Illinois

Illinois Governor 2026

Safe DGeneral

Incumbent: JB Pritzker (D)

Governor JB Pritzker, a Democrat, is seeking a third term in Illinois. Statewide races there have favored Democrats in recent cycles, and Decision Labs rates the contest safe Democratic.

Primary resultCalled
JB Pritzker (D)

Called by Ballotpedia, NBC Chicago · Mar 17, 2026 · unofficial

Polling below predates this result.

Darren Bailey
Former State Senator, 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee
34.0%
Ted Dabrowski
Former president of Wirepoints, Illinois Policy Institute leader
8.0%
James Mendrick
DuPage County Sheriff
5.0%
Rick Heidner
Video gambling mogul and real estate entrepreneur
1.0%
JB Pritzker
Governor of Illinois (incumbent)

Polling

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Recent Polls(1)

2026-01-08
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Bailey34%
Dabrowski8%
Mendrick5%
Moore2%
Severino2%
Heidner1%

Prediction Markets

No prediction market data available