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Illinois races

Illinois votes on a Senate seat and all 17 House seats this cycle.

Illinois races to watch

The delegation, district by district

18 seats on the ballot
District 16. Darin LaHood holds the seat and is on the ballot. 7 candidates on file.District 3. Delia Ramirez holds the seat and is on the ballot. 4 candidates on file.District 12. Mike Bost holds the seat and is on the ballot. 3 candidates on file.District 1. Jonathan Jackson holds the seat and is on the ballot. 7 candidates on file.District 5. Mike Quigley holds the seat and is on the ballot. 6 candidates on file.District 2. Robin Kelly holds the seat and is not running for it. 14 candidates on file.District 17. Eric Sorensen holds the seat and is on the ballot. 6 candidates on file.District 13. Nikki Budzinski holds the seat and is on the ballot. 6 candidates on file.District 15. Mary Miller holds the seat and is on the ballot. 6 candidates on file.District 14. Lauren Underwood holds the seat and is on the ballot. 5 candidates on file.District 11. Bill Foster holds the seat and is on the ballot. 7 candidates on file.District 9. Janice Schakowsky holds the seat and is not running for it. 27 candidates on file.District 8. Raja Krishnamoorthi holds the seat and is not running for it. 14 candidates on file.District 6. Sean Casten holds the seat and is on the ballot. 4 candidates on file.District 10. Brad Schneider holds the seat and is on the ballot. 3 candidates on file.District 7. Danny Davis holds the seat and is not running for it. 24 candidates on file.District 4. Jesus Garcia holds the seat and is on the ballot. 8 candidates on file.

Tap or point at a district for the seat and who holds it.

14 Democratic3 Republican4 not running again

House seats, filled by the party that holds each one today.

Party of the member holding each seat now, never a margin and never a prediction. A hatched district means that member is not on the ballot for it. Boundaries as drawn for the 119th Congress.

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

Illinois by the numbers

12.7Mpeople across 17 districts

Median household income$59K to $114K
District 17District 5
Living below the poverty line7.0% to 18.0%
District 11District 7
Without health insurance4.4% to 12.8%
District 16District 4

The lowest and highest of Illinois's districts, on the national range for each measure. Census American Community Survey 2024 five year estimates.

What this ballot costs

$176M in play

Of every dollar in Illinois's federal races, 32 cents is outside groups spending on their own, not the campaigns. The Senate seat and the whole House map are on one scale.

Raised by candidatesOutside money
$48M raised by candidates$25M outside money
All 17 House races$103M
$72M raised by candidates$31M outside money$6.1M a seat on average

Gifts of $200 or less

$11M9%

Larger individual gifts

$56M47%

From PACs

$13M11%

Shares of what the campaigns raised themselves. The rest is party money, self funding and transfers.

Incumbents defending a seat

Who is spending on Illinois

$56M outside money

The groups spending independently on Illinois's races, by what they have filed. Open a row to see how the money was spent, supporting or opposing each party, and the interest behind the committee.

1 to 5 of 25 groups

How far the money traveled

Most of the outside money on Illinois's races comes from groups whose only filings this cycle are here.

Groups spending in other states too
$12M22%
Groups spending only in Illinois
$44M78%

Groups filing here

45

The widest one reaches

26states

Independent spending filed on Illinois's races, by whether the committee is also spending in other states this cycle. A filing records where a group spends, not where its donors live, so this is a measure of reach, never of who paid for it.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Census context from the American Community Survey, public domain. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.