Major races include Illinois governor, US Senate, several US reps.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Illinois primary election for the 2026 midterms is Tuesday.
The polls closed at 7 p.m.
ABC7 Chicago will be following along live with voting, Election Day activities and the results.
Polls are expected to close at 7 p.m. across Illinois, and results should come in after that.
Darren Bailey is projected to win the Republican Illinois Governor nomination on primary election night, setting up a rematch with Governor JB Pritzker in November.
Don Tracy, the former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, has won the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate.
Tracy was the state party chairman from 2021 to 2024.
Illinois last had a Republican in the Senate a decade ago, when Mark Kirk was defeated by Democrat Tammy Duckworth.
Niki Conforti is projected to win the Republican nomination for Illinois' 6th Congressional District.
Donna Miller is projected to win the Democratic nomination for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District, the seat vacated by Rep. Robin Kelly.
Jesse Jackson Jr. was also running for the seat. He was projected in second place in the race as of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
