State Representative Margaret Croke Secures Democratic Nomination for Illinois Comptroller
Illinois also held statewide primaries today for Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer.
The Democratic and Republican primaries occurred today in Illinois to select candidates for the November 2026 general election. This post covers the races for statewide executive offices in the Prairie State. That includes the contests for Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer. Separate posts will be covering the primaries for federal races, both chambers of the state legislature, and county contests.
The general election for these statewide executive offices will be held on November 3, 2026.
Governor:
Incumbent JB Pritzker won the Democratic primary.
2022 nominee Darren Bailey won the Republican primary with 53.4% (301,856) against conservative news publisher Ted Dabrowski with 28.9% (163,325), DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick with 9.6% (54,074), and real estate developer Rick Heidner with 8.1% (45,835). 565,090 votes counted.
Attorney General:
Incumbent Kwame Raoul won the Democratic primary.
Former Chicago Alderman Bob Fioretti won the Republican primary.
Secretary of State:
Incumbent Alexi Giannoulias won the Democratic primary.
Joliet Junior College trustee Diane Harris won the Republican primary with 53.0% (277,053) against Chicago ward committeeman Walter Adamczyk with 47.0% (245,988). 523,041 votes counted.
Comptroller:
State Representative Margaret Croke won the Democratic primary with 34.6% (395,892) against State Senator Karina Villa with 32.3% (370,270), Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim with 24.4% (279,483), and State Representative Stephanie Kifowit with 8.7% (99,608). 1,145,253 votes counted.
Attorney Bryan Drew won the Republican primary.
Treasurer:
Incumbent Mike Frerichs won the Democratic primary.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.