2026 forecast

Illinois Treasurer forecast

Mike Frerichs vs Max Solomon, with Mike Frerichs running again. The model has Frerichs ahead by 26.6 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe DModel D +26.6Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

102 counties · 16 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, Senate and governorD +26.9
Down ballot history, moved to 2026D +18.1
Blend of every legD +24.7
With incumbency and primary unityD +27.5
With polls, none in the raceD +26.6

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +35.7 and D +17.6.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedFrerichsSolomonMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.