Darren Bailey
Last held office: Illinois State Senate, District 55 (2020–2024). Lost the 2026 race for Illinois Governor.
- Last margin
- −23.5
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Bailey 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 Bailey has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Bailey won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois Governor | General | Lost | Jb Pritzker (D), Collin Corbett (I) | 36.6% | D+23.5 | D+11.1 | |
| 2022 | Governor of Illinois | General | Lost | JB Pritzker (D), Scott Schluter (L) | 42.4% | D+12.5 | — | |
| 2020 | Illinois State Senate, District 55 | General | Won | Cynthia Ann Given (D) | 76.7% | R+53.4 | — | |
| 2018 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 109 | General | Won | Cynthia Ann Given (D) | 76.1% | R+52.3 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Bailey has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 55 · 2020–2024
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 109 · 2018–2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bailey has run against
- Jb Pritzker (D) · 2026 general, lost
- JB Pritzker (D) · 2022 election, lost
- Cynthia Ann Given (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 5 polls; Bailey’s best result was 41% (Illinois Governor).
Bailey’s polls in the database →How we know Bailey
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Wikidata Q59781882
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET