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Shelby County, Illinois

2026 election results. Darren Bailey (R) has 80% of the vote for governor in Shelby County, with about 88% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Shelby County

U.S. Senate

Don Tracy
77.6%7,058
Juliana Stratton
20.8%1,889
Whitfield Harrington
1.6%146
86% counted

Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.

Governor

Darren Bailey
79.9%7,384
JB Pritzker
17.8%1,647
Collin Corbett
2.3%208
88% counted

Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.

The leader in Shelby 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, 8:27 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IL SenateR +57.8R +61.1Not yet
IL GovernorR +63.5R +61.1Not yet
IL-15R +57.6——

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 Shelby County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.3%Donald Trump79.9%R +60.611,592
2020Joe Biden20.7%Donald Trump77.9%R +57.212,106
2016Hillary Clinton20.8%Donald Trump74.7%R +54.011,010
2012Barack Obama32.2%Mitt Romney65.8%R +33.710,395
2008Barack Obama39.1%John McCain58.9%R +19.810,868
2004John Kerry35.4%George W. Bush63.8%R +28.410,577
2000Al Gore39.5%George W. Bush57.6%R +18.010,163

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 +42.6.

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.