Elections Intelligence

Illinois Governor

DEFENDED SEAT
SAFE D
JB Pritzker Democratic · Incumbent
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 97¢4.7¢
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Darren Bailey Republican · Challenger
Also on the ballot: Griselda Romero (G) and Colin Corbett (I).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market has run well past this seat's history — a 13-point Democratic hold in 2022, priced at 97¢ today.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Safe DD 97¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Polling · Safe DD+20.3 — Victory Research, Dec 1. Prior result · Likely DD+12.5 in 2022.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 97¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+20.3
Victory Research ↗ C Nov 20 - 24, 25 · n=1,200 LV D+20.3 INDEPENDENT
Victory Research ↗ November 20–24, 2025 · n=1,208 LV D+20 INDEPENDENT
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+12.5

JB PritzkerJuliana Stratton (D)

54.91 — 42.37 · 2022 general election

def. Darren BaileyStephanie Trussell (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
12.2 to 1
JB Pritzker$25.62M
Darren Bailey$2.11M

PULLED 08-19 · PERIOD 06-30 · STATE FILING

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 03-17 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled · R settled · G settled · I settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