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United States House elections in Illinois, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primaries)
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The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Illinois are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 17 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 17 U.S. House districts. The primary is March 17, 2026. The filing deadline is November 3, 2025.
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A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Illinois, state law provides for a closed primary where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However, voters state their affiliation at the polls and any voter may change their affiliation on the day of the primary. A voter's eligibility to vote a party's ballot may be challenged.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Illinois' Democratic primaries for the U.S. House. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primaries and the general election, see the following pages:
- United States House elections in Illinois, 2026 (March 17 Republican primaries)
- United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2026
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
District 1
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jonathan Jackson (Incumbent)
- Joely Faren King
District 2
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Yumeka Brown
- Eric France
- Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
- Patrick Keating
- Donna Miller
- Robert Peters
- Willie Preston
- Adal Regis
- Jeremy Young
Did not make the ballot:
- Robin Kelly (Incumbent)
District 3
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Delia Ramirez (Incumbent)
- Kip Knutson
District 4
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jesus Garcia (Incumbent)
District 5
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mike Quigley (Incumbent)
District 6
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Sean Casten (Incumbent)
District 7
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Richard Boykin
- Jerico Brown
- Kina Collins
- Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- Anthony Driver Jr.
- Thomas Fisher
- La Shawn Ford
- Jason Friedman
- Rory Hoskins
- Kamaria Kali
- Danica Leigh
- John McCombs
- Anabel Mendoza
- Jazmin Robinson
- Reed Showalter
- Felix Tello
- William Volny
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 8
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Junaid Ahmed
- Yasmeen Bankole
- Melissa Bean
- Sanjyot Dunung
- Christ Kallas
- Neil Khot
- Kevin Morrison
- Dan Tully
- Ryan Vetticad
- Joseph Wentzel
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 9
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- David Abrevaya
- Kat Abughazaleh
- Bushra Amiwala
- Phil Andrew
- Daniel K. Biss
- Jeff Cohen
- Laura Fine
- Justin Ford
- Tamika La'Shon Hill
- Hoan Huynh
- Bethany Johnson
- Bruce Leon
- Jill Manrique
- Lauren Million
- Sam Polan
- Nick Pyati
- Howard Rosenblum
- Mike Simmons
Did not make the ballot:
- Jan Schakowsky (Incumbent)
- Miracle Jenkins
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 10
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Brad Schneider (Incumbent)
- Morgan Coghill
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 11
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Bill Foster (Incumbent)
Did not make the ballot:
- Tekita Martinez (Write-in)
District 12
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 13
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Nikki Budzinski (Incumbent)
- Dylan Blaha
- Emily Lux
District 14
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Lauren Underwood (Incumbent)
- Roman Valenciano
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 15
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 16
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 17
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Eric Sorensen (Incumbent)
- Montez Soliz
See also
- United States House elections in Illinois, 2026 (March 17 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2026
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2026
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2026
Footnotes
