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Knox County, Illinois

2026 election results. Darren Bailey (R) has 52% of the vote for governor in Knox County, with about 91% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 1.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Knox County

U.S. Senate

Don Tracy
50.9%8,520
Juliana Stratton
47.4%7,937
Whitfield Harrington
1.7%290
89% counted

Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.

Governor

Darren Bailey
51.9%8,724
JB Pritzker
44.4%7,472
Collin Corbett
3.7%619
91% counted

Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.

The leader in Knox 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, 7:38 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IL SenateR +3.5——
IL GovernorR +7.7R +9.6D +1.8
IL-17D +3.2——

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 Knox County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris44.4%Donald Trump53.8%R +9.422,169
2020Joe Biden46.2%Donald Trump51.9%R +5.623,144
2016Hillary Clinton45.3%Donald Trump48.3%R +2.922,243
2012Barack Obama57.8%Mitt Romney40.4%D +17.423,278
2008Barack Obama59.2%John McCain39.3%D +19.923,988
2004John Kerry54.2%George W. Bush45.0%D +9.324,708
2000Al Gore54.3%George W. Bush42.8%D +11.523,174

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 +20.9.

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.