The 2026 Illinois governor election is under way as voters hit the polls on Election Day, with incumbent JB Pritzker seeking a third term and facing previous opponent Darren Bailey.

See how votes are shifting as results come in across Illinois. Vote-shift comparisons are shown once enough of the expected vote is in for a county.

More than 1.6 million Illinoisans voted before Election Day. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., with unseasonable warmth forecast as state and voting rights groups watch for federal interference.

Republican Darren Bailey and Democratic incumbent J.B. Pritzker made final campaign pushes ahead of Tuesday's Illinois gubernatorial election as early voting concluded on Monday.

Voters will decide on Tuesday who will control the balance of power in Congress for the last two years of President Trump’s second term. In Illinois, at least six members of Congress are leaving at the end of their terms.

On “The Angle” this Sunday morning, we have a recap of interviews with Illinois U.S. Senate and House candidates on their positions. Also, CBS News Senior White House and Political Correspondent Ed O’Keefe talks with CBS News Chicago Political Reporter Chris Tye about the national political trends ahead of the election on Tuesday.

The Illinois governor said Trump was weaponizing the Justice Department for political means in an attempt to rig elections in a way that undermines the electoral chances of Democrats.