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Illinois House race, District 1

Jonathan Jackson holds this seat and is running to keep it against Christian Maxwell.

The November ballot

Jackson
$418K
Maxwell
$63K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.

The seat

Jonathan Jackson

Democrat · Holds the seat now

193
Trades disclosed
$5.3M
Estimated volume
Has not cosponsored a bill that would ban it

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

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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.

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How they won the primary

The primary · 89,662 votes

  • Jonathan JacksonWon100%89,662

Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

Where each candidate's money comes from

Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Not on the November ballot

5 filed

Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.

The district

Census context
People
740K
Median household income
$71K
Unemployment
10.0%
Living below the poverty line
15.7%
Without health insurance
6.4%

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

How this seat voted last time

D+32 in 2024

  • Jonathan L. JacksonWon65.8%
  • Marcus Lewis34.1%

316,507 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.