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2026 results · Illinois · Illinois Treasurer

Mike Frerichs, the Democrat, is elected Illinois Treasurer, a Democratic hold

Kamala Harris carried Illinois by 11.0 points in 2024; this year's count is a 13.4-point move toward the Democrats.

Illinois Treasurer: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Mike FrerichsDemocrat2,502,03162.2%
Max SolomonRepublican1,522,61637.8%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 98% counted.

About 98% of the expected vote counted4,024,647 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 13.3 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 72% as many votes as in 2024, from 88% in Pulaski County to 51% in Vermilion County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.47).

Cook County moved most: D+42.0 for president in 2024, D+59.6 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.

CountyR+60EvenD+60Move
Cook County1,429,675 votes17.6 pts → D
Will County227,366 votes17.4 pts → D
Kendall County48,609 votes17.2 pts → D
Champaign County68,433 votes17.1 pts → D
Kane County165,187 votes17.1 pts → D
Kankakee County33,942 votes16.2 pts → D
Rock Island County47,441 votes15.7 pts → D
McHenry County113,788 votes15.6 pts → D
Sangamon County78,164 votes14.8 pts → D
DuPage County334,053 votes14.0 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Will County added 37,996 net votes for Frerichs against the 2024 margin, 10% of the statewide change

Across the 101 counties compared, the margin moved by 365,194 votes toward Frerichs: 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. Will County+37,996 Frerichs
  2. DuPage County+31,308 Frerichs
  3. Kane County+22,884 Frerichs
  4. McHenry County+20,239 Frerichs
  5. Madison County+16,417 Frerichs
  6. Sangamon County+12,561 Frerichs
  7. Cook County+11,454 Solomon
  8. Winnebago County+10,302 Frerichs

2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Frerichs this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

  • McHenry CountyR+5.3D+10.3
  • Sangamon CountyR+5.0D+9.8

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

Urban3 counties, 49% of the vote16.1 pts → D
Suburban19 counties, 34% of the vote14.3 pts → D
Rural79 counties, 17% of the vote6.5 pts → D

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.

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.