Guide For Voters In Naperville For 2026 Primary Election

NAPERVILLE, IL — Election Day 2026 is Tuesday, March 17, which means many Naperville residents will be heading to the polls.

Voters will weigh in on a $120 million bond referendum question to fund new projects for the Naperville Park District, along with Congressional races in the 11th and 14th Congressional Districts.

Early voting kicked off Feb. 5 throughout Illinois.

On Election Day, polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mail-in ballots must also be postmarked by Election Day, March 17.

Below, readers will find a list of polling places in Naperville.

Polling Places in Naperville

Below is a list of polling places in Naperville:

• Community Christian Church - Naperville 1635 Emerson Ln.
• Community United Methodist Church 20 Center St.
• Cowlishaw Elementary School 1212 Sanctuary Ln.
• Grace Pointe Church 1320 E Chicago Ave.
• Grace United Methodist Church 300 E Gartner Rd.
• Living Water Evangelical Church 1256 Wehrli Rd.
• Naperville Covenant Church 1150 E Hobson Rd.
• Naperville Fort Hill Activity Center 20 Fort Hill Dr.
• Naperville Korean First Presbyterian Church 23W550 Hobson Rd.
• Naperville Municipal Center 400 S Eagle St.
• Nichols Library - NPL 200 W Jefferson Ave.
• Prairie Elementary School 500 S Charles Ave.
• St Margaret Mary Catholic Church 1450 Green Trails Dr.
• Steeple Run Elementary School 6s151 Steeple Run Dr.
• DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church 1828 Old Naperville Rd.
• Highpoint Church 1805 High Point Dr.
• Jefferson Jr High School - Naperville 1525 N Loomis St.
• Longwood Elementary School 30w240 Bruce Ln.
• Mill Street Elementary School 1300 N Mill St.
• River Glen Presbyterian Church 1140 Raymond Dr.
• St Timothy Lutheran Church 1313 N Mill St.
• Word of Life Lutheran Church 879 Tudor Dr.
• White Eagle Elementary School 1585 White Eagle Dr.
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 1310 Shepherd Dr.
• 5 Madison Jr High School 1000 River Oak Dr.
• Maplebrook Elementary School 1630 Warbler Dr.
• Naper Blvd Library - NPL 2035 S Naper Blvd.
• Ranch View Elementary School 1651 Ranchview Dr.
• Elmwood Elementary School 1024 Magnolia St.
• Lincoln Jr High School 1320 S Olympus Dr.
• Meadow Glens Elementary School 1150 Muirhead Dr.

What’s On The March 17 Ballot

From the governor’s race to secretary of state to attorney general, here’s a look at what’s on the ballot across Illinois.

$120 Million Naperville Park District Bond Referendum Question

The Naperville Park District is proposing a $120 million bond referendum to help fund a new indoor recreation center at Frontier Sports Complex with pools, two new play centers, gyms with walking and running tracks, and other amenities.

Below is how the question will appear on the March 17 ballot:

"Shall the Naperville Park District, DuPage and Will Counties, Illinois, improve parks and facilities, including constructing a multipurpose indoor activity center at Frontier Sports Complex, which would provide fitness and exercise rooms, walking and jogging track, gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools and rooms for programs and community activities, and acquiring land for the purpose of preserving, restoring, and maintaining open spaces and extending trails, and issue its bonds to the amount of $120,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?"

Illinois' 11th Congressional District

Incumbent Rep. Bill Foster (D, IL-11) is unopposed.

Republicans Tedora Brown, Charlie Kim, Mike Pierce and Jeffrey Walter will face off on March 17, with the winning candidate hoping to unseat Foster on November 3.

Illinois' 14th Congressional District

Incumbent Rep. Lauren Underwood (D, IL-14) is running unopposed. James Marter and Gary Vician will face off for the Republican nomination.

Governor

Incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker is seeking a third term and is unopposed in the Democratic primary. With Stratton vying for the U.S. Senate seat, this time Pritzker's ticket includes former deputy governor and state Rep. Christian Mitchell as his running mate.

Four candidates are vying for the Republican nomination, including former state Sen. Darren Bailey, who ran unsuccessfully against Pritzker in 2022.

Bailey, with running mate Aaron B. Del Mar, remained in the race after tragedy struck when his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in a Montana helicopter crash in October.

Bailey's Republican primary opponents include Wirepoints president Ted Dabrowski, as well as DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and Gold Rush Gaming owner Rick Heidner.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democrat Alexi Giannoulias is unopposed in his primary.

Two candidates are facing off in the Republican primary: Republican committeeman Walter Adamczyk and Diane Harris, a Joliet small business owner and former teacher.

Comptroller

Four Democrats are vying to replace Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, who announced in July that she would not seek a fourth term.

They include Illinois State Sen. Karina Villa, State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, Mendoza-backed Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim and Pritzker-backed State Rep. Margaret Croke.

Southern Illinois attorney Bryan Drew is running unopposed in the Republican primary.

Other statewide primary races are a foregone conclusion. In the Illinois Attorney General's race, Democratic incumbent Kwame Raoul and Republican Robert W. Fioretti are unopposed in their primaries. In the treasurer's race, Democrat Michael Frerichs is unopposed in his primary, and there are no Republican primary candidates on the ballot.

Patch Managing Editor Shannon Antinori contributed to this article.