Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primary)
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Thirteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 7th Congressional District on March 17, 2026.
Incumbent Danny K. Davis (D) is retiring. The last time the district was open was 1996, when Davis was first elected. Davis was most recently re-elected in 2024 with 83% of the vote. For a list of U.S. Representatives who are not running for re-election in 2026, click here.
The section below lists candidates leading in media attention and fundraising. To read more about how Ballotpedia defines noteworthy candidates, click here.
- Richard Boykin (D) is a lawyer who served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2014 to 2018 and previously worked as Davis’s chief of staff.[1][2] Boykin says he would focus on lowering the cost of living and promoting public safety.[3]
- Kina Collins (D) is a political organizer.[4] Collins says she would support "Medicare for All, housing as a human right, fair wages, clean air and water, and an economy that centers people over profit."[5]
- Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D) was elected Chicago City Treasurer in 2019 and previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.[6] Conyears-Ervin says she would focus on the economy and would support "apprenticeships, fair wages, and local manufacturing."[7] Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia and former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot endorsed Conyears-Ervin.[8]
- Thomas Fisher (D) is an emergency physician.[9] Highlighting his experience as a doctor, Fisher says he would support universal healthcare and would address "inadequate insurance, inflexible jobs, and a frayed safety net."[10] 314 Action endorsed Fisher.[11]
- La Shawn Ford (D) is a former teacher who was elected to the Illinois House in 2007. Ford says he would focus on creating jobs, improving public health, and supporting criminal justice reform.[12] Davis endorsed Ford.[13]
- Jason Friedman (D) is the owner and former president of a real estate business.[14][15] Friedman says he would work to create jobs, support unions, and improve the education system.[16] The Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs endorsed Friedman.[17]
Multiple candidates are campaigning on their political experience. Boykins says he "spent decades developing relationships at all levels of government" and would be able to allocate federal funding to the district.[2] Highlighting her experience as Chicago Treasurer, Conyears-Ervin says she would be able to "expand pathways for homeownership, grow small-business opportunities, and encourage responsible investment."[7] Ford says his legislative career has been "rooted in trust, accessibility, and the belief that government should open doors."[12] Highlighting his work in the office of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Friedman says he has a "background in public service and Democratic causes."[14]
Collins and Conyears-Ervin both ran in previous Democratic primaries for the district. Collins received 14% of the vote in 2020, 46% in 2022, and 19% in 2024. Conyears-Ervin received 21% of the vote in 2024.
As of November 2025, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales, and Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball each rated the general election Safe/Solid Democratic.
Also running in the primary are Anthony Driver Jr. (D), David Ehrlich (D), Rory Hoskins (D), Anabel Mendoza (D), Jazmin Robinson (D), Reed Showalter (D), and Felix Tello (D).
Anthony Driver Jr. (D), David Ehrlich (D), Thomas Fisher (D), Jazmin Robinson (D), Reed Showalter (D), and Felix Tello (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.
This is one of 51 open races for the U.S. House of Representatives this year in which an incumbent is not running for re-election. Across the country, 21 Democrats and 30 Republicans are not running for re-election. In 2024, 45 incumbents — 24 Democrats and 21 Republicans — did not seek re-election.
This page focuses on Illinois' 7th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 17 Republican primary)
- Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2026
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 17, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Richard Boykin | |
 | Kina Collins | |
 | Melissa Conyears-Ervin | |
 | Anthony Driver Jr.  | |
 | David Ehrlich | |
 | Thomas Fisher | |
 | La Shawn Ford | |
 | Jason Friedman | |
 | Rory Hoskins | |
 | Anabel Mendoza | |
 | Jazmin Robinson | |
 | Reed Showalter | |
 | Felix Tello | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Danica Leigh (D)
- Kamaria Kali (D)
- Jerico Brown (D)
- William Volny (D)
- John McCombs (D)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Illinois
Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Cook County Board of Commissioners, District 1 (2014-2018)
Biography: Boykin received a bachelor's degree from Central State University and a J.D. from the University of Dayton. He previously worked as chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D). At the time of the election, he was a lawyer.
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Sources: Richard Boykin 2026 campaign website, "The People’s Playbook: A Contract with the 7th District," accessed November 23, 2025; Austin Weekly News, "Richard Boykin announces candidacy for 7th District congressional seat," September 19, 2025; Richard Boykin 2026 campaign website, "Meet Richard," accessed November 23, 2025
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Biography: Collins received a bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University. At the time of the election, she was a political organizer.
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Chicago City Treasurer (Assumed office: 2019)
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 10 (2017-2019)
Biography: Conyears-Ervin received a bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois University and a master's degree from Roosevelt University. She previously worked in the insurance industry.
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Submitted Biography: "I am a lifelong Chicagoan and have been shaped by both its promise and its pain. I has lost family members and close friends to gun violence, and these experiences have fueled my unshakable resolve to build a safer, more just future for every child in our city. Over the past decade, I has built a career as an organizer and seasoned political strategist with extensive experience across municipal, state, and federal levels of government."
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Submitted Biography: "THE MOST QUALIFIED candidate by far (43 years doing & teaching public policy): 2x to 40x more Congressional & public policy experience than opponents. We can’t wait five years for our Congressperson to learn the ropes. Congress & federal government & policies are complicated. It’s a huge risk to trust the job to someone with little or no experience in Congress, in federal government, or with formal policy education. LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE: Making and teaching public policy is my life’s work. For nearly 7 years I worked for and was mentored by two of the most effective Congressmen in history. Charlie Rangel (D-NYC), a founder of the Congressional Black Caucus. Claude Pepper, Chairman of the House Rules Committee (D-Miami). Both districts, like ours, were very diverse. We listened & worked with everyone. CONGRESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: I was a senior analyst for the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) for 15 years, consulting with Congress to improve policy while looking for corruption, fraud, & waste. PUBLIC POLICY PROFESSOR: 21 years teaching 25 policy topics. I’m now teaching at two top-ranked graduate programs training legislators, advocates, journalists, & nonprofit leaders: Indiana University O’Neill SPEA (#1 of 267 public affairs schools) & at UIC, & writing a book on policy design. I’ve already done the job for nearly 7 years. Now I’m asking you to let me do it for you."
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Submitted Biography: "Born and raised on the South Side, Dr. Fisher grew up in a home that emphasized service. Those motives shaped his life and he has spent two decades following this call to care for the community that raised him.That legacy inspired his path through Dartmouth, the University of Chicago School of Medicine, and Harvard University’s School of Public Health – and led him to emergency medicine, where he’s spent over two decades treating everyone, regardless of their background or means. But the ER is also where the consequences of bad policy show up: gun violence, housing insecurity, untreated addiction, and lack of care. That’s why Dr. Fisher took the fight upstream – as a White House Fellow during the rollout of the ACA, a Medicaid leader in Cook County, a healthcare executive focused on equity, and the author of The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER, a nationally acclaimed book exposing the injustices of our healthcare system. When COVID hit, Dr. Fisher returned full-time to the ER and what he saw inspired his acclaimed book, The Emergency, named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books. Through it all, he never stopped fighting for the people failed by our political system."
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 8 (Assumed office: 2007)
Biography: Ford received a bachelor's degree from Loyola University. He previously worked as a teacher, coach, and real estate business owner.
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Biography: Friedman received degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Georgetown University. He previously worked in the office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). At the time of the election, he was a real estate business owner.
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Sources: Jason Friedman 2026 campaign website, "Jason on the Issues," accessed November 23, 2025; Chicago Tribune, "Top candidates for the US House in Illinois’ 2nd, 7th, 8th and 9th districts for the 2026 election," August 19, 2025; Jason Friedman 2026 campaign website, "Meet Jason," accessed November 23, 2025
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Submitted Biography: "I’m Jazmin J. Robinson, and I’m running for U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois’ 7th District. For over a decade, I’ve worked in corporate America as a Human Resources leader focused on making workplaces fairer for employees. I built systems to ensure equal pay, negotiated with healthcare providers to secure better benefits, and designed policies that supported people through major life changes. I’ve also seen H.R.’s shortcomings and pushed for equity and accountability from within. The policy I’m running on, the H.E.A.L. Act (free universal Health Care, Education including childcare, college, and trade schools, Access to Government & Fair Markets, and a Living Wage), is essentially a benefit package I designed for the American people, just like I’ve done for employees throughout my career. It’s funded fairly by asking millionaires, billionaires, and big corporations to finally pay their share in taxes. My goal is simple: build a government that works for everyday people, not just the wealthy few. Outside of HR, I’m also a comedian and improviser, performing at places like Second City, iO, and now on iO’s first BIPOC house team, D.A.R.E Dropouts. Comedy has taught me the power of listening, quick thinking, and connecting with people. Personally, I’m happily married to my husband of eight years, with two spoiled cats. I’m a proud aunt, a blue belt in jiu jitsu, and someone who loves trying new things, from horseback riding to summer softball."
