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Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Darren Bailey
- Office
- Governor of Illinois
- Party
- Republican (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Aaron B. Del Mar (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Incumbent running · current governor: JB Pritzker
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: baileyforillinois.com
- Candidate list
- Illinois State Board of Elections — General Election Certificate, Nov. 3, 2026
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Property taxes | Says they want to cap property taxes at 1%. | Campaign website — baileyforillinois.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Education | Says they will work to fully fund schools, give parents choices, and support teachers. | Campaign website — baileyforillinois.com/issues Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Public safety | Says they will stand with law enforcement and hold violent and repeat offenders accountable. | Campaign website — baileyforillinois.com/issues Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Taxes and spending | Says they will lower taxes and cut wasteful government spending. | Campaign website — baileyforillinois.com/issues Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Illinois’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Illinois campaign-finance search.
Record in office
No legislative record is linked to this candidate. Records are linked only through official identifiers (Bioguide ID) or a hand-checked state officeholder record, to avoid misattribution.
Sources
- Candidate list: Illinois State Board of Elections — General Election Certificate, Nov. 3, 2026 — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — baileyforillinois.com — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — baileyforillinois.com/issues — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Website: Wikidata Q59781882 official website (P856)
- Illinois campaign-finance search (official)