Illinois Senate and governor race results
The gist
Polls closed at 7 p.m. CT in Illinois, with results pages showing 0 votes reported at publication.
The Senate seat is open for the first time since 1996.
How it unfolded
- Mar 17, 2026Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic Senate primary with 39.6% to Raja Krishnamoorthi's 33.6% at 82% of precincts reporting, about 50,000 votes out of more than 900,000 cast; the AP called the race at 9:40 p.m.
- Mar 17, 2026Darren Bailey won the Republican primary for governor, with Aaron Del Mar, chair of the Cook County Republican Party, as his running mate; former Illinois GOP chair Don Tracy won the Republican Senate nomination.
- Mar 17, 2026Gov. J.B. Pritzker ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, with former state representative Christian Mitchell as his running mate.