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Boone County, Illinois

2026 election results. The U.S. Senate vote in Boone County is tied. The margin is 14.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Boone County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Boone County

U.S. Senate

Don Tracy
49.4%8,983
Juliana Stratton
49.4%8,983
Whitfield Harrington
1.3%232
95% counted

Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.

Governor

Darren Bailey
50.9%9,022
JB Pritzker
45.5%8,071
Collin Corbett
3.6%641
93% counted

Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.

U.S. House: Illinois 11th District

Bill Foster
54.0%3,745
Jeff Walter
46.0%3,194
85% counted

Only part of Boone County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Bill Foster wins. Called.

U.S. House: Illinois 16th District

Darin LaHood
56.3%6,027
Paul Nolley
43.7%4,670
100% counted

Only part of Boone County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Darin LaHood wins. Called.

The leader in Boone County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 8:10 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IL SenateEvenR +14.7D +14.7
IL GovernorR +5.6R +14.7D +9.2
IL-11 part of the countyD +7.9——
IL-16 part of the countyR +12.7——

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Boone County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris42.1%Donald Trump56.6%R +14.524,153
2020Joe Biden42.2%Donald Trump55.6%R +13.424,980
2016Hillary Clinton39.1%Donald Trump53.4%R +14.323,001
2012Barack Obama46.3%Mitt Romney51.9%R +5.721,365
2008Barack Obama51.1%John McCain47.0%D +4.222,157
2004John Kerry42.4%George W. Bush57.0%R +14.619,541
2000Al Gore41.8%George W. Bush55.5%R +13.815,523

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +0.8.

Other counties in Illinois

Illinois results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Illinois certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Illinois's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.