Republican primary · March 17, 2026
Illinois Senate Republican primary
Don Tracy won the Republican primary on March 17, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
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Primary result · Republican primary
Official outcome · March 17, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Don TracyDon Tracy (born 1949/1950) is an American lawyer, Republican politician, and business owner. Tracy served as acting and confirmed chair of t…
All polls · 2 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Tracy | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 | Emerson College | 432 · LV | 6 | — |
| Jan 4 | Emerson College/WGN-TV | 432 · LV | 6 | — |
Endorsements · Republican primary · 28 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetDon Tracy · 28
RDon Tracy28 endorsers
Most notable · John Curran · minority leader of the Illinois Senate (2023–present) from the 41st district (2017–present)
Elected officials27
Federal 4State 21Local 1
Elected officials · 27
- John Curran · minority leader of the Illinois Senate (2023–present) from the 41st district (2017–present)
- Andrew Chesney · state senator from the 45th district (2023–present)
- Chris Balkema · state senator from the 53rd district (2025–present)
- Dave Syverson · state senator from the 35th district (1993–present)
- Don DeWitte · state senator from the 33rd district (2018–present)
- Jil Tracy · state senator from the 47th district (2017–present) (candidate's sister-in-law)
- Larry Bomke · former state senator from the 50th district (1995–2013)
- Paul Schimpf · former state senator from the 58th district (2017–2021)
- Steve McClure · state senator from the 54th district (2019–present)
- Sue Rezin · state senator from the 38th district (2010–present)
- Terri Bryant · state senator from the 58th district (2021–present)
- Darin LaHood · IL-16 (2015–present)
- Mary Miller · IL-15 (2021–present)
- Mike Bost · IL-12 (2015–present)
- Amy Elik · state representative from the 111th district (2021–present)
- Dan Caulkins · former state representative from the 88th district (2019–2025)
- Jeff Keicher · state representative from the 70th district (2018–present)
- Karen Hasara · former mayor of Springfield (1995–2003)
- Kevin Schmidt · state representative from the 114th district (2023–present)
- Kyle Moore · state representative from the 99th district (2025–present)
- Leslie Munger · former Illinois Comptroller (2015–2016)
- Mark Kirk · Illinois (2010–2017)
- Michael Coffey · state representative from the 95th district (2023–present)
- Nicole La Ha · state representative from the 82nd district (2023–present)
- Patrick Sheehan · state representative from the 37th district (2024–present)
- Raymond Poe · former state representative from the 99th district (1995–2015)
- Wayne Rosenthal · state representative from the 108th district (2011–2015, 2023–present)
Newspapers1
Newspapers · 1
- Daily Herald
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-03-18No FEC committee filings yet for the Republican primary candidates. Most primary candidates file quarterly; if the primary is recent the data may take a few weeks to appear.
In the news
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News volume · last 30d
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Net favorability
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Coverage lean (D−R) · shift +0.34 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.31
Week-over-weekshift +0.34 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 31%
Neutral 69%
31% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets31%
Neutral69%
R-leaning outlets0%
31% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 2deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested3 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-03-18
Endorsements134 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage13 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks