2026 results · Illinois · Illinois Secretary of State
Alexi Giannoulias, the Democrat, is elected Illinois Secretary of State, a Democratic hold
Kamala Harris carried Illinois by 11.0 points in 2024; this year's count is a 18.6-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexi GiannouliasDemocrat | 2,631,753 | 64.8% | |
| Diane HarrisRepublican | 1,431,184 | 35.2% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted4,062,937 votes95 of 102 counties finishedCount last changed Nov 7, 1:02 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:00 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI101 of 102 counties’ own counts read so far; not yet: Alexander
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What moved most
Scroll through Illinois, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 101 counties compared moved 18.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 73% as many votes as in 2024, from 90% in Pulaski County to 52% in Vermilion County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.37).
Kendall County moved most: D+1.5 for president in 2024, D+25.6 this year
The 10 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, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Cook County added 62,349 net votes for Giannoulias against the 2024 margin, 11% of the statewide change
Across the 101 counties compared, the margin moved by 586,348 votes toward Giannoulias: 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.
- Cook County+62,349 Giannoulias
- DuPage County+59,935 Giannoulias
- Will County+53,410 Giannoulias
- Kane County+33,832 Giannoulias
- McHenry County+27,400 Giannoulias
- Lake County+26,642 Giannoulias
- Madison County+19,981 Giannoulias
- Sangamon County+15,442 Giannoulias
7 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Giannoulias this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- McHenry CountyR+5.3D+16.5
- Madison CountyR+13.3D+2.4
- Sangamon CountyR+5.0D+13.5
- LaSalle CountyR+18.5D+1.7
- Kankakee CountyR+20.8D+1.9
- Boone CountyR+14.5D+1.1
- Knox CountyR+9.4D+3.3
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Illinois’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Illinois’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 6 of Illinois's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 14–3, now D 14–3
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.