2026 Illinois State Treasurer election

2026 Illinois State Treasurer election

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Treasurer Mike Frerichs Democratic

The 2026 Illinois State Treasurer election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Illinois Treasurer, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections.

Incumbent Democratic treasurer Mike Frerichs originally considered a run for Senate, but instead decided to run for re-election to a fourth term in office. ^{[1] [2]} No Republican candidates have filed nor declared their intention to run for treasurer, making this race the first time in over 90 years that a major party did not have any candidates file for a statewide office in Illinois. ^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Frerichs, incumbent treasurer (2015-present) and former state senator from the 52nd district (2007-2015) ^[2]

References

1. "Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs not running for US Senate". ABC 7 Chicago. May 5, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
2. Singson, Ben (October 27, 2025). "Candidates line up for first day of petition filing in 2026 elections". The Journal-Courier. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
3. Pearson, Rick; Royal Pratt, Gregory (November 3, 2025). "US Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García not running for reelection, source says, as last candidates file for 2026 campaigns". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 4, 2025. Frerichs' campaign said the absence of a GOP primary filer marked the first time in at least 90 years that a major political party in Illinois had no candidate file to run in a primary election for statewide office.