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A Next-Generation Leader: At a time when so many Democratic voters are demanding fresh leadership and new ideas, I offer a fresh and bold vision that builds on the district’s history and values. I understands that, at this moment, working class voters feel neglected and disenfranchised from the Democratic Party. As a labor organizer, I know how to communicate to voters who we need to remain in our tent; as a young candidate, I knows we need to do much more to engage young voters in our party.
I am the Executive Director of SEIU State Council in Illinois, and through my capacity as President of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability for the City of Chicago, I have worked shoulder-to-shoulder with community leaders, labor unions, activists, and elected officials throughout the 7th Congressional district to drive change. I am trusted by leaders and residents of the 7th district because I has done the work on the ground for years to deliver results.
David Ehrlich (D)
CORRUPTION affects much of our lives, often indirectly and invisibly. In housing, crimes, hiring, health care costs and access, poverty, property taxes, schools, electricity prices, public services, waiting times. It reduces innovation, infrastructure quality, and increases inequality for those who can’t go elsewhere. It results in reduced happiness and satisfaction with government. These are not opinions, but research.
CLEAN AIR is a human right, like health care, housing, and education. We can have cleaner air, which can extend your life expectancy in a dense city by 2 years, mainly due to reducing PM 2.5 & other pollutants. Chicagoland could be a world leader in clean energy, clean air, & in clean jobs: we have the workforce and companies to do it. Even if you don't care about climate change. Better policy, technology, and urban planning, energy efficiency, electrification, EVs, cleaner fuels, renewables all contribute.
CLEAN GOVERNMENT & CLEAN AIR lead to many other benefits. More inclusion & less extraction by elites, for ex (Acemoglu & Robinson). If you have both, you likely have others: a better safety net, fair and affordable housing, education, better policing, lower crime. You can get a loan. Better health care, less asthma, healthier kids, less cardiovascular disease, and fewer hospitalizations. Higher productivity, attendance, cognitive capacity, longer careers, fewer sick days. It adds up. Many clean energy, clean tech, and related industries are growing by 20%-100%+/year. Like many large cities, we've made huge strides, up to 90% reductions in some air pollutants. But we're still way behind Zurich, Helsinski, Auckland.
Thomas Fisher (D)
Instead, millions are being kicked off insurance, cures are being undermined, and the Trump Administration has corrupted the CDC. Life expectancy is now shorter than it was a decade ago with folks on the South and West Sides living thirty fewer years than those in Streeterville and the Gold Coast — proof we’re in a crisis.
We must provide resources to stay healthy and build a healthcare system that puts people first, no matter who we are.
Universal healthcare so everyone is covered. Period. Full stop.
Americans work hard and deliver record profits for corporations — but too many still struggle just to get by. Trump's tax breaks for millionaires come at the expense of millions losing health insurance. Again the rich get richer and the rest get nothing.
My mother’s 30+ years with Chicago Public Schools meant stability and a secure retirement thanks to her union. Every worker deserves that same security.
Today, wages lag while housing prices soar making it impossible for younger people to own a home and raise a family on a middle class salary. Families are squeezed by the rising cost of groceries, skyrocketing utility bills, and everyday essentials.
It’s time to build an economy where working people come first — not corporations.
In more than 20 years taking care of people in the ER, I’ve never gotten used to caring for young men and women torn apart by gunfire. I’ve lost friends to violence — losses that still haunt me. While our trauma system saves lives, the scars remain: on bodies, on families, on our entire community.
