Darren Bailey

Running for Governor and Lieutenant Governor · Illinois

Election Day: Nov 3, 2026

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Background

No official biography has been published for Darren Bailey. Members of Congress have one in the Official Congressional Directory; most challengers publish theirs only on their campaign website (baileyforillinois.com ↗). We add background here once a source we can cite publishes it.

Debates

Governor

WTTW News Gubernatorial Forum — October 13, 2026

Video by WTTW on YouTube · posted Oct 13, 2026 · 56 min

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Record in office

Darren Bailey does not hold a federal or statewide office on our records. This section shows a current office only when the record clearly belongs to this candidate.

Campaign money

Candidates for state office report to their state, not the FEC. No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

Contact and official accounts

Campaign website: baileyforillinois.com ↗
Campaign accounts: Facebook · X · Instagram · YouTube

Only what the campaign publishes on its own website, checked Oct 13, 2026: its accounts and any email address on the campaign's own domain. We never list personal phone numbers, home addresses or personal email.

Everyone in this race

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none.