Polls · Illinois governor
Public Policy Polling , 1 October 2026
Public Policy Polling has JB Pritzker ahead of Darren Bailey by 20 points in Illinois governor, 54% to 34%. It is this pollster's first poll of this race in our data.
| Race | Illinois governor |
|---|---|
| Fieldwork | 30 September 2026 – 1 October 2026 |
| Stage | General election |
| Sample | 569 (likely voters) |
| Pollster's lean | Mostly works for Democrats |
| Method | – |
| Release | release |
| In our average | Yes |
Main
 JB Pritzker D |
54 | |
 Darren Bailey R |
34 | |
| Other | 6 | |
| Undecided | 6 |
Margin on the decided vote: D+21.3; after our adjustments D+21.3, which includes a move of 3.1 points to the Democrats with the national trend since the poll (↻).
Photo credits
- Darren Bailey: Photo: Cobiblair, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darren_Bailey_at_a_2022_Campaign_Event_(cropped2).jpg)
- JB Pritzker: Photo: Oscar Garza, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JB_Pritzker_2026_(less_cropped).jpg)