Alexi Giannoulias
Last held office: Illinois Secretary of State (2022–2026). Ran in 2 elections between 2010 and 2022, winning 1. Won the 2026 race for Illinois Secretary of State.
Last office: Illinois Secretary of StateBorn 1976Lawyer
- Last margin
- +29.5
- Won 2026
- Elections
- 3
- 2010–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Giannoulias was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Giannoulias has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Giannoulias won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois Secretary of State | General | Won | Diane Harris (R) | 64.8% | D+29.5 | — | D+11.1 | |
| 2022 | Illinois Secretary of State | General | Won | Dan Brady (R), Jon Stewart (L) | 54.3% | D+10.7 | — | D+17.3 | |
| 2010 | U.S. Senate, Illinois (special) | Special | Lost | Mark Kirk (R), Lealan M. Jones (G), Mike Labno (L) | 46.4% | R+1.6 | $9.9M | D+25.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Giannoulias has held
- Illinois Secretary of State · 2022–2026
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Giannoulias has run against
- Diane Harris (R) · 2026 election, won
- Dan Brady (R) · 2022 election, won
- Mark Kirk (R) · 2010 special election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 1 poll; Giannoulias’s best result was 55% (Illinois Secretary of State, 2026).
Giannoulias’s polls in the database →How we know Giannoulias
One person, matched across every source we use.
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET