Elections · U.S. House, District 8 · Illinois
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Raised for this seat
$559K
Through May 18, 2026
Not on the November ballot
Bankole is not on the November ballot for this seat. Melissa Bean and Jennifer Davis are.
A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Bankole's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 27%$154K
- Large donors
- 26%$143K
- PACs
- 4%$23K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 42%$236K
- Other
- <1%$2K
Receipts reported through May 18, 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.
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, in ballot order, not money order.
- Junaid Ahmed$1.7M
- Yasmeen Bankolethis page$559K
- Melissa Bean$2.1M
- Jennifer Davis$1.5M
- Neil Khot$3.1M
- Kevin Morrison$661K
- Dan Tully$728K
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 10 funded campaigns; every filing is on the race page.
Record in office
Bankole 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 yasmeenbankole.comCandidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.