Voter Guide

March 17th, 2026 Primary Election in Peoria County

1. Vote Early

Make a plan. Ask a friend to help you register and drive to an early voting location. Ask whoever sent you this page.
Register online before March.
Early voting starts in February at the Election Commission office. There are multiple libraries and churches where you can vote early on specific days.
Peoria County voters can vote at any polling place in Peoria County on Election Day.
Peoria County voters can register and immediately vote on Election Day at any polling place.

Requesting a Democratic Party ballot allows you to write in Randy Stevens for County Treasurer.
In Illinois, you can choose a Democratic ballot on Election Day when you vote.
There is no advantage to choosing a non-partisan ballot.

Vote for Robin Kelly or Juliana Stratton.
Robin Kelly referred to the genocide in Gaza as genocide during a recent forum.
Juliana Stratton has the support of Governor Pritzker and is likely to defeat any Republican in the general election in November.
Raja has not disavowed possible connections to Hindutva nationalism.
Other candidates have a low chance of defeating a Republican in the November general.

Vote for David Daye.
The March 17th primary is your only chance to vote for school board.
David's main contributor is Peoria PAC, who also contributed to Sarah Howard, Andre Allen, Rita Ali, and Bernice Gordon-Young.
Andres' main contributor is Friends of John Kelly. John Kelly previously ran against Mayor Rita Ali, and voted for Ordinance 18,220, the homeless ban.

Vote for Sarah Howard.
The March 17th primary is your only chance to vote for school board.
Douglas Shannon is funded by Republicans including Travis Weaver. For proof, see our dossiers page.
PPS school board elections can be as narrow as 31 votes (page 27), so every vote counts.

Updated Mar 11th.

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