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2026 results · Illinois · Illinois 10th District

Brad Schneider, the Democrat, wins re-election in Illinois's 10th District

Kamala Harris carried the district by 21.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 18.2-point move toward the Democrats.

Illinois 10th District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Brad SchneiderDemocrat, incumbent163,52670.0%
Carl LambrechtRepublican70,11230.0%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 95% counted.

About 95% of the expected vote counted233,638 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 10th District takes in all or part of 3 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+21.8 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 18.2 points toward the Democrats, ranks 6 of 17 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
D+21.8
2024 House race, same lines
D+20.0
Move from 2024, rank in state
6 of 17
  1. Lake County77%
  2. Cook County16%
  3. McHenry County8%

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 3 counties compared moved 18.2 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 70% as many votes as in 2024, from 72% in McHenry County to 68% in Cook County.

Lake County moved most: D+23.5 for president in 2024, D+42.9 this year

The 3 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+50EvenD+50Move
Lake County179,485 votes19.3 pts → D
McHenry County17,572 votes15.1 pts → D
Cook County36,581 votes15.1 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Lake County added 16,776 net votes for Schneider against the 2024 margin, 81% of the district's change

Across the 3 counties compared, the margin moved by 20,764 votes toward Schneider: 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. Lake County+16,776 Schneider
  2. McHenry County+4,155 Schneider
  3. Cook County+167 Lambrecht

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.