2026 Primary Election

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Election time can be overwhelming. Equality Illinois is here to help. The last day to vote in the primary election is Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Endorsements are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, responses on candidate questionnaires, voting records, support for and connections with the LGBTQ+ community generally, and engagement with local LGBTQ+ community groups. 

* denotes an LGBTQ+ candidate

State Constitutional Officers

Governor: JB Pritzker
Lieutenant Governor: Christian Mitchell
Attorney General: Kwame Raoul
Secretary of State: Alexi Giannoulias
State Treasurer: Michael Frerichs



Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

MWRD Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis *



Kane County

County Board, 15th District: Kate Monteleone

Cook County

County Board President: Toni Preckwinkle
County Clerk: Monica Gordon
County Assessor: Fritz Kaegi
County Board, 1st District: Tara S. Stamps
County Board, 3rd District: Bill Lowry
County Board, 5th District: Dr. Kisha McCaskill
County Board, 7th District: Alma E. Anaya
County Board, 8th District: Jessica Vasquez
County Board, 9th District: Maggie Trevor *
County Board, 10th District: Drake Warren *
County Board, 12th  District: Jose "Che-Che" Wilson *
County Board, 13th District: Josina Morita
County Board, 14th District: Scott Britton
County Board, 15th District: Ted Mason

McLean County

County Board, 6th District: Beverly Bell *
County Board, 7th District: John D. Poling *

Illinois Senate

(SD = Senate District)

SD 2: Omar Aquino
SD 5: Lakesia Collins
SD 6: Sara Feigenholtz
SD 8: Ram Villivalam
SD 12: Celina Villanueva
SD 17: Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
SD 20: Graciela Guzman
SD 21: Laura Ellman
SD 23: Suzy Glowiak Hilton
SD 24: Ben McAdams


SD 26: Nabeela Syed

SD 27: Carina Santa Maria
SD 29: Julie Morrison
SD 30: Adriane L. Johnson
SD 32: Karen Battaglia
SD 35: Sarah Mertens
SD 36: Michael W. Halpin
SD 38: Ernie Marcelain
SD 39: Don Harmon
SD 42: Linda Holme

Illinois House of Representatives

(HD = House District)

HD 1: Aarón M. Ortíz
HD 2: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
HD 4: Lilian Jiménez
HD 5: Kimberly Du Buclet
HD 7: Emanuel “Chris” Welch
HD 9: Yolonda Morris
HD 11: Ann Williams
HD 14: Kelly Cassidy *
HD 16: Kevin Olickal
HD 17: Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
HD 18: Robyn Gabel
HD 19: Lindsey LaPointe
HD 21: Abdelnasser Rashid
HD 23: Edgar González, Jr.


HD 24: Theresa Mah
HD 26: Kam Buckner
HD 31: Michael Crawford
HD 32: Lisa J. Davis
HD 34: Cleopatra Cowley *
HD 39: Will Guzzardi
HD 40: Jaime Andrade
HD 41: Janet Yang Rohr
HD 42: Margaret DeLaRosa
HD 43: Anna Moeller
HD 45: Marti Deuter
HD 46: Diane Blair-Sherlock
HD 47: Erica Bray-Parker
HD 50: Barbara Hernandez


HD 51: Jenny Levin

HD 53: Nicolle Grasse
HD 54: Mary Beth Canty
HD 55: Justin Cochran
HD 56: Michelle Mussman
HD 57: Tracy Katz Muhl
HD 58: Bob Morgan
HD 59: Daniel Didech
HD 61: Joyce Mason
HD 62: Laura Faver Dias
HD 65: Ricky Rivard
HD 66: Suzanne Ness
HD 67: Maurice West
HD 69: Peter Janko


HD 70:
Veronica Garcia-Martinez
HD 72: Gregg Johnson

HD 74: Nolan Kemp
HD 75: Caroline McCree
HD 77: Norma Hernandez
HD 78: Camille Y. Lilly
HD 83: Matt Hanson
HD 85: Dagmara Avelar
HD 90: John Ping
HD 91: Sharon Chung
HD 93: Zoey Carter *
HD 97: Harry Benton
HD 104: Mary Catherine Roberson
HD 111: Rosetta “Rosie” Brown
HD 112: Katie Stuart



Equality Illinois, a 501(c)(4) organization, engages in the advocacy and electoral processes to defend and advance full equality, justice, and fairness for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families in Illinois.

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