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Winnebago County, Illinois

2026 election results. JB Pritzker (D) has 53% of the vote for governor in Winnebago County, with about 94% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 10.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Winnebago County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Winnebago County

U.S. Senate

Juliana Stratton
55.6%49,906
Don Tracy
42.8%38,376
Whitfield Harrington
1.6%1,435
94% counted

Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.

Governor

JB Pritzker
53.4%47,969
Darren Bailey
42.4%38,085
Collin Corbett
4.2%3,765
94% counted

Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.

U.S. House: Illinois 16th District

Darin LaHood
52.3%26,262
Paul Nolley
47.7%23,987
100% counted

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

U.S. House: Illinois 17th District

Eric Sorensen
68.1%26,582
Dillan Vancil
31.9%12,431
78% counted

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

The leader in Winnebago 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 13, 8:33 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IL SenateD +13.1D +0.6D +12.5
IL GovernorD +11.5D +0.6D +10.9
IL-16 part of the countyR +4.5——
IL-17 part of the countyD +36.3——

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 Winnebago County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris49.4%Donald Trump48.8%D +0.6121,308
2020Joe Biden50.2%Donald Trump47.7%D +2.5127,708
2016Hillary Clinton47.1%Donald Trump47.0%D +0.1118,376
2012Barack Obama51.9%Mitt Romney46.3%D +5.5118,984
2008Barack Obama55.6%John McCain42.8%D +12.8126,031
2004John Kerry49.2%George W. Bush50.1%R +0.9121,425
2000Al Gore47.6%George W. Bush49.2%R +1.7109,297

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 +2.2.

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.