Effingham
R+63.2R+60.3
Hancock
R+64.1R+49.9
Cumberland
R+64.3R+61.8
Scott
R+64.9R+61.2
Schuyler
R+65.7R+46.8
Pike
R+65.8R+63.7
Hamilton
R+65.9R+63.3
Brown
R+66.0R+59.9
Fayette
R+68.3R+64.7
Jasper
R+71.1R+65.2
Clay
R+71.7R+67.3
Wayne
R+73.9R+70.9
Edwards
R+74.1R+71.1
Each place shows the latest report from any source we collect: AP, the networks, DDHQ and state and county election offices, credited row by row. Race calls are AP’s. Counts are unofficial until certified. How we collect and check results.