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Elections · U.S. House, District 2 · Illinois

Jesse Jackson Jr.

Democrat Not on the November ballot

Raised for this seat

$367K

Through June 30, 2026

Cash on hand

$3K

Through June 30, 2026

Not on the November ballot

Jackson is not on the November ballot for this seat. Donna Miller and Michael Noack are.

A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Jackson's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

12%from small donors
Small donors
12%$44K
Large donors
72%$264K
PACs
8%$29K
Party
1%$3K
Self-funding
<1%$1K
Other
7%$26K

Separately, $1.4M in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.

Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.

How to vote in Illinois

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 28 days before (16 days if online), or same-day through Election Day in person.

All dates and rules

The district they want to represent

People
743K
Median household income
$64K
Unemployment
9.4%
Living below the poverty line
17.8%
Without health insurance
7.5%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.

Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable.

The whole race

Spending to support them

$1.4M
  • Think Big$1.4M

Spending to oppose them

No committee has filed independent spending in this direction.

How these directions are decided

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.

Record in office

Jackson has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.

That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.

What the campaign says, on jessejacksonjrforcongress.com

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Portrait: Wikimedia Commons, see Commons. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.