2026 Illinois gubernatorial election

2026 Illinois gubernatorial election

November 3, 2026
 
Nominee JB Pritzker
(presumptive)
TBD
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Christian Mitchell

Incumbent Governor

JB Pritzker
Democratic



The 2026 Illinois gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Illinois. Primary elections will be held on March 17, 2026. This election will coincide with various other federal and state elections, including the U.S. senate elections and U.S. house elections.

Incumbent governor JB Pritzker is running for re-election to a third term in office. However, lieutenant governor Juliana Stratton, who ran with Pritzker in both 2018 and 2022, is running for U.S. senate, making her ineligible to be Pritzker's running mate.