2026 Illinois State Treasurer election
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November 3, 2026
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The 2026 Illinois State Treasurer election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Illinois Treasurer, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections.
Incumbent Democratic treasurer Mike Frerichs originally considered running for Senate, but instead decided to run for re-election to a fourth term in office.[1][2] Frerichs is running unopposed, as no Republican candidates have filed nor declared their intention to run for treasurer, making this race the first time in over 90 years that a major party did not have any candidates file for a statewide office in Illinois.[3]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Presumptive nominee
[edit]- Mike Frerichs, incumbent treasurer (2015-present)[2]
Endorsements
[edit]Mike Frerichs
- Labor unions
- Illinois AFL-CIO[4]
- Illinois Fraternal Order of Police[5]
- Organizations
- Citizen Action Illinois[6]
- Cook County Democratic Party[7]
- New Trier Democrats[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ No Republican candidate filed in the primary election, but one can still be nominated if they receive 5,000 write-in votes in the primary
References
[edit]- ^ "Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs not running for US Senate". ABC 7 Chicago. May 5, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Singson, Ben (October 27, 2025). "Candidates line up for first day of petition filing in 2026 elections". The Journal-Courier. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ Pearson, Rick; Royal Pratt, Gregory (November 3, 2025). "US Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García not running for reelection, source says, as last candidates file for 2026 campaigns". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
Frerichs' campaign said the absence of a GOP primary filer marked the first time in at least 90 years that a major political party in Illinois had no candidate file to run in a primary election for statewide office.
- ^ "Illinois AFL-CIO 2026 Primary Election Endorsements". Politico. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ^ "Illinois FOP Endorsements for 2026 Primary". Politico. January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ "2026 Endorsements". Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ^ "Cook County Democratic Party Slate – 2026 Primary". July 18, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ^ "2026 Democratic Primary Endorsements". January 25, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites