Paul Friedman (Illinois)
Paul Friedman (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 9th Congressional District. Friedman lost in the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.
Friedman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 9
Daniel K. Biss (D), John Elleson (R), and Delila Barrera (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Daniel K. Biss (D) | |
 | John Elleson (R)  | |
| Delila Barrera (Independent) | ||
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 17, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel K. Biss | 29.5 | 34,216 |
 | Kat Abughazaleh | 25.9 | 30,075 | |
 | Laura Fine | 20.2 | 23,398 | |
 | Mike Simmons | 7.3 | 8,451 | |
 | Phil Andrew | 6.2 | 7,220 | |
 | Bushra Amiwala | 5.1 | 5,939 | |
 | Hoan Huynh | 1.7 | 2,029 | |
 | Patricia Brown | 1.3 | 1,459 | |
 | Jeff Cohen | 0.8 | 951 | |
 | Justin Ford | 0.6 | 656 | |
 | Bethany Johnson | 0.5 | 534 | |
 | Sam Polan | 0.4 | 458 | |
 | Howard Rosenblum | 0.2 | 259 | |
 | Nick Pyati | 0.2 | 211 | |
 | Mark Fredrickson | 0.2 | 188 | |
| Natalie Angelo (Withdrew, still on ballot) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 116,044 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jan Schakowsky (D)
- David Abrevaya (D)
- Tamika La'Shon Hill (D)
- Miracle Jenkins (D)
- Bruce Leon (D)
- Jill Manrique (D)
- Lauren Million (D)
Republican primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9
John Elleson (R) defeated Paul Friedman (R), Rocio Cleveland (R), and Mark Su (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 17, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Elleson | 48.5 | 5,825 |
 | Paul Friedman | 33.5 | 4,023 | |
 | Rocio Cleveland | 9.2 | 1,110 | |
 | Mark Su | 8.7 | 1,046 | |
| Total votes: 12,004 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paul Friedman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Friedman's responses.
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- Create an economy that benefits the American worker.
- Set a fair political environment by
1) eliminating gerrymandering and
2) setting term limits. - Reclaim Congressional power
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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