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General Elections: Candidate Recommendations for November 3rd, 2026

Dear Members of the Community,

We have compiled the following list of qualified candidates, after evaluating their electoral position. The candidates listed below are categorized by the office they are running for. We request you to vote for these candidates at the earliest, in the best interest of our community. In case you are unsure of the candidate recommendations, please review the FAQ 🙋 on an undervote ballot.

Early Voting is available from September 24th through November 2nd, 2026, and Election Day is November 3rd, 2026. Please click the buttons at the bottom of this page, for your voting location and timings.

UNITED STATES SENATOR (Federal)

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Juliana Stratton, Democratic

GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

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JB PRITZKER & CHRISTIAN MITCHELL, Democratic

ATTORNEY GENERAL

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KWAME RAOUL, Democratic

SECRETARY OF STATE

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ALEXI GIANNOULIAS, Democratic

COMPTROLLER

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Margaret Croke, Democratic

TREASURER

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None recommended

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS

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BILL FOSTER, ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, Democratic
LAUREN UNDERWOOD, 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, Democratic

STATE SENATOR

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LAURA ELLMAN, TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, DEMOCRATIC
JARED PLOGER, 42ND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, DEMOCRATIC