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2026 results · Illinois · Illinois 2nd District

Donna Miller, the Democrat, holds Illinois's 2nd District for the Democrats

Kamala Harris carried the district by 32.7 points in 2024; this year's count is a 13.6-point move toward the Democrats.

Illinois 2nd District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Donna MillerDemocrat155,70173.2%
Mike NoackRepublican57,04226.8%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 94% counted.

About 94% of the expected vote counted212,743 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:02 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:00 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI

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About the seat

Illinois's 2nd District takes in all or part of 8 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+32.7 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 13.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 13 of 17 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
D+32.7
2024 House race, same lines
D+35.1
Move from 2024, rank in state
13 of 17
  1. Cook County64%
  2. Kankakee County10%
  3. Will County8%
  4. Vermilion County6%
  5. Iroquois County5%
  6. Livingston County4%
  7. Champaign County2%
  8. Ford County2%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.

What the count shows

Added together, the 8 counties compared moved 13.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 71% as many votes as in 2024, from 78% in Kankakee County to 48% in Vermilion County.

Will County moved most: D+6.4 for president in 2024, D+26.1 this year

The 8 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+90EvenD+90Move
Will County16,487 votes19.7 pts → D
Cook County135,540 votes13.8 pts → D
Champaign County4,501 votes11.0 pts → D
Kankakee County21,338 votes11.0 pts → D
Vermilion County12,307 votes10.4 pts → R
Ford County3,606 votes3.5 pts → D
Iroquois County9,771 votes3.2 pts → D
Livingston County9,193 votes0.9 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Cook County added 15,285 net votes for Noack against the 2024 margin

Across the 8 counties compared, the margin moved by 28 votes toward Miller: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Cook County+15,285 Noack
  2. Kankakee County+3,283 Miller
  3. Vermilion County+3,120 Miller
  4. Will County+2,750 Miller
  5. Iroquois County+2,407 Miller
  6. Livingston County+1,679 Miller
  7. Ford County+1,091 Miller
  8. Champaign County+983 Miller

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.