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Upcoming elections in Illinois
These offices are up for election in the next 18 months. For a complete list of offices in your area, search by address.
| Office | Election date | Filing deadline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State Senate - District 3 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 6 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 9 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 12 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 15 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 18 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 21 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 24 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 27 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 30 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 33 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 36 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 39 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 42 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 45 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 48 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 51 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 53 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 54 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 57 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 2 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 5 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 8 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 11 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 14 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 17 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 20 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 23 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 26 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 29 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 32 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 35 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 38 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 41 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 44 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 47 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 50 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 56 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois State Senate - District 59 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois House of Representatives - District 1 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois House of Representatives - District 2 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois House of Representatives - District 3 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois House of Representatives - District 4 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois House of Representatives - District 5 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois House of Representatives - District 6 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois House of Representatives - District 7 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Illinois House of Representatives - District 8 | Nov 3, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| La Grange Highlands Sanitary District | Nov 3, 2026 | TBD | |
| South Lyons Township Sanitary District | Nov 3, 2026 | TBD | |
| South Palos Township Sanitary District | Nov 3, 2026 | TBD |
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