Kane County Democratic Candidates

General Election: November 3, 2026

Kane County residents will vote on races in the 2026 Midterm Election.

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Federal Candidates

Senate

Juliana Stratton

House of Representatives

Melissa Bean | Rep 8

Bill Foster | Rep 11

Lauren Underwood | Rep 14

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State Candidates

Governor & Lieutenant Governor

JB Pritzker |
Governor

Christian Mitchell |
Lieutenant Governor

Statewide Illinois Candidates

Margaret Croke | Comptroller

Kwame Raoul |
State’s Attorney

Alexi Giannoulias |
Secretary of State

Michael Frerichs | Treasurer

Illinois State Senators

Nabeela Syed | 26

Michele Clark | 33

Sarah Mertens | 35

Linda Holmes | 42

Illinois State Representatives

Anna Moeller | 43

Maura Hirschauer | 49

Barbara Hernandez | 50

Maria Peterson | 52

Ricky Rivard | 65

Suzanne Ness | 66

Veronica Garcia-Martinez | 70

Matt Hanson | 83

Saba Haider | 84

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Local Candidates

Brenda Rodgers | County Clerk

Amy Johnson | Sheriff

Penny Wegman | Treasurer

Kane County Board Candidates

Myrna Molina | 01

Ellen Nottke | 02

Anita Lewis | 03

Phil Silagi | 05

Alex Arroyo | 07

Marc Guttke | 09

Julie Forbes | 11

Nicolas G. “Nico” Jimenez | 13

Kate Monteleone | 15

Deborah Allan | 17

Mo Iqbal | 19

Deborah Chabi | 21

Chris Kious | 23

These important dates have been copied from the Kane County election website: https://clerk.kanecountyil.gov/Elections

Find Your Polling Place

Where to Vote View Sample Ballot Voting Location Wait Times

Request Vote By Mail Ballot

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Issue Vote By Mail Ballot

For Military/Overseas
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For All Other Vote By Mail
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Last Day to Register to Vote

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Register to Vote

Grace Period Registration & Voting

(At Kane County Elections Main Office & Aurora Satellite)
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Early Voting Period

(At Kane County Elections Main Office & Aurora Satellite)
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Permanent Sites – Early Voting Period

(All Early Voting Polling Places)
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Find Your Polling Place

Last Day to Count Vote By Mail & Provisional Ballots

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Do you vote by mail? Important postmark changes!

FYI: We have made every effort to gather accurate info on our candidates. If you are a candidate and our information for you is not correct, please send updates to info@KaneDems.org.

Do you vote by mail? Important postmark changes! Mail your ballot ASAP!

Government without Drama
Common Sense Solutions | Working for the Common Good