Published on February 2, 2026 10:04 am
Last Updated on February 2, 2026 10:07 am
Effingham County Clerk Michelle Kollmann has announced that voters can cast a ballot prior to the March 17, 2026 General Primary Election beginning Thursday February 5.
Early Voting will be conducted in the Benson Wood Room, 1st Floor, of the Effingham County Office Building at 101 N. Fourth Street in Effingham.
Illinois State Statutes prohibit a person who voted during early voting from voting at the polls on Election Day. The votes cast during the early voting time period will not be tabulated until after the polls close on Election Day.
For the March 17, 2026 General Primary Election, Early Voting will be conducted from Thursday, February 5, 2026 through Monday, March 16, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 14, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon).
For more information contact the Effingham County Clerk’s office at 217-342-6535, countyclerk@effinghamcountyil.gov , or 101 N Fourth Street, Suite #201, Effingham, IL 62401.
The Republican and Democratic specimen ballots are now on the County website. www.effinghamcountyil.gov.
Below are the offices that will be on the ballot. There are also two non-binding public questions on the ballot. These are listed on each specimen.
LOCAL OFFICES
COUNTY-WIDE OFFICES: COUNTY CLERK, COUNTY TREASURER, COUNTY SHERIFF, COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS
COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS: A, B, E, H
PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSONS
FEDERAL OFFICES
UNITED STATES SENATOR
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS–ALL DISTRICTS
STATEWIDE OFFICES
GOVERNOR/LT. GOVERNOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL
SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE COMPTROLLER
STATE TREASURER
ILLINOIS STATE SENATOR–51ST AND 54TH DISTRICTS
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY–102ND, 107TH, 110TH DISTRICTS
JUDICIAL OFFICES
REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
