Short answers from the offices and race guides already linked on this page. Registration and voting rules are published by Illinois State Board of Elections.
- What is on the Illinois ballot in the 2026 midterms?
- The Illinois State Board of Elections candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election includes these statewide offices: United States Senator, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer. Representative in Congress is listed by district. The U.S. Senate Class II roster lists Richard J. Durbin of Illinois among senators whose terms expire in 2027. The State Board of Elections candidate list for this election does not list a referendum.
- Where are official Illinois sample-ballot and registration pages?
- Illinois voters guide is the official sample-ballot page. Illinois State Board of Elections publishes registration and election rules. Vote.gov: Illinois registration information. Map the Midterms does not look up voter records, issue sample ballots, or request mail ballots.
- Which Map the Midterms race guides cover Illinois?
- Map the Midterms does not yet publish a Illinois race guide. Contests for an address are on the official sample ballot.
- When is Election Day 2026 in Illinois?
- The 2026 U.S. midterm general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The Illinois State Board of Elections ballot-entitlement chart lists October 6, 2026 as the close of regular registration, October 18, 2026 as the close of paperless online registration, and grace-period registration and voting from October 7 through November 3, 2026. The voters guide lists early voting beginning September 24, 2026 in the local election authority’s office, and the election calendar lists October 19, 2026 as the first day of early voting at permanent polling places other than that office. The voting-by-mail page lists August 5, 2026 as the first day to file an application and October 29, 2026 as the day a mailed request must be received, and it lists in-person early voting through November 2, 2026. Those pages do not print a return deadline for a voted vote-by-mail ballot. Dates can change. The Illinois State Board of Elections publishes the current calendar. Illinois is on Central Time.
- Is Map the Midterms an official Illinois election website?
- No. Map the Midterms is an informational site operated by Joshua Israel Ventures LLC, a Florida limited liability company. It is not a government, secretary of state, or county election website. The official election office for Illinois is Illinois State Board of Elections. Registration, sample ballots, and voting rules are published there and on Vote.gov: Illinois registration information.