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Quarterly financial reports filed in the 2026 GOP primary for governor show conservative researcher Ted Dabrowski with an early fundraising lead.

Dabrowski raised $1.5 million through self-funding and contributions from several wealthy donors, including billionaire Dick Uihlein.

The party’s 2022 nominee, former State Sen. Darren Bailey, raised just over $20,000 but didn’t launch his campaign until a few days before the fundraising deadline.

Other candidates in the race struggled to raise money while Gov. JB Pritzker — who self-funded his first two campaigns — has not reported putting any funding into his 2026 campaign.

Democratic candidates for comptroller are also raising substantial amounts of money, with Rep. Margaret Croke, D-Chicago, leading the field.

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