Governor elections in Illinois
● In officeJB PritzkerDemocratic
Elections won
R 29 · D 20 · Other 453 gubernatorial elections since 1818
Last decided by
12.5 pts2022, JB Pritzker over Darren Bailey
Closest ever
0.14 pts1982, Jim Thompson over Adlai Stevenson III
Longest streak
7 in a rowDemocratic, 1830–1852
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Illinois's governor is Democrat JB Pritzker; Pritzker won the most recent race by 12.5 points in 2022. Pritzker has held the office since 2018. The 2022 race put Pritzker ahead of Darren Bailey, 12.5 points clear. Across 53 elections since 1818, Republicans have won 29 and Democrats 20, with 4 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1982, decided by 0.14 points; the widest 1848, by 79.5 points.
JB Pritzker D 2,253,748 · Darren Bailey R 1,739,095
JB Pritzker D 2,479,746 · Bruce Rauner R 1,765,751
Bruce Rauner R 1,823,627 · Pat Quinn D 1,681,343
Pat Quinn D 1,745,219 · Bill Brady R 1,713,385
Rod Blagojevich D 1,847,040 · Jim Ryan R 1,594,961
George Ryan R 1,714,094 · Glenn Poshard D 1,594,191
Jim Edgar R 1,984,318 · Dawn Clark Netsch D 1,069,850
Jim Edgar R 1,653,126 · Neil Hartigan D 1,569,217
Jim Thompson R 1,816,101 · Adlai Stevenson III D 1,811,027
Jim Thompson R 1,859,684 · Michael Bakalis D 1,263,134
Jim Thompson R 3,000,395 · Michael Howlett D 1,610,258
Dan Walker D 2,371,303 · Richard B. Ogilvie R 2,293,809
Richard B. Ogilvie R 2,307,295 · Samuel H. Shapiro D 2,179,501
Otto Kerner Jr. D 2,418,394 · Charles H. Percy R 2,239,095
Otto Kerner Jr. D 2,594,731 · William Stratton R 2,070,479
William Stratton R 2,171,786 · Richard B. Austin D 2,134,909
William Stratton R 2,317,363 · Sherwood Dixon D 2,089,721
Adlai Stevenson D 2,250,074 · Dwight H. Green R 1,678,007
Dwight H. Green R 2,013,270 · Thomas J. Courtney D 1,940,999
Dwight H. Green R 2,197,778 · Harry B. Hershey D 1,940,833
Henry Horner D 2,067,861 · C. Wayland Brooks R 1,682,685
Henry Horner D 1,930,330 · Len Small R 1,364,043
Louis Lincoln Emmerson R 1,709,818 · Floyd E. Thompson D 1,284,897
Len Small R 1,366,446 · Norman L. Jones D 1,021,408
Len Small R 1,243,148 · J. Hamilton Lewis D 731,541
Frank Orren Lowden R 696,535 · Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne D 556,654
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne D 443,120 · Charles S. Deneen R 318,469
Charles S. Deneen R 550,076 · Adlai Stevenson I D 526,912
Richard Yates Jr. R 580,199 · Samuel Alschuler D 518,966
John Riley Tanner R 587,637 · John Peter Altgeld D 474,256
John Peter Altgeld D 425,558 · Joseph W. Fifer R 402,676
Joseph W. Fifer R 367,860 · John M Palmer D 355,313
Richard J Oglesby R 334,234 · Carter Harrison Sr. D 319,635
Shelby Moore Cullom R 314,565 · Lyman Trumbull D 277,532
Shelby Moore Cullom R 279,263 · Lewis Steward D 272,465
Richard J Oglesby R 237,774 · Gustavus Koerner R 197,084
John M Palmer R 249,912 · John R. Eden D 199,813
Richard J Oglesby N 190,376 · James Carroll Robinson D 158,711
Richard Yates R 172,196 · James C. Allen D 159,253
William Henry Bissell R 111,466 · William Alexander Richardson D 106,769 · Buckner Stith Morris K 19,088
Thomas Ford D 46,452 · Joseph Duncan W 39,429
Thomas Carlin D 30,668 · Cyrus Edwards W 29,722
John Reynolds D 12,837 · William Kinney D 8,938
Ninian Edwards A 6,280 · Thomas Sloo Jr. J 5,834
Edward Coles I 2,854 · Joseph Phillips D 2,687