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* Chicago voter turnout as of 3 pm…

296,884 total ballots cast (includes Early Voting and previously processed Vote By Mail)

1,554,337 active registered voters in Chicago

19.10% citywide turnout so far

Ballots Cast By Age Group:
18 -24: 11,990 ballots cast

25-34: 42,369 ballots cast

35-44: 43,198 ballots cast

45-54: 37,393 ballots cast

55-64: 50,720 ballots cast

65-74: 62,148 ballots cast

75+: 48,129 ballots cast

Ballots Cast By Gender:
Female: 166,198 ballots cast

Male: 129,898 ballots cast

Non-Binary/X: 397 ballots cast

Undeclared: 391 ballots cast

Ballots Cast Per Hour:
(as reported by e-pollbooks at this moment, will be continually updated through the day)
6:00am-7:00am: 5,120 ballots cast

7:00am-8:00am: 7,889 ballots cast

8:00am – 9:00am: 9,473 ballots cast

9:00am – 10:00am: 9,814 ballots cast

10:00am – 11:00am: 11,408 ballots cast

11:00am – 12:00pm: 13,328 ballots cast

12:00pm – 1:00pm: 13,547 ballots cast

1:00pm – 2:00pm: 13,837 ballots cast

* DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek…

As of 2:00 p.m. on Mar. 17, 2026, 115,069 voters out of 636,822 registered voters have voted in DuPage County for a turnout of 18.07% percent. 41,212 voters took advantage of in-person Early Voting. 35,966 out of 73,822 requested Vote-By-Mail ballots have been received and verified as of this afternoon. 37,891 voters have voted in-person on Election Day as of 2:00 p.m.

In 2014, the final midterm primary turnout was 19.19%.

In 2018, the final midterm primary turnout was 24.88%

In 2022, the final midterm primary turnout was 22.79%.

“Election Day voting by hour has been trending higher all day than comparable past elections. With five hours left to vote and more Vote-by-Mail ballots to be delivered, DuPage County is on pace for its highest midterm turnout in recent memory. I encourage DuPage County voters to take advantage of the opportunity to vote at any polling place throughout the county before 7:00 p.m. this evening,” said County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek.

* More…

* WJBD | Today Is Election Day….So Far No Issues Have Been Reported in Marion County: “I think with a primary election coming up like this, just the parties voting, it’s already a lower turnout than what we see for the general elections. I think we’re going to be right in line with what we saw in the 2022 primary, which would be the similar races locally. I think we’re going to be around 25% total voter turnout for that election.”

* Shaw Local | Lots of election judges, but few voters for Illinois Valley primaries: Polling places in the Illinois Valley were full on Tuesday morning – with election judges, that is. Voters, on the other hand, were pretty scarce. Primary voting kicked off before daybreak and a theme quickly emerged in La Salle County polling places. Efforts to recruit more election judges have been successful, spurred by a pay raise.