The Green Papers: Illinois 2025 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:12,822,739 (4.14% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:19(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:17(3.91% of 435)
Capital:Springfield
 

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Illinois State and Local Government


A candidate who has filed a statement of candidacy in the primary is prohibited from being listed on the ballot in the general election as an Independent candidate, as a candidate of another political party, or as a Write-In in the general election.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Democratic Senator  Richard J. "Dick" Durbin
Served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (5)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Richard J. "Dick" Durbin
FEC S6IL00151
  Candidate Democratic     Christopher Alexander Swann
FEC S6IL00409
  Candidate Republican     Tim Arview
  Candidate Republican     Douglas "Doug" Bennett
FEC S6IL00391
  Candidate Other     Joseph David "Joe" Schilling
FEC S6IL00417

Class 3 Democratic Senator  L. Tammy Duckworth
First elected: 2016. Previously served in the U.S. Congress (2013-2017); re-elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Independent     Austin James Mink
7 December 2023: Filed with the FEC S8IL00215 for US Senate Class 3.

FEC S8IL00215

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Democratic Governor  J.B. Pritzker
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Juliana Stratton
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

119th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
14 Democratic (14 Undetermined);
3 Republican (3 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Member of Congress Jonathan L. Jackson
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Brian David Kovaka
FEC H6IL01183
  Candidate Republican     Marcus Lewis

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Member of Congress  Robin L. Kelly
First elected in a special election: 9 April 2013 (re: resignation of Member of Congress Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr.)
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Member of Congress  Delia C. Ramirez
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 4 Democratic Member of Congress  Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 5 Democratic Member of Congress  Mike Quigley
First elected: 7 April 2009 in a special election to fill the seat of Member of Congress Rahm Emanuel who resigned to become President Obama's Chief of Staff.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 6 Democratic Member of Congress  Sean Casten
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Member of Congress  Danny K. Davis
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 8 Democratic Member of Congress  S. Raja Krishnamoorthi
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 9 Democratic Member of Congress  Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky
First elected: 1998
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 10 Democratic Member of Congress  Bradley Scott "Brad" Schneider
First elected in November 2012 to the U.S. Congress, unsuccessful candidate for re-election in November 2014, re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 11 Democratic Member of Congress  G. William "Bill" Foster
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 12 Republican Member of Congress  Michael J. "Mike" Bost
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 13 Democratic Member of Congress  Nikki Budzinski
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 14 Democratic Member of Congress  Lauren A. Underwood
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 15 Republican Member of Congress  Mary Miller
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 16 Republican Member of Congress  Darin McKay LaHood
First elected in a Special Election: 10 September 2015 re: resignation of Member of Congress Aaron Jon Schock (Republican)
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 17 Democratic Member of Congress  Eric Sorensen
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Dillan Vancil
FEC H6IL17247

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

  Democratic Secretary of State  Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias
First elected Treasurer: 2006; not a candidate for re-election in 2010; re-elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

  Democratic Attorney General  Kwame Raoul
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

  Democratic Treasurer  Michael W. "Mike" Frerichs
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018, 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Comptroller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

  Democratic Comptroller  Susana A. Mendoza
First elected (in a Special Election [re: passing of Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka [Republican]): 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 22 incumbents, 2 candidates
  Republican: 3 incumbents, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  America First
  Marijuana
  Socialist Party USA
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
  Other: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  Illinois Constitution
Election Authority
  Illinois State Board of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Illinois General Assembly
  Republican Caucus
Democratic
  Democratic Party of Illinois
Republican
  Illinois Republican Party
Third Party
  America First Party of Illinois
  Constitution Party of Illinois
  Illinois Green Party
  Socialist Party of Illinois
  The Libertarian Party of Illinois
  The Unity Party of Illinois
  U.S. Marijuana Party of Illinois
Media & others
  Carmi Times
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Chicago Tribune
  Daily Herald - Arlington Heights
  Herald & Review - Decatur
  Illinois Times - Springfield
  Journal Gazette and Times-Courier - Mattoon
  NewsLink.org - Illinois
  Pioneer Press - Chicago
  Politics1.com - Illinois
  Sauk Valley - Dixon - Sterling - Rock Flats
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch (STLtoday.com)
  Suburban Chicago Newspapers
  The Capitol Fax Blog
  The Daily Journal - Kankakee
  The Daily Register - Harrisburg
  The Journal - Chicago's Northwest Suburbs
  The News-Gazette - Champaign - Urbana
  The Pantagraph - Bloomington-Normal
  The Quincy Herald-Whig
  The Southern Illinoisan - Carbondale
  The Zephyr - Galesburg
  WBBM TV - CBS - Chicago
  WBEZ - Chicago Public Radio
  WEEK TV - NBC - East Peoria
  WLS TV - ABC - Chicago
  WMAQ TV - NBC - Chicago

 


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