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Sangamon County, Illinois

2026 election results. Juliana Stratton (D) has 50% of the U.S. Senate vote in Sangamon County, with about 92% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 6.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Sangamon County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Sangamon County

U.S. Senate

Juliana Stratton
49.7%39,186
Don Tracy
48.7%38,395
Whitfield Harrington
1.6%1,254
92% counted

Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.

Governor

JB Pritzker
50.3%39,597
Darren Bailey
46.2%36,429
Collin Corbett
3.5%2,752
92% counted

Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.

U.S. House: Illinois 13th District

Nikki Budzinski
58.1%32,519
Jeff Wilson
41.9%23,454
90% counted

Only part of Sangamon County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Nikki Budzinski wins. Called.

U.S. House: Illinois 15th District

Mary Miller
59.0%13,234
Jennifer Todd
41.0%9,212
100% counted

Only part of Sangamon County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Mary Miller wins. Called.

The leader in Sangamon 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, 2:56 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IL SenateD +1.0R +5.1D +6.1
IL GovernorD +4.2R +5.1D +9.2
IL-13 part of the countyD +16.2——
IL-15 part of the countyR +17.9——

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 Sangamon County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris46.5%Donald Trump51.4%R +4.999,096
2020Joe Biden46.7%Donald Trump51.1%R +4.4104,751
2016Hillary Clinton41.6%Donald Trump50.8%R +9.298,373
2012Barack Obama44.7%Mitt Romney53.3%R +8.694,297
2008Barack Obama51.4%John McCain47.0%D +4.499,828
2004John Kerry40.5%George W. Bush58.6%R +18.195,375
2000Al Gore42.0%George W. Bush55.1%R +13.191,485

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 D +8.1.

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.