2022 Election: Illinois Senate District 26

With Tuesday’s election, voters in McHenry County selected candidates for two state senate and five house districts.

Several McHenry County, state and federal races are on the ballot in this year's midterm, including the governor's race and an amendment to the Illinois Constitution.

The race for Illinois governor won’t be the only one on Tuesday’s ballot. With the redrawing of the state’s political maps, the make-up of the entire McHenry County Board and both the U.S. and Illinois houses of representatives will be determined, along several other races.

Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie and Democratic challenger Maria Peterson jousted over issues including abortion and the SAFE-T Act on Wednesday during a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area.

While the top Republican in the Illinois Senate, six-year incumbent state Sen. Dan McConchie, hopes to repeal the SAFE-T Act, the Democrat hoping to unseat him this fall supports the law, which implemented a slew of changes around criminal justice, including the elimination of ca