Elections · U.S. House, District 8 · Illinois
Melissa Bean
Democrat On the November ballot
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Raised for this seat
$2.1M
Through June 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$145K
Through June 30, 2026
On the November ballot
Bean faces Jennifer Davis for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The ballot as filed by the nominee source, recorded August 27, 2026, not a prediction. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 1%$26K
- Large donors
- 69%$1.4M
- PACs
- 13%$276K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 16%$323K
- Other
- 1%$21K
Separately, $5.5M 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.
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 Bankole$559K
- Melissa Beanthis page$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; their money is still their own filed record. Showing 7 of 10 funded campaigns; every filing is on the race page.
Spending to support them
$5.5M- Elect Chicago Women$4.0M
- New Democrat Majority$935K
- Protect Progress$557KCryptocurrency industry (Democratic-directed)Cryptocurrency industry (Democratic-directed)
- DMFI PAC$382
Spending to oppose them
$60K- Justice Democrats PAC$57K
- The People's Lobby$2K
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee$650
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
Bean 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.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.