Ogle County Votes Republican

Ogle County voters cast ballots on Tuesday for the 2026 general election.

The county recorded a 55.4% voter turnout with 19,641 ballots cast out of 35,426 total voters. This number is lower than the 25,933 ballots cast in the 2024 general election, which had a 76.6% turnout.

Republicans won most races in the county. In the governor's race, 60.68% of Ogle County voters supported Republican Darren Bailey. Democratic winner JB Pritzker received 35.24% of the county's vote. In the U.S. Senate race, 60.14% of voters chose Republican Don Tracy. Democrat Juliana Stratton won the statewide race with 7,471 votes in the county.

Republican candidates also led in other statewide contests. Robert W. Fioretti received 61.73% of the vote for attorney general, while Diane M. Harris received 58.54% for secretary of state. Bryan Drew received 62% of the vote for state comptroller, and Max Solomon received 61% for state treasurer. Incumbent Darin LaHood won the 16th District congressional seat with 62.24% of the vote.

Local races saw similar results. Andrew Chesney won the 45th District state Senate seat with 65.34% of the vote. Bradley Fritts won the 74th District state representative seat with 59.69% of the vote. Tony McCombie ran unopposed for the 89th District state representative seat.

Several local officials ran without opposition. Rebecca Duke, Ogle County clerk and recorder, Tiffany O’Brien, Ogle County treasurer, and Brian VanVickle, Ogle County Sheriff, all secured their seats without a challenger. Christopher Tennyson ran unopposed for ESR superintendent of schools. Fifteen Republicans ran unopposed for Ogle County Board seats. Brion Brooks defeated Jacob Nicholson in the 7th District with 65.38% of the vote.

Voters also retained three judges. John B. Roe IV was retained by 85% of voters. J. Jerry Kane was retained by 84.07% of voters, and Douglas E. Lee was retained by 84.41% of voters. Most ballots were cast in person on Election Day, with 13,970 ballots accounting for 71.1% of the total. Early voting made up 19.3% of the count, and mail ballots made up 9.6%.