PROFILES / GOVERNOR / ILLINOIS

Darren Bailey

Republican · Governor challenger

CHALLENGER ON THE 2026 BALLOT SAFE D — AGAINST THE CANDIDATE KALSHI · 4.7¢ · CHECKED Aug 27

THE 2026 RACE · ILLINOIS GOVERNORFull race page →

OPPONENTJB Pritzker (D)Incumbent

FTP RACE SIGNALSafe DAI-enabled synthesis of attributed evidence · not a publisher rating

KALSHI · Aug 27D 97¢ · R 4.7¢

LATEST POLL · STALED+20.3<a class="e-poll-source" href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-jb-pritzker-poll-nov-25.amp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Victory Research ↗</a> (C) 12-01 · n=1,200 · 269 days old

STANDING · THIS SEAT

1:12fundraising ratio v Pritzker · FEC period 06-30

CAMPAIGN FINANCE · FECPULLED 08-19 · PERIOD 06-30

$2.11Mraised

$128.0Kcash on hand

Bailey for Illinois

· Pritzker: $25.62M / $3.14M CoH

BALLOT & DATES

Primary03-17 · HELD

GeneralNov 3, 2026

D settled · R settled · G settled · I settled

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