We can and must do better:
. Background checks and an assault weapons ban to keep deadly weapons off our streets.
. Coordinated community-based interventions led by those closest to the problem.
. Support for survivors that prioritizes healing, justice, and mental health.
Jazmin Robinson (D)
Investing in people is the best investment. When we fund healthcare, education, and fair wages, we improve well-being, spark innovation, and build stronger communities.
The H.E.A.L. Act is for all Americans. Even if you don’t live in my district, share it with your representatives. Real change only happens when we unite and demand a government that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few.
Reed Showalter (D)
I’ll push to have the government directly build more housing for people to sell at cost, so everyone can afford a home.
I’ll fight to stop giant, for-profit investors from buying up homes just to get rich, not to live in them.
I’ll ban big landlords from using the collusive algorithms that jack up rent prices for Chicagoans by over $450 a year.
We must fix our broken healthcare system, so that it is accessible and affordable for everyone. I support Medicare-for-All.
In the meantime, as we build power to pass universal healthcare, I will work wherever possible to cap co-pays, deductibles, and out of pocket costs.
I will fight to ban the middlemen that eat up profits in our pharmaceutical system or make them obsolete by doing that work ourselves.
I will work to ban the corporate practice of medicine, expanding the existing bans in 33 states.
And I will also push for our government to make critical drugs like insulin, inhalers, and chemo here in America, so we don’t have to depend on big pharma and insurance execs that hold healthcare hostage.
No one should struggle to afford food. We have a duty to take back power in our food system from giant multinational corporations and return it to local communities that need good, healthy, affordable, responsible food.
I support the creation of public grocery stores, as well as expanding food assistance through these public institutions.
I will fight to ban junk fees on grocery and food delivery.
I support a moratorium on consolidation in Big Ag markets, as well as increased regulation of bad agricultural actors, so that giant corporations cannot continue to drive up the price of food.
And I will work toward creative solutions to make fertilizer and other basic costs cheaper for farmers so food is cheaper for all of us.
Felix Tello (D)
If we are to be a successful Republic, Representation must evolve to accountable representation, not decades of old model of electing good talkers and promise makers, only to find out they have turned their back on the district and now follow special interest, financer buy a puppet so that they can stay in power for many many years and delivering little in return for our support. I will use secure digital platforms to give every voter real-time access to bills, votes, and progress. And for 10 to 15 minutes every week vote yes or no, I will follow No more closed doors—every decision will be transparent and accountable. Technology empowers us to make democracy participatory again, ensuring your voice is heard and acted upon in Congress.
As a pragmatic progressive, I solve challenges with the heart of an engineer—not as an old-school politician. Passion without pragmatism leads to paralysis: Medicare for All, voting rights, climate action, and student debt relief have stalled in Congress. Real progress demands strategy, coalition-building, and results—not slogans. My action plan delivers incremental victories and messaging that resonates with everyday Americans. See our Districts legislative agenda in these five (5) Acts. https://www.felixforcongress.org/your-legislative-agenda-1
David Ehrlich (D)
Thomas Fisher (D)
Jazmin Robinson (D)
Health care — ensuring every American has access to free, high-quality care.
Education & childcare — from free pre-K to tuition-free public colleges and trade schools.
Access to Government & Fair Markets: ending corporate and lobbyist control of politics and returning power to voters. Breaking down monopolies that hurt small businesses and raise prices for all Americans.
Living Wage: tying paychecks to the true cost of living and supporting small businesses.
Reed Showalter (D)
Felix Tello (D)
Jazmin Robinson (D)
Thomas Fisher (D)
For more than 20 years, I’ve walked into an emergency room on Chicago’s South Side and met people at their most vulnerable. Those experiences taught me what qualities truly matter in public service.
First, empathy. Most patients don’t end up in the ER because of bad choices but because of political ones—poverty, violence, lack of care. An elected official must feel that pain and respond with compassion.
Second, integrity. In medicine, trust is everything. I’ve seen how profit pressures force compromises on values, and I’ve resisted. In Congress, integrity means telling the truth, standing by principles, and putting people ahead of special interests.
