Voter Information

The primary election is on March 17, 2026. Polls are open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Early voting has begun at traditional early voting sites statewide.

Republican candidates:
Jeannie Evans, Casey Chlebek, R. Cary Capparelli, Don Tracy, Pamela Denise Long, and Jimmy Lee Tillman II.

Democratic candidates:
Juliana Stratton, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Robin Kelly, Steve Botsford Jr., Sean Brown, Awisi Bustos, Jonathan Dean, Bryan Maxwell, Kevin Ryan, and Christopher Swann.

The Illinois U.S. Senate primary is March 17, 2026. With Senator Dick Durbin retiring, the open seat has drawn a large field. Jeannie Evans is a political outsider and winning attorney who has recovered billions for American families. Learn about Jeannie Evans and her priorities for Illinois. Watch the candidates debate.

No. Illinois has open primaries, which means any registered voter can request a Republican ballot. You do not need to register with a party. Simply ask for the Republican ballot at your polling place.

Online registration has closed for this election. You can still register in person at any early voting or grace period registration site, or at your polling place on Election Day. Bring two forms of ID, one showing your current address.

Yes. Early voting has begun at designated locations and runs through March 16. You can request a mail ballot until March 12. Mail ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, March 17.

Jeannie Evans is a conservative Republican, Harvard Law grad, mother of four, with Christian family values, and winning attorney who has taken on corporate monopolies and recovered billions for working Americans. She and her husband of 32 years have raised their family on Chicago's South Side with their four children attending public schools. She is a political outsider running to bring down the cost of living, cut red tape and taxes, fight crime and support law enforcement, and modernize education and job training. See her priorities.