U.S. Senate
Don Tracy
77.9%2,507
Juliana Stratton
20.4%656
Whitfield Harrington
1.7%54
Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.
Hamilton County, Illinois
2026 election results. Darren Bailey (R) got 82% of the vote for governor in Hamilton County. The margin is 3.2 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here.
2026 results in Hamilton County
Governor
Darren Bailey
81.9%2,728
JB Pritzker
16.0%532
Collin Corbett
2.1%70
Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.
U.S. House: Illinois 12th District
Mike Bost
79.8%2,595
Julie Fortier
20.2%657
Whole district: Mike Bost wins. Called.
The leader in Hamilton 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, 9:16 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL Senate | R +58.5 | R +64.2 | D +5.6 |
| IL Governor | R +67.4 | R +64.2 | R +3.2 |
| IL-12 | R +59.6 | — | — |
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 Hamilton County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 17.8% | Donald Trump | 81.5% | R +63.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 19.1% | Donald Trump | 79.5% | R +60.4 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 19.3% | Donald Trump | 77.0% | R +57.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 32.2% | Mitt Romney | 65.1% | R +32.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 42.1% | John McCain | 55.2% | R +13.1 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 40.2% | George W. Bush | 58.8% | R +18.6 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 42.4% | George W. Bush | 54.9% | R +12.6 |
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 +51.2.
Other counties in Illinois
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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.