2026 midterms · November 3

Who’s on Illinois’ 2026 ballot

Every race on Illinois’ November 3, 2026 ballot that we track (Senate · Governor · 17 House seats) and the 42 candidates we have on file.

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Next to a Democrat in Congress, $ backing is their backing from the pro-Israel PACs we track, 2016–2026; $0 backing means none. Tap a name for each PAC by year, with FEC links.

Statewide races

Illinois Senate race 2026: Forecasters: Solid D (average of 7)
Illinois governor race 2026: Forecasters: Solid D (average of 5; range Solid D to Likely D)

Illinois statewide races on November 3
Race	Rating	Democrats	Republicans	Others on the ballot	Notes
Illinois Senate	Solid D Average of 7; all agree Each forecaster for Illinois Senate Cook Political Report: Solid D (Oct 6, 2026) Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid D (Oct 14, 2026) Inside Elections: Solid D (Oct 15, 2026) Decision Desk HQ: Solid D (Oct 19, 2026) Split Ticket: Solid D (Oct 19, 2026) The Economist: Solid D (Oct 19, 2026) Silver Bulletin: Solid D (Oct 19, 2026)	Juliana Stratton Campaign site of Juliana Stratton	Don Tracy	Whitfield Harrington Jr. (American Center Party)	Open seat · Now held by Dick Durbin (D)
Illinois governor	Solid D Average of 5; Solid D to Likely D Each forecaster for Illinois governor Cook Political Report: Solid D (Oct 1, 2026) Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid D (Oct 6, 2026) Inside Elections: Solid D (Oct 1, 2026) Decision Desk HQ: Likely D (Oct 11, 2026) Silver Bulletin: Solid D (Oct 11, 2026)	JB Pritzker (inc.) Campaign site of JB Pritzker	Darren Bailey	Collin Corbett (Independent)	Now held by JB Pritzker (D)

House races 17

Illinois House races on November 3
Race	Rating	Democrats	Republicans	Others on the ballot	Notes
Illinois 1	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Jonathan Jackson (inc.) Campaign site of Jonathan Jackson	Christian Maxwell	No one else listed
Illinois 2	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Donna Miller Campaign site of Donna Miller	Michael Noack	No one else listed	Open seat · Now held by Robin Kelly (D)
Illinois 3	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Delia Ramirez (inc.) Campaign site of Delia Ramirez · Donate to Delia Ramirez · Volunteer for Delia Ramirez	Angel Oakley	No one else listed
Illinois 4	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Patty Garcia Campaign site of Patty Garcia	Lupe Castillo	Chris Getty (Independent) Ed Hershey (Working Class Party)	Open seat · Now held by Jesus G. Garcia (D)
Illinois 5	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Mike Quigley (inc.) $58,135 backing Campaign site of Mike Quigley	Tommy Hanson	No one else listed
Illinois 6	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Sean Casten (inc.) $100,692 backing Campaign site of Sean Casten	Niki Conforti	No one else listed
Illinois 7	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	La Shawn Ford Campaign site of La Shawn Ford · Donate to La Shawn Ford · Volunteer for La Shawn Ford	Chad Koppie	No one else listed	Open seat · Now held by Danny K. Davis (D)
Illinois 8	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Melissa Bean Campaign site of Melissa Bean	Jennifer Davis	No one else listed	Open seat · Now held by Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
Illinois 9	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Daniel Biss Campaign site of Daniel Biss	John Elleson	No one else listed	Open seat · Now held by Janice D. Schakowsky (D)
Illinois 10	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Brad Schneider (inc.) Campaign site of Brad Schneider	Carl Lambrecht	No one else listed
Illinois 11	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Bill Foster (inc.) $46,851 backing Campaign site of Bill Foster	Jeff Walter	No one else listed
Illinois 12	Solid R Average of 4; all agree	Julie Fortier Campaign site of Julie Fortier	Mike Bost (inc.)	No one else listed
Illinois 13	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Nikki Budzinski (inc.) $134,711 backing Campaign site of Nikki Budzinski	Jeff Wilson	No one else listed
Illinois 14	Solid D Average of 4; all agree	Lauren Underwood (inc.) $9,500 backing Campaign site of Lauren Underwood	James Marter	No one else listed
Illinois 15	Solid R Average of 4; all agree	Jennifer Todd Campaign site of Jennifer Todd	Mary Miller (inc.)	No one else listed
Illinois 16	Solid R Average of 4; all agree	Paul Nolley Campaign site of Paul Nolley	Darin LaHood (inc.)	No one else listed
Illinois 17	Solid D Average of 7; Solid D to Likely D	Eric Sorensen (inc.) $150,692 backing Campaign site of Eric Sorensen	Dillan Vancil	No one else listed

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Where this comes from

Candidates as of October 9, 2026, from state election offices, news reports and Ballotpedia’s candidate lists; independent and minor-party candidates may not be complete. Ratings are the average of up to seven nonpartisan forecasters, read from the tables Wikipedia editors keep of them: how we average them and each forecaster’s own pages. Backing is contributions plus outside spending for a candidate by the pro-Israel PACs we track, from FEC filings (method). Results, on election night, only from AP or official sources. Found an error? Tell us.

Photos of members of Congress: official portraits (public domain). Other photos: Daniel Biss: Paul Goyette (photo of Daniel Biss), CC BY 4.0; Donna Miller: Paul Goyette (photo of Donna Miller), CC BY 2.0; JB Pritzker: Oscar Garza (photo of JB Pritzker), CC BY-SA 4.0; Juliana Stratton: Sgt. Trenton Fouche (photo of Juliana Stratton), Public domain; La Shawn Ford: US Department of Education (photo of La Shawn Ford), CC BY 2.0; Melissa Bean: House of Represenatatives (photo of Melissa Bean), Public domain; Patty Garcia: Paul Goyette (photo of Patty Garcia), CC BY 4.0 (license of the photo of Patty Garcia).