4 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Illinois State Board of Elections' list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Illinois State Board of Elections, WEBSITE CANDIDATE LIST, General Election - 11/3/2026 (the Candidate Filing Search's printable list for election id sejIrI+Qmww=) (All Candidates as of 10/9/2026 1:29:53 PM).
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Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Working Class Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Lupe Castillo.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Lupe Castillo.
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Patty Garcia.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Patty Garcia.
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Chris Getty.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Chris Getty.
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Ed Hershey.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Ed Hershey.
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Candidates and their order come from the Illinois State Board of Elections' list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.
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