Bartlett Library Referendum Results 2026

By Bartlett Guide · Published November 4, 2026 · Unofficial results

Unofficial results. The Bartlett Public Library District had two independent bond questions on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Combined across Cook and DuPage counties — the two counties that make up the district — the $22,200,000 renovation proposition appears to have passed, and the $45,000,000 new-library proposition appears to have failed. The totals below come only from the official Cook County Clerk and DuPage County election results. Results are unofficial until each county canvasses them.

Proposition 1: $22.2 million renovation — appears to have passed

Remodel + addition of the existing library — Yes wins

Combined district total: Yes 6,566 (55.6%) — No 5,253 (44.4%)

Cook County: Yes 2,046 (60.02%) — No 1,363 (39.98%). 7 of 7 precincts reported, 100% reporting.

DuPage County: Yes 4,520 (53.75%) — No 3,890 (46.25%). Election Day tabulation 100%; 20 precincts listed with results (the DuPage portal does not show a per-contest precincts-reporting percentage).

County wording: Cook — “Issue Bonds (Renovation)”; DuPage — “Library Bonds (Renovations)”

Proposition 2: $45 million new library — appears to have failed

New library on the north side of the existing site — No wins

Combined district total: Yes 4,739 (40.3%) — No 7,032 (59.7%)

Cook County: Yes 1,530 (44.88%) — No 1,879 (55.12%). 7 of 7 precincts reported, 100% reporting.

DuPage County: Yes 3,209 (38.38%) — No 5,153 (61.62%). Election Day tabulation 100%; 20 precincts listed with results.

County wording: Cook — “Issue Bonds (New Library)”; DuPage — “Library Bonds (New)”

How complete are these numbers?

Cook County reported 100% of precincts (1430 of 1430 county-wide; 7 of 7 for this district), with its results page timestamped November 3, 2026 at 10:18 p.m. DuPage County reported Election Day tabulation at 100%, last updated November 3, 2026 at 11:25:03 p.m. No precincts are outstanding in either county on those pages.

That said, these are unofficial results. Eligible mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and provisional ballots can still be validated and counted in the days after Election Day, and the counties must canvass the results before they become official. Those later ballots may shift the totals slightly, but with all precincts reporting, the margins are 1,313 votes on the renovation question and 2,293 votes on the new-library question.

What happens next

Renovation path: With the $22.2 million question appearing to pass, the district would be authorized to issue those bonds for the remodel and addition once results are canvassed and certified. Per the district’s own published estimates, that project was estimated at +$98 a year for a $400,000 home in Cook County and +$118 a year in DuPage County.
New library: With the $45 million question appearing to fail, the district does not get authority to issue those bonds, and the new-building project does not proceed under that proposition.
Canvass: Watch the library district and the two county clerks for the official canvass and for the district’s next steps on design, timing, and bond sale. We will update this post if the canvassed totals change the outcome.

Background: our original explainer, Bartlett Library Referendum 2026: Two Bonds on Nov 3, covers what each project would build, and the final-week decision guide has the exact ballot wording and the district’s tax figures. For the library itself, see our Bartlett Public Library guide.

Bartlett library referendum results: quick questions

Did the Bartlett library referendum pass?

One of the two did, in unofficial results. The $22.2 million renovation/addition passed 6,566 to 5,253 combined across Cook and DuPage. The $45 million new library failed 4,739 to 7,032.

Are these results final?

No — they are unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk and DuPage County election results pages, with all precincts reporting. Results become official only after each county canvasses them; later-counted mail and provisional ballots may adjust totals slightly.

Why do you add Cook and DuPage together?

The Bartlett Public Library District covers parts of both counties, and each county reports only its own voters. A district-wide total requires adding the two counties together. Bartlett’s Kane County portion is outside the library district, so it has no votes on these questions.

Sources & verification. Unofficial results read November 4, 2026 from official county sources only: Cook County Clerk election results (electionnight.cookcountyclerkil.gov, timestamped Nov. 3, 2026, 10:18 p.m., 7 of 7 district precincts reported) and DuPage County election results via dupageresults.gov (last updated Nov. 3, 2026, 11:25:03 p.m., Election Day tabulation 100%). Combined totals are Bartlett Guide’s addition of the two counties’ published figures. Tax estimates are the library district’s published figures from its tax information page.