Overview
- Polls closed across Illinois at 7 p.m. Central on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and local outlets are posting live, updating returns as counted votes are reported.
- All 17 U.S. House seats are on the ballot and a wave of retirements and Senate bids left multiple open seats that will determine how many of the 14 current Democratic seats stay in the party’s control.
- Dozens of state Senate races are being reported tonight with Democrats defending a majority in the 59-member chamber and close contests in suburban Chicago and downstate districts that could flip the balance.
- Voters also decided several statewide offices, including governor and attorney general, plus local referendums on issues like school construction, term limits, and a proposed ‘millionaire tax’ that would affect local funding and services.
- Watch for early returns from high-turnout precincts and suburban districts to shape projections tonight because those vote totals will offer the clearest early signal of delegation shifts and immediate policy impacts for residents.