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Early Vote 2026

Updated Oct 18, 2026, 9:06 PM ET · Election Day Nov 3, 2026

Illinois

Source data as of Oct 16, 2026 · UF Election Lab 2026 early-vote tracker (data file) · UF lists original source: https://www.elections.il.gov/VotingAndRegistrationSystems/PreElectionCounts.aspx

Ballots cast: 366,540
Change since Oct 17: +0
Mail returned: 273,421
In person early: 93,119
Share of 2022 final early vote: 26.0%
Share of 2024 final early vote: 15.4%
Days to Election Day: 18

Ballots cast so far, by days before Election Day

Cumulative. UF Election Lab snapshots (this script's runs + Wayback Machine archives). More points appear as updates accumulate.

2026 so far vs. past cycles

Past bars are final pre-election totals.

Mail vs. in person

Mail 74.6% 273,421
In person 25.4% 93,119

UF fields voted_all, accept_all (mail returned), inperson_all.

Sources and method

UF fields voted_all, accept_all (mail returned), inperson_all.

2022 final early vote: 1,407,808 (source)
2024 final early vote: 2,384,887 (source)

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