Tag: illinois
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Share of Illinois state legislative incumbents in contested primaries lowest since 2016
In 2026, 12.7% of the state legislative incumbents running for election in Illinois will face primary contests, down from 14.4% in 2024 and the lowest percentage since 2016, when 11.8% of incumbents faced primaries. In total, 18 incumbents face contested primaries across the Illinois House and Senate. The average number of incumbents contested each election…
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Kat Abughazaleh (D), Daniel K. Biss (D), Laura Fine (D), and 14 others are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 9th Congressional District on March 17, 2026
Kat Abughazaleh (D), Daniel K. Biss (D), Laura Fine (D), and 14 others are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 9th Congressional District on March 17, 2026. As of December 2025, Abughazaleh, Biss, and Fine led in fundraising and polling. Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (D) is not running for re-election. As of December 2025, major…
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Eighteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 7th Congressional District on March 17, 2026
Eighteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 7th Congressional District on March 17, 2026. Incumbent Danny K. Davis (D) is retiring. The last time the district was open was 1996, when Davis was first elected. Davis was most recently re-elected in 2024 with 83% of the vote. For a list of U.S.…
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Eleven candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District on March 17, 2026
Eleven candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District on March 17, 2026. As of November 2025, Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D), Donna Miller (D), Robert Peters (D), and Willie Preston (D) led in fundraising and local media attention. Incumbent Robin Kelly (D), first elected in 2013, is running for U.S.…
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Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia becomes the sixth member of Illinois’ congressional delegation to announce their retirement
Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Ill.) announced on Nov. 5, 2025, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. On his retirement, Garcia said, “I didn’t want to be forced into going into another term if I would have won, knowing my new urgencies as it relates to my health,…
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First ranked-choice voting ballot measure of 2025 to be decided in Skokie, Illinois, on April 1
Voters in Skokie, Illinois, will decide on a ballot initiative to adopt ranked-choice voting (RCV) for municipal elections on April 1. This will be the first RCV-related ballot measure decided in 2025. Since 1915, there have been more than 150 ballot measures to adopt or repeal ranked-choice voting systems. Ashtabula, Ohio, was the first jurisdiction…
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70% of elections in Illinois are uncontested
Of 1,183 regular elections in Illinois—828 (70%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. Of the 24 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Illinois has the eighth highest rate of…
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Three presidential tickets will appear on the ballot in Illinois this November
Illinois’ Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature three presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew from the presidential election in August, but will still appear on Illinois’ ballot. This is the fewest candidates on Illinois’ presidential ballot since at least 2008. In 2020, Illinois’ ballot had six…
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Incumbent Eric Sorensen (D) and Joseph G. McGraw (R) are running in the general election in Illinois' 17th Congressional District
Incumbent Eric Sorensen (D) and Joseph G. McGraw (R) are running in the general election in Illinois' 17th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. Sorensen was first elected in 2022, defeating Esther Joy King (R) 52.0%–48.0%. In 2020, Joe Biden (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) in the district 52.7%–44.9%. As of Jun. 21, 2024, The…
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Illinois voters to decide on three advisory questions in 2024
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker (D) approved three non-binding advisory questions referred by the state legislature to appear on the 2024 ballot. This is the first time since 2014 that Illinois voters will decide on three statewide advisory questions on the ballot, which is the maximum number of advisory questions that can be placed on…