Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- JB Pritzker
- Office
- Governor of Illinois
- Party
- Democratic (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Christian Mitchell (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Incumbent running · current governor: JB Pritzker
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: jbpritzker.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 |
|---|---|---|
| State finances | Describes 12 credit upgrades, eight balanced budgets, and better-funded pensions during the candidate’s time in office. | Campaign website — jbpritzker.com/meet-jb-pritzker Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Early education | Describes expanding preschool to 11,000 more children and expanding the school breakfast program. | Campaign website — jbpritzker.com/accomplishments Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Economy | Describes adding 15 innovation hubs, expanding Small Business Development Centers, and tax relief for small businesses. | Campaign website — jbpritzker.com/meet-jb-pritzker Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Record | Lists lowering costs for working families, expanding affordable health care, and protecting women’s rights among the candidate’s priorities. | Campaign website — jbpritzker.com/accomplishments 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 — jbpritzker.com/meet-jb-pritzker — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — jbpritzker.com/accomplishments — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Campaign link on the 2026 election article (English Wikipedia), confirmed on the site
- Illinois campaign-finance search (official)