Third, courage and vision. I became a doctor partly because of Ben Wilson, a local teen who died after waiting hours for emergency care. That tragedy taught me to confront inequity head-on. Leadership requires boldness to challenge systems that fail us and the courage to risk political loss for moral clarity.
Fourth, servant leadership. My job has never been about status but service. The best ideas often come from those closest to the pain. A public servant must listen with humility, stay grounded in the community, and put people first in every decision.
Finally, equity and justice. I’ve seen life expectancy differ by decades between neighborhoods just miles apart. No child should live or die based on their ZIP code. Government must close those gaps and ensure healthcare, safety, and opportunity as rights, not privileges.
The ER taught me urgency, accountability, and resilience. Now, I want to bring those same principles—empathy, integrity, courage, service, justice—into Congress. Leadership isn’t about power; it’s about care. My measure of success will always be simple: did I help make people’s lives healthier, fairer, and more secure?
Jazmin Robinson (D)
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Limiting leadership to only career politicians reduces diversity and fresh ideas. Leaders like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jasmine Crockett, Lauren Underwood, and Maxwell Frost all came from outside traditional government paths and changed the conversation in Congress.
I bring real-world experience negotiating with major healthcare companies, building national benefit plans, and managing global compliance programs, skills Congress needs to create policies that work for everyday Americans.
Jazmin Robinson (D)
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Reed Showalter (D)
Felix Tello (D)
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Thomas Fisher (D)
I’m also proud of the work I’ve done closer to home. In my ER, I helped push back against a proposal that would have segregated patients by insurance status—Medicaid and Medicare patients in one part of the department, privately insured in another. That plan would have institutionalized inequity right in the hospital. Alongside colleagues, I resisted until the proposal was dropped and we organized care by acuity instead of by the size of someone’s wallet. That victory was a reminder that persistence and moral clarity can bend institutions toward fairness.
Both experiences—one at the highest levels of government, one in the trenches of patient care—reflect what matters to me most: fighting to make sure systems serve people equitably. They taught me that change comes when we combine compassion, courage, and persistence. That’s the spirit I would bring to Congress.
Jazmin Robinson (D)
Jazmin Robinson (D)
AI must be regulated so it cannot be used to harm people. We’ve already seen tragic cases where AI has been misused, and we need strong safeguards to prevent self-harm, bias, or misinformation. Since people often use AI like a search engine, it should be fact-based and reliable, not just another platform that spreads unchecked opinions.
The environmental impact is also critical. AI relies on massive data centers that consume enormous amounts of water and electricity, creating risks of water scarcity and a large carbon footprint. We need solutions that allow us to leverage this technology without harming communities or the environment.
At the same time, AI is a revolutionary invention. Its knowledge base comes from people, everything we’ve put on the internet, from research to art, so credit and fair compensation should go back to the people. AI should remain free and accessible, not controlled by just a few corporations.
When used responsibly, AI has enormous potential: 1. Identifying new antibiotics and accelerating medical research. 2. Helping detect cancer and other diseases earlier and more accurately. 3. Improving climate modeling and renewable energy systems. 4. Supporting accessibility tools like speech-to-text, real-time translation, and assistive devices for people with disabilities. 5. Streamlining work in fields from education to small business, freeing up time for creativity and innovation.
With the right guardrails, AI can transform lives for the better, but the government’s job is to make sure it works for people, not against them.
Jazmin Robinson (D)
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Richard Boykin
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Melissa Conyears-Ervin
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La Shawn Ford
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Jason Friedman
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Endorsements
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| Endorser | Kina Collins | Melissa Conyears-Ervin | Thomas Fisher | La Shawn Ford | Jason Friedman | Anabel Mendoza | Reed Showalter
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Polls
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Race ratings
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- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[18]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[19][20][21]
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| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
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Campaign finance
Candidate spending
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Richard Boykin | Democratic Party | $383,262 | $322,621 | $60,641 | As of February 25, 2026 |
| Kina Collins | Democratic Party | $54,854 | $52,441 | $2,413 | As of February 25, 2026 |
| Melissa Conyears-Ervin | Democratic Party | $620,822 | $462,436 | $167,119 | As of February 25, 2026 |
| Anthony Driver Jr. | Democratic Party | $224,181 | $203,557 | $20,623 | As of February 25, 2026 |
| David Ehrlich | Democratic Party | $6,833 | $6,833 | $0 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Thomas Fisher | Democratic Party | $626,991 | $171,752 | $455,239 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| La Shawn Ford | Democratic Party | $494,774 | $355,661 | $139,113 | As of February 25, 2026 |
| Jason Friedman | Democratic Party | $2,507,058 | $2,121,254 | $385,804 | As of February 25, 2026 |
| Rory Hoskins | Democratic Party | $200,085 | $184,443 | $15,642 | As of February 25, 2026 |
| Anabel Mendoza | Democratic Party | $128,645 | $73,288 | $55,357 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Jazmin Robinson | Democratic Party | $21,215 | $16,316 | $4,899 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Reed Showalter | Democratic Party | $253,569 | $118,888 | $134,681 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Felix Tello | Democratic Party | $8,410 | $1,898 | $6,512 | As of September 30, 2025 |
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Satellite spending
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District analysis
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- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
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This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Illinois.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Illinois in 2026. Information below was calculated on Nov. 3, 2025, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
One hundred five candidates — 69 Democrats and 36 Republicans — ran for Illinois’ 17 U.S. House districts. That’s 6.2 candidates per district. There were 2.7 candidates per district in 2024, 5.6 in 2022, 4.1 in 2020, 4.4 in 2018, 2.7 in 2016, and 2.8 in 2014.
This was the highest total number of candidates who ran for the U.S. House since 2014.
Five districts were open in 2026. There were no districts open in 2024, four in 2022, one in 2020, one in 2018, one in 2016, and none in 2014. Reps. Jesus Garcia (D-4th), Danny K. Davis (D-7th), and Jan Schakowsky (D-9th) retired from public office. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-8th) and Robin Kelly (D-2nd) ran for the U.S. Senate.
Twenty primaries — nine Democratic and 11 Republican — were contested in 2026. In total, there were 11 contested primaries in 2024, 19 in 2022, 21 in 2020, 20 in 2018, 14 in 2016, and nine in 2014.
Twenty candidates — 16 Democrats and four Republicans — ran for the open 9th district, the most candidates that ran for a district in 2026.
Five incumbents — four Democrats and one Republican — faced primary challengers in 2026. There were five incumbents in a contested primary in 2024, seven in 2022, 10 in 2020, seven in 2018, seven in 2016, and three in 2014.
Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all 17 districts, meaning no districts were guaranteed to either party.Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+34. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 34 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 7th the 7th most Democratic district nationally.[25]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.
| Kamala Harris | Donald Trump  |
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| 82.0% | 17.0% |
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Illinois, 2024
Illinois presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 17 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Illinois' congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Illinois | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Republican | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 17 | 19 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Illinois' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | J.B. Pritzker |
| Lieutenant Governor | Juliana Stratton |
| Secretary of State | Alexi Giannoulias |
| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul |
State legislature
Illinois State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 40 | |
| Republican Party | 19 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | |
Illinois House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 78 | |
| Republican Party | 40 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | |
Trifecta control
Illinois Party Control: 1992-2025
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
District history
2024
See also: Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Chad Koppie, Lien Choi, and Lowell Seida in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Danny K. Davis (D) | 83.3 | 222,408 |
 | Chad Koppie (R) | 16.7 | 44,598 | |
 | Lien Choi (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 133 | |
 | Lowell Seida (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 | |
| Total votes: 267,152 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Kina Collins, Nikhil Bhatia, and Kouri Marshall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny K. Davis | 52.4 | 42,248 |
| Melissa Conyears-Ervin | 21.3 | 17,154 | |
| Kina Collins | 18.9 | 15,188 | |
 | Nikhil Bhatia | 4.7 | 3,808 | |
 | Kouri Marshall | 2.7 | 2,156 | |
| Total votes: 80,554 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rhonda Sherrod (D)
- Kip Knutson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Chad Koppie advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Koppie | 100.0 | 5,604 |
| Total votes: 5,604 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Chad Koppie, Roger Romanelli, and Joshua Loyd in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny K. Davis (D) | 99.9 | 167,650 |
| Chad Koppie (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 83 | |
| Roger Romanelli (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 10 | ||
 | Joshua Loyd (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 167,746 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Kina Collins and Denarvis Mendenhall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny K. Davis | 51.9 | 39,230 |
| Kina Collins | 45.7 | 34,574 | |
 | Denarvis Mendenhall | 2.4 | 1,808 | |
| Total votes: 75,612 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edward Ward (D)
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Craig Cameron, Tracy Jennings, Deirdre McCloskey, and Richard Mayers in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny K. Davis (D) | 80.4 | 249,383 |
 | Craig Cameron (R) | 13.3 | 41,390 | |
 | Tracy Jennings (Independent) | 6.2 | 19,355 | |
| Deirdre McCloskey (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Mayers (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 310,128 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Kina Collins, Anthony Clark, and Kristine Schanbacher in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny K. Davis | 60.2 | 79,813 |
| Kina Collins | 13.9 | 18,399 | |
 | Anthony Clark | 13.0 | 17,206 | |
 | Kristine Schanbacher | 13.0 | 17,187 | |
| Total votes: 132,605 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Craig Cameron advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Cameron | 100.0 | 3,799 |
| Total votes: 3,799 | |||
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2018 General electionGeneral election for U.S. House Illinois District 7Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Craig Cameron in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Democratic primary electionDemocratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Anthony Clark in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 20, 2018.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary electionRepublican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7Craig Cameron defeated Jeffrey Leef in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 20, 2018.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Danny K. Davis (D) defeated Jeffrey Leef (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Davis defeated Thomas Day in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.[26][27]
2014 The 7th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Danny K. Davis (D) defeated challenger Robert Bumpers (R) in the general election.
General election candidates
Withdrew prior to primary2012 The 7th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Danny K. Davis won re-election in the district.[30]
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Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Illinois in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Illinois, click here.
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| Illinois | U.S. House | Established parties | Not less than .5% (.005) of the qualified primary electors of their party in the congressional district | N/A | 11/3/2025 | Source |
| Illinois | U.S. House | Independents | Not less than 5% nor more than 8% (or 50 more than the minimum, whichever is greater) of the total number of persons who voted at the last regular general election within the congressional district. | N/A | 5/26/2026 | Source |
2026 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This is a battleground election. Other 2026 battleground elections include:
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2026
- Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
See also
- Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 17 Republican primary)
- Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2026
- United States House elections in Illinois, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Illinois, 2026 (March 17 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2026
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2026
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2026
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2026
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Austin Weekly News, "Richard Boykin announces candidacy for 7th District congressional seat," September 19, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richard Boykin 2026 campaign website, "Meet Richard, accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ Richard Boykin 2026 campaign website, "The People’s Playbook: A Contract with the 7th District," accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ Kina Collins 2026 campaign website, "About Me," accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ Kina Collins 2026 campaign website, "Our Campaign's Top Issues," accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Former State Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin," accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Melissa Conyears-Ervin 2026 campaign website, "Home," accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ Politico, "Will Durbin endorsement lose luster?" November 11, 2025
- ↑ Thomas Fisher 2026 campaign website, "Meet Dr. Thomas Fisher," accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ Thomas Fisher 2026 campaign website, "Issues," accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ 314 Action, "Thomas Fisher," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 La Shawn Ford 2026 campaign website, "Experience That's Ready On Day One for the People of the 7th Congressional District," accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ CBS News, "Congressman Danny Davis announces he won't run for re-election, endorses La Shawn Ford for his seat," July 31, 2025
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Jason Friedman 2026 campaign website, "Meet Jason," accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Top candidates for the US House in Illinois’ 2nd, 7th, 8th and 9th districts for the 2026 election," August 19, 2025
- ↑ Jason Friedman 2026 campaign website, "Jason on the Issues," accessed November 23, 2025
- ↑ JAC, "Jason Friedman," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Election Division, "Robert Bumpers," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Dan Roche," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Illinois"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
