Draft:2026 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 2026 United States Senate election in Illinois will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois. Incumbent five-term Democrat and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin was re-elected in 2020 with 54.9% of the vote. Durbin has filed paperwork to run for re-election, and would become the longest serving senator from Illinois if elected to a sixth term.[1]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Filed paperwork[edit]
- Dick Durbin, incumbent U.S. Senator[1]
Potential[edit]
- Nikki Budzinski, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 13th congressional district[1]
- Mike Frerichs, Treasurer of Illinois since 2015[1]
- Alexi Giannoulias, Secretary of State of Illinois since 2023[1]
- Robin Kelly, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district[1]
- Raja Krishnamoorthi, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 8th congressional district[1]
- Susana Mendoza, Comptroller of Illinois since 2016[1]
- Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois since 2019[1]
- Juliana Stratton, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois since 2019[1]
- Lauren Underwood, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district[1]