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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 was 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
District 1
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jonathan Jackson (Incumbent)
Did not make the ballot:
District 2
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Toni Brown
- Yumeka Brown
- Eric France
- Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
- Patrick Keating
- Donna Miller
- Sidney Moore
- Robert Peters
- Willie Preston
- Adal Regis
Did not make the ballot:
- Robin Kelly (Incumbent)
- Jeremy Young
District 3
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Delia Ramirez (Incumbent)
- Mark Pasieka Sr.
Did not make the ballot:
District 4
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
- Jesus Garcia (Incumbent)
District 5
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 6
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Sean Casten (Incumbent)
- Joseph Ruzevich
District 7
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- 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
Did not make the ballot:
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District 8
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
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District 9
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Kat Abughazaleh
- Bushra Amiwala
- Phil Andrew
- Natalie Angelo
- Daniel K. Biss
- Patricia Brown
- Jeff Cohen
- Laura Fine
- Justin Ford
- Mark Fredrickson
- Hoan Huynh
- Bethany Johnson
- Bruce Leon
- Sam Polan
- Nick Pyati
- Howard Rosenblum
- Mike Simmons
Did not make the ballot:
- Jan Schakowsky (Incumbent)
- David Abrevaya
- Tamika La'Shon Hill
- Miracle Jenkins
- Jill Manrique
- Lauren Million
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District 10
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Brad Schneider (Incumbent)
- Morgan Coghill
Did not make the ballot:
= 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)
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 15
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 16
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
= 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
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