Steve Botsford

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Candidate, U.S. Senate Illinois

Elections and appointments
Next election

March 17, 2026

Steve Botsford (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Illinois. Botsford declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 17, 2026.[source]

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in Illinois, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Illinois

Austin Mink, Tyrone Muhammad, and Anthony Smith are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Illinois on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Tyrone Muhammad (Independent)
Anthony Smith (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on March 17, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on March 17, 2026.


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2023

See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 43

Incumbent Timmy Knudsen defeated Brian Comer in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 43 on April 4, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Timmy Knudsen (Nonpartisan)
 
52.9
 
9,227
Brian Comer (Nonpartisan)
 
47.1
 
8,199

Total votes: 17,426
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General election

General election for Chicago City Council Ward 43

The following candidates ran in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 43 on February 28, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Timmy Knudsen (Nonpartisan)
 
26.8
 
3,950
Brian Comer (Nonpartisan)
 
24.1
 
3,543
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Rebecca Janowitz (Nonpartisan)
 
19.8
 
2,917
Wendi Taylor Nations (Nonpartisan)
 
13.5
 
1,984
Steve Botsford (Nonpartisan)
 
9.0
 
1,331
Steven McClellan (Nonpartisan)
 
6.7
 
990

Total votes: 14,715
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Campaign themes

2026

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2023

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Campaign finance summary


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Steve Botsford campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. Senate IllinoisCandidacy Declared primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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