Elections · U.S. House, District 8 · Illinois

Junaid Ahmed

Democrat Not on the November ballot

Not on the November ballot

Ahmed is not on the November ballot for this seat. Melissa Bean and Jennifer Davis are.

Who is on the ballot is a filed fact about the contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Ahmed'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

5%from small donors

Small donors: 5%$74K
Large donors: 80%$1.3M
PACs: 3%$50K
Party: --
Self-funding: 12%$202K
Other: <1%$185

Separately, $773K 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, 2026

All dates and rules

The district they want to represent

People: 747K
Median household income: $100K
Unemployment: 4.5%
Living below the poverty line: 7.4%
Without health insurance: 7.9%

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, incumbent first and then by name, never in money order.

Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable. Showing 7 of the 10 campaigns that hold the seat, are on the ballot, or have $25,000 raised or outside spending; every filing is on the race page.

The whole race

Spending to support them

$109K

Justice Democrats PAC$57K
Medicare for All$25K
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC$25K
Unity & Justice Fund$1.6K
NEO Philanthropy Action Fund$645

The top 5 committees of the $109K filed in this direction.

Spending to oppose them

$664K

Chicago Progressive Partnership$664K

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

Ahmed does not hold a seat in Congress now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here.

That absence is not a position for or against anything.

What the campaign says, on junaidforus.com

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

Cite this page

Project Curia. "Junaid Ahmed: Illinois House candidate, 2026." Sources: Federal Election Commission candidate and committee filings; National Conference of State Legislatures election dates and voter-registration rules; Illinois State Board of Elections ballot records; U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Data as of 2026-10-12. /elections/candidate/H-IL-08/H2IL08146

The citation names the source data used for this record.