How Illinois voted in the race for governor

2026 marked a rematch: Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker faced another challenge from Darren Bailey.

The downstate farmer handily won the Republican primary in March defeating rivals Ted Dabrowski, James Mendrick and Rick Heidner. The Associated Press called the race about 90 minutes after polls closed.

In the Pritzker vs Bailey general election rematch, the Associated Press called the race moments after polls closed.

See how each county votes in the results by county table below. The leader tab shows the top performing candidate in each county. Toggle to the all candidates tab to see total votes cast for each candidate by county.