Chicago city, IL 2026 Elections: Candidates & Races
Last updated: October 17, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Illinois State Board of Elections). Report an error. Census sources are on the sources page.
Census facts
- Place name
- Chicago city
- State
- Illinois
- Census GEOID
- 1714000
- Counties
- Cook County and DuPage County County source
- 2020 Census population
- 2,746,388 Population source
- 119th Congress district names
- Congressional District 1
- Congressional District 2
- Congressional District 3
- Congressional District 4
- Congressional District 5
- Congressional District 6
- Congressional District 7
- Congressional District 8
- Congressional District 9
2026 general election candidates
U.S. House contests follow the 119th district numbers.
UNITED STATES SENATOR
- Juliana Stratton — DEMOCRATIC
- Don Tracy — REPUBLICAN
- Whitfield Harrington Jr — AMERICAN CENTER PARTY
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
- JB Pritzker / Christian Mitchell — DEMOCRATIC
- Darren Bailey / Aaron B. Del Mar — REPUBLICAN
- Collin Corbett / Carolyn Schofield — INDEPENDENT
1ST CONGRESS
- Jonathan L. Jackson — DEMOCRATIC
- Christian Maxwell — REPUBLICAN
2ND CONGRESS
- Donna Miller — DEMOCRATIC
- Michael Scott Noack — REPUBLICAN
3RD CONGRESS
- Delia Ramirez — DEMOCRATIC
- Angel Oakley — REPUBLICAN
4TH CONGRESS
- Patty Garcia — DEMOCRATIC
- Lupe Castillo — REPUBLICAN
- Ed Hershey — WORKING CLASS PARTY
- Chris Getty — INDEPENDENT
5TH CONGRESS
- Mike Quigley — DEMOCRATIC
- Tommy Hanson — REPUBLICAN
6TH CONGRESS
- Sean Casten — DEMOCRATIC
- Niki Conforti — REPUBLICAN
7TH CONGRESS
- La Shawn K. Ford — DEMOCRATIC
- Chad Koppie — REPUBLICAN
8TH CONGRESS
- Melissa L. Bean — DEMOCRATIC
- Jennifer Davis — REPUBLICAN
9TH CONGRESS
- Daniel Biss — DEMOCRATIC
- John Elleson — REPUBLICAN
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, general election candidate list, November 3, 2026 · accessed October 17, 2026
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Pages on this site
Official election links
- State election office: Illinois State Board of Elections
- Polling-place lookup: Illinois Online Voter Registration Application: Polling Place Lookup