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U.S. House elections in Illinois
Primary date March 17, 2026
General election date November 3, 2026
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2026 U.S. Senate Elections 2026 U.S. House Elections

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.

Partisan breakdown

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Illinois
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

Candidates

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District 1

See also: Illinois' 1st Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Jonathan Jackson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Joely Faren King (Democratic Party)
Brian Kovaka (Republican Party)
Marcus Lewis (Republican Party)
Christian Maxwell (Republican Party)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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Republican primary candidates

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District 2

See also: Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Yumeka Brown (Democratic Party)
Eric France (Democratic Party)
Donna Miller (Democratic Party)
Robert Peters (Democratic Party)
Willie Preston (Democratic Party)
Adal Regis (Democratic Party)
Jeremy Young (Democratic Party)
Calvin Coleman (Republican Party)
Mike Noack (Republican Party)
Ashley Ramos (Republican Party)
Ashley Banks (Independent)

Did not make the ballot:

Robin Kelly (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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District 3

See also: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Delia Ramirez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Kip Knutson (Democratic Party)
Angel Oakley (Republican Party)

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District 4

See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Jesus Garcia (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)

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District 5

See also: Illinois' 5th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Mike Quigley (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Barry Wicker (Republican Party)

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District 6

See also: Illinois' 6th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Sean Casten (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Niki Conforti (Republican Party)

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District 7

See also: Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Richard Boykin (Democratic Party)
Jerico Brown (Democratic Party)
Melissa Conyears-Ervin (Democratic Party)
Anthony Driver Jr. (Democratic Party)
Thomas Fisher (Democratic Party)
La Shawn Ford (Democratic Party)
Jason Friedman (Democratic Party)
Rory Hoskins (Democratic Party)
Kamaria Kali (Democratic Party)
Danica Leigh (Democratic Party)
John McCombs (Democratic Party)
Nathan Billips (Independent)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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District 8

See also: Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Junaid Ahmed (Democratic Party)
Yasmeen Bankole (Democratic Party)
Sanjyot Dunung (Democratic Party)
Christ Kallas (Democratic Party)
Neil Khot (Democratic Party)
Kevin Morrison (Democratic Party)
Dan Tully (Democratic Party)
Ryan Vetticad (Democratic Party)
Joseph Wentzel (Democratic Party)
Mark Rice (Republican Party)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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District 9

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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David Abrevaya (Democratic Party)
Kat Abughazaleh (Democratic Party)
Bushra Amiwala (Democratic Party)
Phil Andrew (Democratic Party)
Daniel K. Biss (Democratic Party)
Laura Fine (Democratic Party)
Justin Ford (Democratic Party)
Tamika La'Shon Hill (Democratic Party)
Hoan Huynh (Democratic Party)
Miracle Jenkins (Democratic Party)
Bethany Johnson (Democratic Party)
Bruce Leon (Democratic Party)
Jill Manrique (Democratic Party)
Lauren Million (Democratic Party)
Sam Polan (Democratic Party)
Nick Pyati (Democratic Party)
Howard Rosenblum (Democratic Party)
Mike Simmons (Democratic Party)
Rocio Cleveland (Republican Party)
Mark Su (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

Jan Schakowsky (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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District 10

See also: Illinois' 10th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Brad Schneider (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Morgan Coghill (Democratic Party)

Did not make the ballot:

Austin Mink (Independent)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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District 11

See also: Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Bill Foster (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Tedora Brown (Republican Party)
Charlie Kim (Republican Party)
Mike Pierce (Republican Party)
Jeffrey Walter (Republican Party)

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District 12

See also: Illinois' 12th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Mike Bost (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Michael Tabacchi (Republican Party)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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District 13

See also: Illinois' 13th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Nikki Budzinski (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Dylan Blaha (Democratic Party)
Emily Lux (Democratic Party)
Joshua Loyd (Republican Party)
Jeff Wilson (Republican Party)

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District 14

See also: Illinois' 14th Congressional District election, 2026

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Lauren Underwood (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Roman Valenciano (Democratic Party)
Jed Davis (Republican Party)
James Marter (Republican Party)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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District 15

See also: Illinois' 15th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Mary Miller (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Paul Davis (Democratic Party)
Randy Raley (Democratic Party)
Jennifer Todd (Democratic Party)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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District 16

See also: Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2026

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Darin LaHood (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Joe Albright (Democratic Party)
Scott Best (Democratic Party)
Brendyn Morgan (Democratic Party)
Paul Nolley (Democratic Party)
Garth Gullette (Republican Party)
John Kitover (Republican Party)

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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District 17

See also: Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2026

General election candidates

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Eric Sorensen (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Montez Soliz (Democratic Party)
Dillan Vancil (Republican Party)

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Julie Bickelhaupt

Voting information

See also: Voting in Illinois

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

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.^[1]
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.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Click the following links to see the race ratings in each of the state's U.S. House districts:

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

Political context

This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in Illinois.

See also

Illinois	2026 primaries	2026 U.S. Congress elections

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Footnotes

↑ 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

Illinois' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Duckworth (D)

Dick Durbin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jonathan Jackson (D)

District 2

Robin Kelly (D)

District 3

Delia Ramirez (D)

District 4

Jesus Garcia (D)

District 5

Mike Quigley (D)

District 6

Sean Casten (D)

District 7

Danny Davis (D)

District 8

Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)

District 9

Jan Schakowsky (D)

District 10

Brad Schneider (D)

District 11

Bill Foster (D)

District 12

Mike Bost (R)

District 13

Nikki Budzinski (D)

District 14

Lauren Underwood (D)

District 15

Mary Miller (R)

District 16

Darin LaHood (R)

District 17

Eric Sorensen (D)

Democratic Party (16)

Republican Party (3)

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