United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2026
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November 3, 2026 |
2026 U.S. House Elections |
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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 was March 17, 2026. The filing deadline was November 3, 2025.
Partisan breakdown
| 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
District 1
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jonathan Jackson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Christian Maxwell (Republican Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Jonathan Jackson (Incumbent) ✔
- Jerico Brown (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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District 2
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Donna Miller (Democratic Party)
- Mike Noack (Republican Party)
- Ashley Banks (Independent)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
- Toni Brown
- Yumeka Brown
- Eric France
- Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
- Patrick Keating
- Donna Miller ✔
- Sidney Moore
- Robert Peters
- Willie Preston
- Adal Regis
- Bryan Slepicka (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Robin Kelly (Incumbent)
- Jeremy Young
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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District 3
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Delia Ramirez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Angel Oakley (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Delia Ramirez (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 4
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Patty Garcia (Democratic Party)
- Lupe Castillo (Republican Party)
- Ed Hershey (Working Class Party)
- Lindsay Church (Independent)
- Mayra Macías (Independent)
- Byron Sigcho-Lopez (Independent)
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Did not make the ballot:
- Jesus Garcia (Incumbent)
Republican primary candidates
District 5
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mike Quigley (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Tom Hanson (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Mike Quigley (Incumbent) ✔
- Matthew Conroy
- Ellen Corley
- Anthony Michael Tamez
Did not make the ballot:
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District 6
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Sean Casten (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Niki Conforti (Republican Party)
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- Sean Casten (Incumbent) ✔
- Joey Ruzevich
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District 7
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- La Shawn Ford (Democratic Party)
- Chad Koppie (Republican Party)
- Nathan Billips (Independent)
- Anita Rao (Independent)
- Jabari Taylor (Independent)
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- 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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Did not make the ballot:
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District 8
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Melissa Bean (Democratic Party)
- Jennifer Davis (Republican Party)
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- Junaid Ahmed
- Yasmeen Bankole
- Melissa Bean ✔
- Sanjyot Dunung
- Neil Khot
- Kevin Morrison
- Dan Tully
- Ryan Vetticad
Did not make the ballot:
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District 9
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Daniel K. Biss (Democratic Party)
- John Elleson (Republican Party)
- Delila Barrera (Independent)
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- Kat Abughazaleh
- Bushra Amiwala
- Phil Andrew
- Natalie Angelo (unofficially withdrew)
- Daniel K. Biss ✔
- Patricia Brown
- Jeff Cohen
- Laura Fine
- Justin Ford
- Mark Fredrickson
- Hoan Huynh
- Bethany Johnson
- Sam Polan
- Nick Pyati
- Howard Rosenblum
- Mike Simmons
Did not make the ballot:
- Jan Schakowsky (Incumbent)
- David Abrevaya
- Tamika La'Shon Hill
- Miracle Jenkins
- Bruce Leon
- Jill Manrique
- Lauren Million
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District 10
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Brad Schneider (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Carl Lambrecht (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Austin Mink (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
- Brad Schneider (Incumbent) ✔
- Morgan Coghill
Did not make the ballot:
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District 11
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Bill Foster (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Jeffrey Walter (Republican Party)
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- Bill Foster (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
- Tekita Martinez (Write-in)
Republican primary candidates
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District 12
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mike Bost (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Julie Fortier (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Mike Bost (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 13
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Nikki Budzinski (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Jeff Wilson (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Nikki Budzinski (Incumbent) ✔
- Dylan Blaha
Did not make the ballot:
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District 14
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Lauren Underwood (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- James Marter (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Lauren Underwood (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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- James Marter ✔
- Gary Vician
- Krystal Dorey (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 15
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mary Miller (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Jennifer Todd (Democratic Party)
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Did not make the ballot:
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- Mary Miller (Incumbent) ✔
- Judy Bowlby
- Ryan Tebrugge
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District 16
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Darin LaHood (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Paul Nolley (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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- Darin LaHood (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 17
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Eric Sorensen (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Dillan Vancil (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Eric Sorensen (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Illinois
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:
- Illinois' 1st Congressional District
- Illinois' 2nd Congressional District
- Illinois' 3rd Congressional District
- Illinois' 4th Congressional District
- Illinois' 5th Congressional District
- Illinois' 6th Congressional District
- Illinois' 7th Congressional District
- Illinois' 8th Congressional District
- Illinois' 9th Congressional District
- Illinois' 10th Congressional District
- Illinois' 11th Congressional District
- Illinois' 12th Congressional District
- Illinois' 13th Congressional District
- Illinois' 14th Congressional District
- Illinois' 15th Congressional District
- Illinois' 16th Congressional District
- Illinois' 17th Congressional District
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Illinois in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Illinois, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Illinois | U.S. House | Established parties | Not less than .5% (.005) of the qualified primary electors of their party in the congressional district | N/A | 11/3/2025 | Source |
| Illinois | U.S. House | Independents | Not less than 5% nor more than 8% (or 50 more than the minimum, whichever is greater) of the total number of persons who voted at the last regular general election within the congressional district. | N/A | 5/26/2026 | Source |
Political context
Click the tabs below to view information about competitiveness, presidential election history, and party control in the state.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state's U.S. House districts.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Illinois.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Illinois in 2026. Information below was calculated on Nov. 3, 2025, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
One hundred five candidates — 69 Democrats and 36 Republicans — ran for Illinois’ 17 U.S. House districts. That’s 6.2 candidates per district. There were 2.7 candidates per district in 2024, 5.6 in 2022, 4.1 in 2020, 4.4 in 2018, 2.7 in 2016, and 2.8 in 2014.
This was the highest total number of candidates who ran for the U.S. House since 2014.
Five districts were open in 2026. There were no districts open in 2024, four in 2022, one in 2020, one in 2018, one in 2016, and none in 2014. Reps. Jesus Garcia (D-4th), Danny K. