The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.
The seat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat · Holds the seat now
How to vote in Illinois
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
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How they won the primary
The primary · 131,840 votes
- Daniel BissWon29.4%38,804
- Kat Abughazaleh26.3%34,707
- Laura Fine20%26,384
- Mike Simmons7.1%9,419
- Phil Andrew6.1%7,997
10 more candidates on the full canvass.
The primary · 15,444 votes
- John EllesonWon48.9%7,545
- Paul Friedman33.6%5,185
- Rocío Cleveland9.5%1,469
- Mark Su8.1%1,245
Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Source: the state's canvass, via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $17M
- Outside money
- $9.2M
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
- Small donors
- 5%$147K
- Large donors
- 88%$2.6M
- Bundled
- --
- PACs
- 7%$206K
- Other
- <1%$7K
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.
Who is spending on this race
The 14 groups 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
26 filed- Janice SchakowskyDemocrat$413K
- Katherine AbughazalehDemocrat$4.1M
- Bushra AmiwalaDemocrat$1.2M
- Philip AndrewDemocrat$1.4M
- Jeff CohenDemocrat$793K
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
- 745K
- Median household income
- $93K
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Living below the poverty line
- 11.0%
- Without health insurance
- 7.4%
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+37 in 2024
- Janice D. SchakowskyWon68.4%
- Seth Alan Cohen31.6%
338,828 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.
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.