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The Illinois Senate race is the state's headline race, rated Solid D by Cook Political Report.

Every seat in the delegation below, in district order. A colored band across the top of a cell means a rater has made a claim about that race. A cell with no band is a settled seat, tinted by its 2024 presidential margin, which is a measured past result and not a 2026 forecast.

Fig. 2 · The Illinois delegation

All 17 Illinois House seats carry a rating.

Ratings Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball, as of September 3, 2026. A band means a rater made a claim.
Baselines 2024 presidential vote, The Downballot, as of August 10, 2026. A tint with no band is a measured past result.
Receipts FEC filings, as of July 3, 2026. This is the Illinois as-of date, not a site-wide one.
01 Solid D 02 Solid D 03 Solid D 04 Solid D 05 Solid D 06 Solid D 07 Solid D 08 Solid D 09 Solid D 10 Solid D 11 Solid D 12 Solid R 13 Solid D 14 Solid D 15 Solid R 16 Solid R 17 Solid D
Senate seat, on the 2026 ballot. Rated Solid D by Cook Political Report, September 3, 2026. · Juliana Stratton (D)

Illinois races rated Toss-Up

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No Illinois race is a Toss-Up this cycle.

Illinois races no rater covers

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Every Illinois race carries a rating this cycle.

How a cell is encoded, and on what evidence

Rater judgment A handicapper's published claim about a specific race.

  • Solid D, band
  • Solid R, band

Ratings drawn from Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball , current as of September 3, 2026. Settled seats are tinted by their 2024 presidential-vote baseline as of August 10, 2026, sourced from The Downballot, and carry no band, because a baseline is a measured past result and never a rating. Fundraising figures from FEC filings, as of July 3, 2026.

Fig. 2

What the delegation says

The Illinois Senate race is the state's headline race, rated Solid D by Cook Political Report.

How to vote in Illinois

Registration deadlines, ID rules, and early-voting dates vary by state and by election. Thin Gold does not track these facts directly; the links above go straight to the authorities that do. Link set checked August 13, 2026.

The full Illinois delegation, all 18 races Open the table · 18 rows
Race Rating Candidates Raised (D / R)
Illinois Senate Solid D Juliana Stratton (D) $40.7M / $3.9M
Illinois 1st District Solid D Candidates TBD $419.8K / $63.3K
Illinois 2nd District Solid D Candidates TBD $5.0M / $8.0K
Illinois 3rd District Solid D Candidates TBD $1.5M / $8.1K
Illinois 4th District Solid D Candidates TBD $734.6K / ·
Illinois 5th District Solid D Candidates TBD $725.7K / ·
Illinois 6th District Solid D Candidates TBD $2.3M / $324.5K
Illinois 7th District Solid D Candidates TBD $6.8M / $55.5K
Illinois 8th District Solid D Candidates TBD $13.2M / $1.6M
Illinois 9th District Solid D Candidates TBD $16.9M / $29.1K
Illinois 10th District Solid D Candidates TBD $3.1M / ·
Illinois 11th District Solid D Candidates TBD $2.2M / $461.7K
Illinois 12th District Solid R Candidates TBD $88.1K / $1.3M
Illinois 13th District Solid D Candidates TBD $3.0M / $334.5K
Illinois 14th District Solid D Candidates TBD $2.4M / $232.0K
Illinois 15th District Solid R Candidates TBD $210.2K / $1.4M
Illinois 16th District Solid R Candidates TBD $438.2K / $3.7M
Illinois 17th District Solid D Candidates TBD $2.2M / $390.6K