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Johnson County, Illinois

2026 election results. Darren Bailey (R) has 79% of the vote for governor in Johnson County, with about 91% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 3.2 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Johnson County

U.S. Senate

Don Tracy
76.1%3,534
Juliana Stratton
22.2%1,029
Whitfield Harrington
1.7%78
89% counted

Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.

Governor

Darren Bailey
79.2%3,752
JB Pritzker
18.5%878
Collin Corbett
2.2%106
91% counted

Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.

The leader in Johnson 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 5, 7:56 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IL SenateR +54.9R +58.9Not yet
IL GovernorR +62.1R +58.9R +3.2
IL-12R +56.4——

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 Johnson County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris20.5%Donald Trump79.4%R +58.96,042
2020Joe Biden19.9%Donald Trump78.6%R +58.76,437
2016Hillary Clinton18.8%Donald Trump76.4%R +57.66,089
2012Barack Obama27.7%Mitt Romney69.9%R +42.25,672
2008Barack Obama31.7%John McCain66.3%R +34.65,901
2004John Kerry30.9%George W. Bush68.2%R +37.25,865
2000Al Gore36.0%George W. Bush61.3%R +25.35,362

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 +33.6.

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.