Illinois official results
Counts exactly as Illinois State Board of Elections reports them, with a link to the official source.
Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by the official state election authority on election night. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners. Where news organizations' projections are shown, each is labeled as that outlet's and kept apart from the official record.
Election Week: how news outlets are covering the count, beside the official record
No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
Results: see Illinois State Board of Elections official results page
Official results page only (checked Oct 5, 2026). The Illinois State Board of Elections says unofficial election-night results are not reported to it. Election-night counts are on the websites of the state's 108 local election authorities, and statewide files are posted after the results are certified.
Certification and canvass: Illinois
Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- County canvass deadline: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- State certification deadline: Friday, Dec 4, 2026 (31 days after the election). (10 ILCS 5/22-7: official text) The statute: “The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers” Source checked Oct 6, 2026.
- Recount request deadline: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- Election contest filing deadline: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- Mail and military ballot receipt and cure deadlines: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date. Every date shown is worked out from the statute quoted beside it. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states