UPCOMING ELECTIONS

This is your front line representative for the precinct we live in. To find which precinct you are in if you are not in the precinct in the home page, you can go to this link, then use Address Lookup to find key information about current elected officials for your area and which precinct and also which district you live in:

The precinct committee members have now been elected through the primary that happened on March 17, 2026.

Disclaimer: The information above is provided for general informational purposes only and was sourced from the Champaign County Clerk’s website. We make no guarantees regarding accuracy or completeness, and this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for the official ballot or guidance from election authorities.

A county board member is an elected official representing a district, responsible for county governance, setting policy, managing budgets, overseeing public services (like health, roads, parks), and ensuring transparent government, working within a system that includes an elected County Executive for administration, acting as a legislative body for the county. See the next county wide officials section to learn about County Executive as well as other county officials in question on the ballot.

Some, but not all, county board member positions will be up for election. One way to see which positions will be on next year's ballot is to see which terms of these hard working board members will be done in November 30, 2026 here.

To learn which district you live in and which districts each county board member represents follow this link on the circuit clerk’s page:

Find the candidates running for these positions below or on the county clerk site under the County Board tab of 2026 Candidates




Disclaimer: The information above is provided for general informational purposes only and was sourced from the Champaign County Clerk’s website. We make no guarantees regarding accuracy or completeness, and this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for the official ballot or guidance from election authorities.

County Clerk:
is the county's chief record keeper and election authority, managing vital records (births, deaths, marriages), elections (voter registration, ballots, results), Recorder of Deeds functions (property records, assumed business names, notaries), County Board records (minutes, resolutions), government filings (economic interest statements), and property tax extensions, serving as a central hub for public records and official government documentation

County Executive:
leads the county's administration, similar to a mayor, overseeing departments like IT, Zoning, and Highways, preparing budgets, executing County Board orders, and appointing members to boards with Board approval, acting as the chief executive for daily operations outside elected officials' purview.

County Treasurer:
acts as both Treasurer and Collector, managing all county funds (depositing, investing, disbursing) and handling property tax collection for over 125 local entities, including billing, collecting, investing, and distributing real estate/mobile home taxes, ensuring safety, liquidity, and yield for public funds while also serving as Treasurer for numerous drainage districts.

County Sheriff:
provides primary law enforcement for unincorporated areas, runs the county jail, offers court security, and manages emergency services, focusing on professional, constitutional, and unbiased service to all residents, aiming for community solutions and fair treatment while upholding state and federal laws.

These will all be on the next primary. Check out all the candidates for these positions on the county clerk site under County Wide Offices!

Disclaimer: The information above is provided for general informational purposes only. We make no guarantees regarding accuracy or completeness, and this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for the official ballot or guidance from election authorities.

Below are several different items that are mentioned to be on the ballots coming up according to the Champaign County Clerk’s website. I’ve personally found ballot language confusing in the past, so below I’ve broken down each question and provided some background on what you're being asked:

SECTION: CHAMPAIGN COUNTY


The following are questions that may be on the ballot are called non-binding advisory questions to gauge public opinion. None of these are actionable, but they will be informative to the Champaign County Board on how to move forward with recovering the structural deficit.

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Question 1.

Choose one of the 2:

To address Champaign County’s General Fund structural deficit, I support

raising taxes

or

cutting personnel and services

Question 2.

To address Champaign County’s General Fund structural deficit, I support an increase to sales tax on purchase of goods (not including food and medicine) in Champaign County.

‍ ‍ Yes or No

Question 3.

To address Champaign County’s General Fund structural deficit, I support an increase to the County’s property tax rate that could result in paying a higher property tax.

‍ ‍ Yes or No

SECTION: THOMASBORO COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 130

The following is also a proposition, which can be defined as proposals that voters like you can decide on during elections. They can create new laws, change existing ones, or approve project funding.

PROPOSITION TO INCREASE THE LIMITING RATE:

Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District Number 130, Champaign County, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 1.0000% above the limiting rate for school purposes for levy year 2024 and be equal to 3.1198% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2026?

1. The approximate amount of taxes extendable at the most recently extended limiting rate is $902,020, and the approximate amount of taxes extendable if the proposition is approved is $1,327,542.

2. For the 2026 levy year the approximate amount of the additional tax extendable against property containing a single family residence and having a fair market value at the time of the referendum of $100,000 is estimated to be $333.

3. If the proposition is approved, the aggregate extension for 2026 will be determined by the limiting rate set forth in the proposition, rather than the otherwise applicable limiting rate calculated under the provisions of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (commonly known as the Property Tax Cap Law).

SECTION: FISHER COMMUNITY LIBRARY DISTRICT


The next one is a binding public question, which means that it is legally enforceable, which makes it an actionable item given a majority of those that answer yes versus no on the ballot.

ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW LIBRARY TAX DISTRICT CALLED THE FISHER COMMUNITY LIBRARY DISTRICT

Shall a public library district be established in the territory described as the boundaries of the Fisher Community Unit School District 1, to be known as the Fisher Community Library District, and shall the district have authority to levy an annual tax not to exceed 0.15% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property in said district?

SECTION: MAHOMET PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT


The following is a proposition which can be defined as proposals that voters like you can decide on during elections. They can create new laws, change existing ones, or approve project funding.

