2 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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No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Democratic
Nolley said such federal rules should ensure data centers don’t drive up the cost of energy for communities, and that they should ensure clarity around water use.
Their newest statement on the record, October 9, 2026, wglt.org (opens in a new tab).
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No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Darin LaHood.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Darin LaHood.
1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 1 against.
Paul Nolley has 2 statements on data centers on the record.
Nolley said such federal rules should ensure data centers don’t drive up the cost of energy for communities, and that they should ensure clarity around water use.
wglt.org (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
Data centers and renewable energy Nolley called for federal data center regulation while LaHood said local governments were in the best position to regulate to their specific situations.
wglt.org (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
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