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Illinois Primary Election 2026 – key results

1 week ago in Elections, News

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CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, IL (Chambana Today) —

Race	Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent	Status
Governor	Darren Bailey	Republican	291,099	53.65%	Leading
Governor	Ted Dabrowski	Republican	155,435	28.65%	Trailing
Secretary of State	Diane Harris	Republican	265,447	52.98%	Leading
Secretary of State	Walter Adamczyk	Republican	235,592	47.02%	Trailing
U.S. Senate	Juliana Stratton	Democrat	460,698	39.96%	Leading
U.S. Senate	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Democrat	382,796	33.20%	Trailing
Comptroller	Margaret Croke	Democrat	375,358	34.71%	Leading
Comptroller	Karina Villa	Democrat	350,517	32.41%	Close race
IL-13 (U.S. House)	Nikki Budzinski	Democrat	40,497	76.01%	Won
IL-13 (U.S. House)	Jeff Wilson	Republican	21,485	67.30%	Won
Champaign Co. Exec	Michelle Jett	Democrat	8,375	59.65%	Leading
Champaign Co. Exec	Sanford Hess	Democrat	5,666	40.35%	Trailing

Champaign County Advisory Questions

Measure	Yes	No	Result
Cut services vs raise taxes	43.74%	56.26%	Cut services favored
Sales tax increase	39.4%	60.6%	Failed
Property tax increase	23.7%	76.3%	Failed

Selected Local Measures

Location	Measure	Result
Mahomet	Library bonds	Failed
Thomasboro Schools	Tax increase	Failed
Fisher Library	Funding question	Failed
Sangamon County	Mental health funding	Passed

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