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Latest reporting from the Elections desk.
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Cook County Circuit Court Judge Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos faces a retention vote on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot after serving on the bench since his appointment by the Illinois Supreme Court in February 2010.
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Cook County Circuit Court Judge Andrea M. Buford, appointed in 2013 and elevated to acting presiding judge of the Child Protection Division in 2025, faces a retention vote on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot.
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Republican Aasi Siddique is running for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 13 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, facing Democratic candidate Josina Morita. Siddique's platform centers on property tax reform, senior tax relief, education, workforce development and cross-cultural communication.
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Democrat Toni Preckwinkle is running for reelection as Cook County Board president in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, citing fiscal discipline, healthcare expansion and criminal justice reform as central priorities.
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Michael Murphy, a Libertarian and IT professional from Chicago's Austin neighborhood, is running for Cook County Board president in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Toni Preckwinkle, the Democratic candidate.
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State Rep. Margaret Croke, a Democrat from Chicago's Lincoln Park, is running for Illinois comptroller in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican Bryan Drew, pledging budget transparency and prevailing wage enforcement.
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Bryan Drew, a Benton attorney and Republican, is running for Illinois comptroller in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Democrat Margaret Croke, pledging fiscal transparency and government accountability.
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Democrat Robyn Gabel, the Illinois House majority leader, is running for reelection in District 18 against Republican Pete Donaghue in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, citing healthcare access, gun safety and criminal justice reform as top priorities.
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Democrat Patrick Hanley, 36, is running for Illinois State Senate District 9 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican Tom Lally, with a platform focused on housing affordability, clean energy, property tax reform and expanded healthcare access.
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Republican Tom Lally, a retired insurance and defense industry professional from the North Shore, is running for Illinois State Senate District 9 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Democrat Patrick Hanley.
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Whitfield Harrington Jr., certified under the American Center Party, is one of three candidates in the Nov. 3 Illinois U.S. Senate race. The Chicago pastor and insurance practice owner says he wants to govern from the center on cost of living, health care and government reform.
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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, a Democrat, is running for U.S. Senate in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican Don Tracy and American Center candidate Whitfield Harrington Jr.