Illinois’ 2026 midterm governor race may feel a bit like deja vu to voters. It’s the same matchup the state saw four years ago in 2022, when Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican Darren Bailey faced off for the state’s main office.
That year, Pritzker defeated Bailey by almost 13 points. How will this year shake out?
Polls in Illinois close at 7 p.m., and election results start pouring in about a half hour after that. Watch along in the module below to see how results look live.
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0Though Pritzker insisted in the days leading up to the election he’s not overconfident in his own race, the governor’s closing message this week to Democrats in Collinsville focused on Washington, D.C. Pritzker predicted Democrats will take the U.S. House and Senate.
“You can see in the voter turnout that we’ve seen across the country that young people, Black voters, Latino voters and working families are showing up in numbers we haven’t seen really since before 2018,” he said. “That was a huge year. This one seems to be even bigger.”
Bailey is trying to flip the governor’s office red for the first time since Bruce Rauner left in 2019.
“JB Pritzker’s had eight years. Look at where we’re at,” Bailey told reporters in downtown Chicago Monday morning.
Bailey has President Donald Trump’s endorsement at a time when polls show voters are demanding a change in D.C. His Election Eve pitch comes from Chicago, the city he once called a “hellhole” during his previous campaign.
“Some of you out there have never voted for a Republican before. Some of you have questions about me and some of you obviously disagree with me. I respect that,” Bailey said.
On his first day in office, Bailey wants to suspend the gas tax for six months and roll back the toll increase.
When NBC Chicago asked about Pritzker’s future plans to make life affordable, his campaign pointed to policies he’s already enacted, like nearly doubling the minimum wage and eliminating the state grocery tax.
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