Whatever you want to call it, that’s what Illinois Republicans face in the wake of an absolute shellacking in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Democrats so far have gained seven seats in the Illinois General Assembly,

Democratic Congressman Eric Sorensen faced Republican Dillan S. Vancil in his bid for reelection and won. With 95% of estimated votes counted, Sorensen received 142,005 votes – 60.2% – to 94,022 for Vancil.

The rally comes days after Democrats won big in Illinois and across the nation — regaining control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Juliana Stratton’s Senate victory will make Illinois the first state represented by two women of color in the U.S. Senate simultaneously.

A coding error the Chicago Board of Elections says is responsible for some polling places receiving a low amount of ballots affected less than 2% of precincts, but contributed to long lines in certain locations.

Times Voter Trends estimates the results of the 2026 election by age, race, education and gender for every state. We’ll continue to update with more refined estimates as results come in over the next few weeks.

The 2026 midterm elections are not even 24 hours old, and already some tea leaves are being read about what's next for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who won a third term in office on Tuesday.

The victory over GOP candidate Tom Lally was a bigger sweep than Hanley’s narrow win in the Dem primary over Rachel Ruttenberg.

Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller, IL-15, and Democrat Nikki Budzinski, IL-13, both won their races on Nov. 3. Rep. Miller's race was called by was called at 8:41 p.m. by the Associated Press and CNN at 35.

CHICAGO — In the 7th Congressional race, Democrat La Shawn Ford won with close to 90% of the vote on Tuesday night. Ford will succeed longtime Congressman Danny Davis. Ford and Davis joined WGN News by phone on Wednesday morning to discuss the win.

The 2026 midterm elections turned out to be a big win for Democrats and a rough night for Republicans on Tuesday, both in Illinois and around the country.