Illinois 2026 midterms
Updated
Polls close · Tuesday, Nov 3
Statewide at 7:00 PM local time
13 days away. Results appear on this page as each race is decided.
Closest races
None close
Every open race in Illinois has a favourite at an 85% chance or more.
Statewide races
2 racesSenateHeld by DemocratsSafe Dem99%Juliana Stratton (D)2%Don Tracy (R)Stratton 0% past 7 daysFull forecast GovernorHeld by DemocratsSafe Dem96%JB Pritzker (D)3%Darren Bailey (R)Pritzker -1% past 7 daysFull forecast
Probabilities from public sources, collected by Helm's data infrastructure
House delegation
17 seats- Held today
- D 14 · R 3
- Expected seats
- D 13.7 · R 3.3
- Each district’s chance, added up
- Safe D 14
- Safe R 3
Districts on the 2024 lines. Flip: the favourite, or the winner, is not the party holding the seat.
- District 01Jackson 96% chanceSafe D
- District 02Miller 96% chanceSafe D
- District 03Ramirez 95% chanceSafe D
- District 04Garcia 98% chanceSafe D
- District 05Quigley 95% chanceSafe D
- District 06Casten 96% chanceSafe D
- District 07Ford 98% chanceSafe D
- District 08Bean 95% chanceSafe D
- District 09Biss 97% chanceSafe D
- District 10Schneider 97% chanceSafe D
- District 11Foster 96% chanceSafe D
- District 12Bost 96% chanceSafe R
- District 13Budzinski 96% chanceSafe D
- District 14Underwood 96% chanceSafe D
- District 15Miller 96% chanceSafe R
- District 16LaHood 95% chanceSafe R
- District 17Sorensen 97% chanceSafe D
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