US EditionIllinois Republicans push Trump message at State Fair's GOP Day
Illinois Republicans criticized Democratic policies and highlighted Trump’s improved 2024 vote share at the State Fair while gearing up for the 2026 election cycle, party leaders said.
- Thursday, Illinois Republicans at the Illinois State Fair pledged allegiance to President Donald Trump and supported his plan to redistrict Texas congressional boundaries.
- State GOP figures accused Democratic lawmakers of raising taxes annually and turning Illinois into the Midwest's abortion and illegal immigration capital, criticizing policies at the Illinois State Fair.
- The state GOP controls no statewide offices, just 40 Illinois House seats, 19 Illinois Senate seats, and 3 congressional seats, despite Trump’s 43.5% vote share in 2024.
- At the Illinois State Fair on Thursday, Don Tracy, former Illinois GOP Chair, announced his U.S. Senate bid, while Ted Dabrowski and James Mendrick declared gubernatorial runs ahead of Oct. 27 filing.
- Looking ahead to the March 17 primary, McCombie expects a full slate of candidates by the end of October as petitions are filed later this year.
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Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsRepublicans still searching for statewide candidates as GOP rallies at State Fair
SPRINGFIELD — Republicans rallied Thursday at the Illinois State Fair around their disdain for Gov. JB Pritzker and praise for President Donald Trump.Now the state’s minority party just needs to field more candidates to help them gain any ground in deep-blue Illinois.With seven months to go until the primary election, GOP candidates for statewide office were few and far between at the unofficial launch of the 2026 campaign season on Republican D…
The Center Square
Illinois GOP State Fair rally takes aim at Pritzker, ‘woke agenda’
(The Center Square) − Republicans took their turn at the Illinois State Fair to call out Illinois Democrats for what the GOP says is making Illinois a challenging place to
Illinois Republicans rally around President Donald Trump, but internal infighting continues
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Republicans used their day at the State Fair on Thursday to pledge their allegiance to President Donald Trump and the Trump-backed plan to redistrict Texas’ congressional boundaries to gain GOP seats that led to that state’s House Democrats fleeing to Illinois to try to block it. But as state GOP leaders sought to promote a Republican “renaissance” that could turn Illinois from a blue state to red based on the state’s 2024…
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