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Brown County, Illinois

2026 election results. Darren Bailey (R) has 82% of the vote for governor in Brown County, with about 95% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 6.3 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Brown County

U.S. Senate

Don Tracy
84.0%1,616
Juliana Stratton
15.3%294
Whitfield Harrington
0.7%13
95% counted

Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.

Governor

Darren Bailey
81.9%1,576
JB Pritzker
15.9%306
Collin Corbett
2.2%43
95% counted

Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.

The leader in Brown 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 4, 12:56 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IL SenateR +69.2R +61.2R +8.1
IL GovernorR +67.5R +61.2R +6.3
IL-15R +58.7——

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 Brown County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.1%Donald Trump79.4%R +60.32,440
2020Joe Biden19.3%Donald Trump76.6%R +57.32,521
2016Hillary Clinton20.0%Donald Trump75.5%R +55.52,379
2012Barack Obama33.3%Mitt Romney64.0%R +30.72,364
2008Barack Obama38.4%John McCain60.1%R +21.72,569
2004John Kerry34.6%George W. Bush65.0%R +30.32,585
2000Al Gore40.5%George W. Bush57.5%R +17.02,660

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 +43.3.

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.