Gov. JB Pritzker at an Election Day event at Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen in Chicago. (Cameron Levasseur | The Daily Line)

A week after the 2026 midterm election, it’s clear that the blue wave that catapulted Democrats to victory across the U.S. trickled down to Illinois, where the Democratic supermajority in both chambers of the legislature has extended to record margins in the modern era.

 

But how much did Democratic enthusiasm and ire at Republicans carry candidates for the state’s executive offices, all of which have been held by Democrats for at least a decade? The answer: a lot.