2026 Illinois State Treasurer election
November 3, 2026
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The 2026 Illinois State Treasurer election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Illinois Treasurer, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections.
Incumbent Democratic treasurer Mike Frerichs originally considered running for Senate, but instead decided to run for re-election to a fourth term in office.[1][2] Frerichs is running unopposed, as no Republican candidates have filed nor declared their intention to run for treasurer, making this race the first time in over 90 years that a major party did not have any candidates file for a statewide office in Illinois.[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Mike Frerichs, incumbent treasurer (2015-present)[2]
Endorsements
Mike Frerichs
- Labor unions
- Chicago Fraternal Order of Police[4]
- Illinois AFL-CIO[5]
- Illinois Fraternal Order of Police[6]
- International Union of Operating Engineers Locals 150 and 399[7][8]
- SEIU Heathcare[9]
- SEIU Illinois State Council[10]
- Organizations
- Citizen Action Illinois[11]
- Cook County Democratic Party[12]
- New Trier Democrats[13]
Notes
References
- ^ "Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs not running for US Senate". ABC 7 Chicago. May 5, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Singson, Ben (October 27, 2025). "Candidates line up for first day of petition filing in 2026 elections". The Journal-Courier. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ Pearson, Rick; Royal Pratt, Gregory (November 3, 2025). "US Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García not running for reelection, source says, as last candidates file for 2026 campaigns". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
Frerichs' campaign said the absence of a GOP primary filer marked the first time in at least 90 years that a major political party in Illinois had no candidate file to run in a primary election for statewide office.
- ^ "Chicago FOP – John Dineen Lodge #7 2026 Primary Endorsements" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ "Illinois AFL-CIO 2026 Primary Election Endorsements". Politico. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ^ "Illinois FOP Endorsements for 2026 Primary". Politico. January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ "IUOE Local 150 District 1 Endorsements" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ "2026 Local 399 Illinois Primary Election Endorsements" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ "Illinois Primary Election Center / Información Electoral". Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ "Elections & Endorsements". Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ "2026 Endorsements". Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ^ "Cook County Democratic Party Slate – 2026 Primary". July 18, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ^ "2026 Democratic Primary Endorsements". January 25, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
External links
Official campaign websites