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Tazewell County, Illinois

2026 election results. Darren Bailey (R) got 59% of the vote for governor in Tazewell County. The margin is 3.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Tazewell County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Tazewell County

U.S. Senate

Don Tracy
58.7%29,722
Juliana Stratton
39.5%20,011
Whitfield Harrington
1.7%872
97% counted

Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.

Governor

Darren Bailey
59.5%30,200
JB Pritzker
36.8%18,665
Collin Corbett
3.8%1,921
97% counted

Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.

U.S. House: Illinois 16th District

Darin LaHood
60.0%28,034
Paul Nolley
40.0%18,726
97% counted

Only part of Tazewell County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Darin LaHood wins. Called.

U.S. House: Illinois 17th District

Dillan Vancil
67.0%2,648
Eric Sorensen
33.0%1,304
97% counted

Only part of Tazewell County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Eric Sorensen wins. Called.

The leader in Tazewell 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, 8:42 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IL SenateR +19.5R +27.1D +7.6
IL GovernorR +23.6R +27.1D +3.5
IL-16 part of the countyR +19.9——
IL-17 part of the countyR +34.0——

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 Tazewell County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris35.8%Donald Trump62.5%R +26.767,877
2020Joe Biden35.9%Donald Trump61.6%R +25.669,027
2016Hillary Clinton32.1%Donald Trump60.1%R +28.064,400
2012Barack Obama40.0%Mitt Romney57.9%R +17.861,048
2008Barack Obama46.0%John McCain52.1%R +6.063,854
2004John Kerry41.4%George W. Bush57.8%R +16.462,338
2000Al Gore43.5%George W. Bush54.0%R +10.658,348

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 +16.2.

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.