Understanding Your Ballot
Offices on the ballot
In even numbered years, Illinois ballots include candidates for federal and statewide offices, state senator and state representatives, judges, and multi-County School offices. Candidates for established parties file for the primary election. Independent and new party candidates file for the general election.
Ballots in 2022 will include:
- US Senate – Incumbent Tammy Duckworth (D)
- US Congress – All Seats*
- IL Governor – Incumbent J.B. Pritzker (D)
- IL Lieutenant Governor – Incumbent Juliana Straton (D)
- IL Attorney General – Incumbent Kwame Raoul (D)
- IL Secretary of State – Open Seat [Incumbent Jesse White (D) has announced he will not seek reelection]
- IL Comptroller – Incumbent Susana Mendoza (D)
- IL Treasurer – Incumbent Mike Frerich (D)
- IL State Senate – All Seats*
- IL State House of Representatives – All Seats*
- IL Judicial Elections – TBA
- County Elections – Multiple positions in Cook and other counties, including positions such as: Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Board of Commissioners, Board of Review, Water Reclamation District Board, Circuit Court
* Subject to Redistricting
Redistricting following the 2020 census
On February 12, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that it would deliver redistricting data to the states by September 30, 2021, requiring states to postpone their redistricting efforts. As a result, the Illinois primaries were pushed back from March to June.
Redistricting also means that some of your elected officials may have changed. (See * above)
Find your representatives: By Address | By Map
Ballot resources
Discover what is on your ballot: Ballotpedia, BallotReady
Statewide Voter Guides: Chicago Federation of Labor, League of Women Voters Illinois Voter Guide
Elections news: Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune
Judicial Voter Guides (Cook County): Vote For Judges, Injustice Watch