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2026 Illinois House race, District 1

Jonathan Jackson (Democrat) and Christian Maxwell (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Illinois District 1, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Illinois State Board of Elections.

The November ballot

Jackson
$418K
Maxwell
$63K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

Official candidate list: Illinois State Board of Elections. Not a prediction.

The seat

Jonathan Jackson

Democrat · Holds the seat now

First took office 2023 · Age 60

194
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, 2026 

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 Jackson Won: Unopposed 89,662

Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Illinois State Board of Elections proclaimed primary results. Certified April 17, 2026. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

The money on this race

Raised by candidates
$482K
Outside money
$75K

Outside money, for and against

Supporting Jackson$75K
Opposing Jackson-
Supporting Maxwell-
Opposing Maxwell-

Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.

Where each candidate's money comes from

Small donors give $200 or less; 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.

Who is spending on this race

The largest group spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.

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 Jackson Won: 65.8%
  • Marcus Lewis: 34.1%

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. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through June 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.