Illinois Governor G-IL-2026 · regular

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Cook Political Report
Solid D
As of Apr 16, 2026
✓✓
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Safe D
As of Mar 19, 2026
✓
Polymarket
R 7¢
D 93¢
Refreshed today
D+6
Cook PVI
Incumbent
J.B. Pritzker
Democrat · running

Race dynamics

Settled rematch. Pritzker safe to deploy capital nationally.

Macro context

Race completely settled in favor of Dem incumbent.

History

Pritzker won 2022 with 54.9%. Trump-Bailey rematch settled March 17.

Top contenders

J.B. PritzkerIncumbent

Incumbent Governor
Nominee
No fundraising data
Sourced: perplexity + gemini

Darren Bailey

Former State Senator / 2022 nominee
Nominee
No fundraising data
Sourced: perplexity + gemini

Full candidate field

Republicans (1)

Darren Bailey

Former State Senator / 2022 nominee
Nominee
No fundraising data
Sourced: perplexity + gemini

Democrats (1)

J.B. PritzkerIncumbent

Incumbent Governor
Nominee
No fundraising data
Sourced: perplexity + gemini

Other / Independent (0)

None listed.

Key dates

  • Mar 17, 2026 — primary
  • Nov 3, 2026 — General election

Race data merged from Perplexity Pro Deep Research and Gemini Deep Research, both dated 2026-05-05, with cross-source verification. Confidence badges reflect that verification: ✓✓ both sources agree, ✓ single-source, ⚠ sources disagree. Ratings published by Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball; visual treatment is ours, no partnership implied. See /map methodology for the full freshness picture.