Election 2026

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin spoke to McLean County Democrats at a private event in support of upcoming races in the 2026 election. He spoke to WGLT about his thoughts on Iran, redistricting and more.

Kevin Lower has announced he'll compete for an open seat, hoping to represent south Bloomington on the county board. Lower previously served on Bloomington City Council, and unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2017.

In a press conference Friday morning, McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael said scrutiny about her office's spending in 2025 was a politically-motivated attempt to slander her in an election year.

The chair of the McLean County Board said the recent awarding of $1.7 million in mental health and human service funding shows the potential of an intergovernmental agreement using shared tax money to improve the community.

Crockett said it's time for a fresh face in the office and he wants to do innovative things other county clerks do, such as employ universal polling places.

Attendees at Normal Township's annual meeting Tuesday voted to add a nonbinding question to the November ballot, allowing residents to express opinions on a state law prohibiting state-funded institutions from involvement with companies that don't support Israel.

Republican Dillan Vancil was declared the winner shortly before 10 p.m. while leading by about 4,800 votes over Julie Bickelhaupt.

Turnout in McLean County (including Bloomington voters) reached only 21.2% in this midterm, nonpresidential year primary election. That’s the third straight decline in turnout in elections of this type.

Gov. Juliana Stratton won the hotly contested Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly.

The referendum passed by a 64%-36% margin [572-315] on Tuesday with all five precincts reporting, according to the McLean County Clerk’s office.