Patty Garcia (Democrat), Lupe Castillo (Republican), Ed Hershey (Working Class) and Chris Getty (Independent) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Illinois District 4, as recorded October 7, 2026 from the Illinois State Board of Elections.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Lupe Castillo (Republican) and Ed Hershey (Working Class).
Official candidate list: Illinois State Board of Elections. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Chuy García
Democrat · Holds the seat now
First took office 2019 · Age 70
Not on the November ballot
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 · 52,616 votes
- Patty Garcia Won: Unopposed 52,616
The primary · 8,336 votes
- Lupe Castillo Won: Unopposed 8,336
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
- $923K
- Outside money
- $262K
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing. No outside money is on file for or against the other 2 names on this ballot.
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
4 filedPrimary 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
- 730K
- Median household income
- $76K
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
- Living below the poverty line
- 13.6%
- Without health insurance
- 12.8%
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+40 in 2024
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García Won: 67.5%
- Lupe Castillo: 27.3%
206,396 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 5.2%. 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.
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.