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See Full Results for 2026 Illinois Primary Elections
- On Tuesday, voters across Illinois are casting ballots for the primary, with polls closing at 7 p.m. CT and NBC 5 Chicago News streaming channel providing live coverage starting at 9 p.m. CT.
- Sen. Dick Durbin's retirement after more than 30 years opened a U.S. Senate seat with ten Democrats on the ballot, while Illinois members of Congress not seeking re-election created several open-seat contests.
- In Cook County, Toni Preckwinkle faces Brendan Reilly in a primary race, and Fritz Kaegi challenges Pat Hynes; all are contesting for key local positions.
- Several open seats are in solidly blue districts, raising the stakes of primary outcomes as the Illinois congressional delegation is poised to include new members after multiple departing members of Congress.
- Winners will advance to the general election on Nov. 3, and viewers can follow live results and receive push notifications via the NBC 5 Chicago News streaming channel and NBC Chicago app.
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Illinois primary election results
Editor’s note: This story first launched at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, and results from CivicAPI are updated continuously and automatically. Polls closed at 7 p.m. across Illinois in the March 17 primary election, and no results have yet been reported in any of the top races on Evanston voters’ ballots. Results will be reported by local election authorities across the state, and are shown below as tabulated by CivicAPI. These results are unoff…
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution70% Center
Bias Distribution
- 70% of the sources are Center
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