PROPOSITION TO ISSUE $8,925,000 LIBRARY BONDS:

Shall bonds of the Mahomet Public Library District, Champaign County, Illinois, in the amount of $8,925,000 be issued for the purpose of repairing, improving and building an addition to the existing library building?

BACKGROUND:‍
In Illinois, when a taxing district is under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL), commonly known as "tax caps," its ability to increase property taxes is limited to the lesser of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Increasing the limiting rate under PTELL means that the taxing district is asking voters to approve a higher maximum tax rate, effectively allowing the district to break through the standard, capped increase to generate more tax revenue than the usual CPI formula allows. In summary, while increasing the limiting rate under PTELL means explicitly asking voters to allow a higher tax rate than the state-mandated cap, directly resulting in higher property tax bills, it would at least allow more funds for the district rather than it being used for other counties.

Disclaimer: The information above is provided for general informational purposes only and was sourced from the Champaign County Clerk’s website. We make no guarantees regarding accuracy or completeness, and this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for the official ballot or guidance from election authorities.

J.B. Pritzker - D - Incumbent

Darren Bailey - R

Gary Pierce - I

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Christian Mitchell - D

Aaron Del Mar - R


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Kwame Raoul - D - Incumbent

Bob Fioretti - R

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Alexi Giannoulias - D - Incumbent

Diane Harris - R

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Margaret Croke - D

Bryan Drew - R

Disclaimer: The information above is provided for general informational purposes only. We make no guarantees regarding accuracy or completeness, and this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for the official ballot or guidance from election authorities.

There are 17 districts for Illinois House of Representatives at the federal level. If you live in Champaign County, the districts to take note of are District 2, District 13 and District 15. You can go to Here to see which district your address is located in.

District 2

• Donna Miller - D

• Mike Noack - R

District 13

• Nikki Budzinski - D - Incumbent

• Jeff Wilson - R

District 15

• Jennifer Todd - D

• Mary Miller - R - Incumbent

District 1

• Jonathan Jackson - D - Incumbent

• Christian Maxwell - R

District 3

• Delia Ramirez - D - Incumbent

• Angel Oakley - R

District 4

• Ed Hershey - Working Class Party

• Patty Garcia - D

• Lupe Castillo - R

District 5

• Mike Quickly - D - Incumbent

• Tom Hansen - R

District 6

• Sean Casten - D - Incumbent

• Niki Conforti - R

District 7

• Nathan Bilips - I

• Anita Rao - I

• Jabari Taylor - I

• La Shawn Ford - D

• Chad Koppie - R

District 8

• Melissa Bean - D

• Jennifer Davis - R

District 9

• Delila Barrera - I

• Daniel K. Biss - D

• John Elleson - R

District 10

• Brad Schneider - D - Incumbent

• Carl Lambrecht - R

District 11

• Bill Foster - D - Incumbent

• Jeffrey Walter - R

District 12

• Julie Fortier - D

• Mike Bost - R - Incumbent

District 14

• Lauren Underwood - D - Incumbent

• James Marter - R

District 16

• Paul Nolley - D

• Darin LaHood - R - Incumbent

District 17

• Eric Sorensen - D - Incumbent

• Dillan Vancil - R

Disclaimer: The information above is provided for general informational purposes only. We make no guarantees regarding accuracy or completeness, and this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for the official ballot or guidance from election authorities.

Recently, Dick Durbin announced he would not seek reelection in 2026 for the Senate seat that he currently shares with Tammy Duckworth. There are only 2 US senators that represent us in congress versus the 59 state senators that represent us at the state level. You can see the candidates for the state senators in the below accordion section “State Senator for Illinois”

Here are the candidates still in the race and their party alignment:

Julianna Stratton - D

Don Tracy - R

Tyrone Muhammad - I

Anthony Smith - I


Disclaimer: The information above is provided for general informational purposes only. We make no guarantees regarding accuracy or completeness, and this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for the official ballot or guidance from election authorities.

These are the candidates running for 2026 for some of our 59 state senator positions. These are different from US senators that represent us in Congress at the federal level. For federal Congress Senators please go to the “US Senator for Illinois Race for 2026” to learn more.

Only one district represents most of Champaign County-District 52-and the seat is not open for candidacy, but if you know of people in Illinois who would find this information helpful, please feel free to share

You can go to this link to see which district your address is located.

Disclaimer: The information above is provided for general informational purposes only. We make no guarantees regarding accuracy or completeness, and this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for the official ballot or guidance from election authorities.

Similar to the differences between US Senator for Illinois and State Senator for Illinois races, the State House of Representatives for Illinois is the Congressional level for the state rather than the Congressional level that represents us in Washington, D.C.

There are 118 districts for Illinois, here is the link of the list of candidates for 2026. The districts that concern us the most in Champaign County are District 101, District 102, District 103 and District 104. On the ballot for the state house of representatives - it will say “FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [YOUR DISTRICT NUMBER] DISTRICT”.

The easiest way to find which district you are in by address lookup is through this link here.

The easiest way to find who is on the ballot is to use Ballotpedia’s lookup tool.



Disclaimer: The information above is provided for general informational purposes only. We make no guarantees regarding accuracy or completeness, and this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for the official ballot or guidance from election authorities.