Illinois U.S. Senate race, 2026
On the ballot in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Candidates are listed as Illinois's official candidate list prints them, grouped by the party label the state uses. GovGalaxy doesn't rank candidates, call races or project winners.
On the ballot
- American Center:
- Whitfield Harrington Jr
- Democratic:
- Juliana Stratton
- Republican:
- Don Tracy
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab).
- Every candidate in our files, with party labels as the state lists them.
Results
Illinois's last polls close at 8 p.m. ET. Illinois posts unofficial results on its own results page. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them.
Last time this seat was on the ballot
History: the official certified result from November 3, 2020, shown for reference. It is not a forecast of the 2026 race.
- Richard J. Durbin · Democrat3,278,930 · 54.93%
- Mark C. Curran, Jr. · Republican2,319,870 · 38.87%
- Willie L. Wilson · Willie Wilson Party237,699 · 3.98%
- Danny Malouf · Libertarian75,673 · 1.27%
- David F. Black · Green56,711 · 0.95%
- Kevin Keely · Write-in10 · 0.00%
- Lowell Martin Seida · Write-in6 · 0.00%
- Albert A. Schaal · Write-in2 · 0.00%
Total votes: 5,968,901
Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - 2020 election statistics (opens in a new tab)