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Calhoun County, Illinois

2026 election results. Darren Bailey (R) has 76% of the vote for governor in Calhoun County, with about 81% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Calhoun County

U.S. Senate

Don Tracy
71.3%1,454
Juliana Stratton
26.4%539
Whitfield Harrington
2.2%45
79% counted

Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.

Governor

Darren Bailey
76.1%1,606
JB Pritzker
20.2%426
Collin Corbett
3.7%78
81% counted

Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.

The leader in Calhoun 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 3, 11:05 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IL SenateR +45.9R +57.2Not yet
IL GovernorR +58.1R +57.2Not yet
IL-15R +44.1——

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 Calhoun County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris21.1%Donald Trump77.5%R +56.42,657
2020Joe Biden24.4%Donald Trump73.8%R +49.42,772
2016Hillary Clinton28.7%Donald Trump66.9%R +38.22,571
2012Barack Obama41.9%Mitt Romney55.9%R +14.02,576
2008Barack Obama52.7%John McCain45.2%D +7.52,699
2004John Kerry50.5%George W. Bush48.7%D +1.82,706
2000Al Gore50.3%George W. Bush47.2%D +3.12,602

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 +59.5.

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.