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2026 Cook County, Illinois, elections
The Cook County, Illinois, general elections will be held on November 3, 2026. Primaries will be held on March 17, 2026.
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The Cook County, Illinois, general elections will be held on November 3, 2026. Primaries will be held on March 17, 2026.
Elections will be held for assessor, clerk, sheriff, treasurer, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, two seats of the Cook County Board of Review, four seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
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| Nominee |
Pat Hynes
Nico Tsatsoulis
Party
Democratic
Libertarian | | | | Pat Hynes | Nico Tsatsoulis | | Democratic | Libertarian | | | | | | | | | | | | Pat Hynes | Nico Tsatsoulis | | | | | | | | | Democratic | Libertarian | | | | | | | | | Assessor before election Fritz Kaegi Democratic
Elected Assessor TBD | Assessor before election Fritz Kaegi Democratic | Elected Assessor TBD | | | | | | | | Assessor before election Fritz Kaegi Democratic | Elected Assessor TBD | | | | | | | |
Second-term incumbent Fritz Kaegi, a Democrat, was defeated in his party's primary.
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Pat Hynes, Lyons Township assessor and nephew of former Cook County assessor Thomas Hynes
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Fritz Kaegi, incumbent assessor
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Samantha Steele, Cook County Board of Review member from the 2nd district (2022–present) (running for re-election)
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize | Marginof error | FritzKaegi | PatHynes | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Research (D) | October 31 – November 5, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 31% | 24% | – | 45% |
| Change Research | June 24 – July 2, 2025 | 1,052 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 19% | 6% | 15% | 60% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | |||
| Democratic | |||
| 100.0 |
No candidate ran in the Republican primary.
Nico Tsatsoulis is the only candidate in the Libertarian primary. He also ran as the party's nominee in 2022, receiving over 200,000 votes in the general election.
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| Nominee |
Monica Gordon
Hontas Farmer
Party
Democratic
Libertarian | | | | Monica Gordon | Hontas Farmer | | Democratic | Libertarian | | | | | | | | | | | | Monica Gordon | Hontas Farmer | | | | | | | | | Democratic | Libertarian | | | | | | | | | Clerk before election Monica Gordon Democratic
Elected Clerk TBD | Clerk before election Monica Gordon Democratic | Elected Clerk TBD | | | | | | | | Clerk before election Monica Gordon Democratic | Elected Clerk TBD | | | | | | | |
- Monica Gordon, incumbent clerk
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | |||
| 100.0 |
No candidate ran in the Republican primary.
Hontas Farmer ran as a write-in in the Libertarian Party primary.
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| Nominee |
Tom Dart
Party
Democratic | | | | Tom Dart | | | Democratic | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tom Dart | | | | | | | | | | Democratic | | | | | | | | | | Sheriff before election Tom Dart Democratic
Elected Sheriff TBD | Sheriff before election Tom Dart Democratic | Elected Sheriff TBD | | | | | | | | Sheriff before election Tom Dart Democratic | Elected Sheriff TBD | | | | | | | |
- Tom Dart, incumbent sheriff
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | |||
| 100.0 |
No candidate ran in the Republican primary.
- Maria Pappas, incumbent treasurer
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | |||
| 100.0 |
No candidate ran in the Republican primary.
Incumbent Toni Preckwinkle, a Democrat, was nominated by her party for a fifth term as county board president.
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Toni Preckwinkle, incumbent president
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Brendan Reilly, former president pro tempore of the Chicago City Council (2019–2023) from the 42nd ward (2007–present)
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Bridget Degnen, Cook County commissioner from the 12th district (2018–present)
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Bill Lowry, Cook County commissioner from the 3rd district (2018–present) (running for re-election)
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize | Marginof error | ToniPreckwinkle | BrendanReilly | Undecided |
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| M3 Strategies | March 14–15, 2026 | 465 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 55% | 35% | 10% |
| Tulchin Research | October 27 – November 2, 2025 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 53% | 22% | 25% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | 444,626 | 68.6% | |
| Democratic | 203,071 | 31.4% | |
| 647,697 | 100.0 |
In the Republican primary for county board president, one candidate filed for the ballot, but was removed from the ballot before the primary. Max Rice and Eric Wallace ran as write-in candidates.
Michael Murphy and Justin Tucker contested the Libertarian primary. Michael Murphy, a Chicago resident, prevailed.
The 2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners election will see all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
In the 2026 Cook County Board of Review election, two seats, both of which are Democratic-held, are up for reelection.
- George Cardenas, incumbent commissioner
- Juanita Irizarry, former executive director of Friends of the Parks and candidate for Chicago's 26th ward in 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | |||
| Democratic | |||
| 100.0 |
No candidate ran in the Republican primary.
- Liz Nicholson, consultant and wife of former NFL player Gerry Sullivan
- Samantha Steele, incumbent commissioner
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | |||
| Democratic | |||
| 100.0 |
No candidate ran in the Republican primary.
In the 2026 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, three six-year term seats were up for a regularly scheduled election and an additional seat was upon for election to a partial term in a special election.
Three seats with six-year terms were up for election in the regular election, with voters able to vote for up to three candidates. In both the primaries and general election, the top-three finishers were the winners.
- Precious Brady-Davis, incumbent commissioner
- Sarah Bury, attorney
- Beth McElroy Kirkwood, incumbent commissioner
- Eira Corral Sepúlveda, incumbent commissioner
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | |||
| Democratic | |||
| Democratic | |||
| Democratic | |||
| 100.0 |
No candidate ran in the Republican primary.
A seat with a partial unexpired term was up for election.
- Cam Davis, incumbent commissioner
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | |||
| 100.0 |
No candidate ran in the Republican primary.
Judicial elections to the Circuit Court of Cook County will also be held.
Coinciding with the primaries, elections will be held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeepeople for the suburban townships.
- 2026 Illinois elections
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