2026 United States Senate election in Illinois

2026 United States Senate election in Illinois

November 3, 2026
 
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator

Dick Durbin
Democratic



The 2026 United States Senate election in Illinois will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, who was re-elected in 2020 with 54.9% of the vote, declined to seek a sixth term in office. This will be the first open Senate seat race in Illinois since 2010 and the first for this Class II seat since 1996, when Durbin was first elected.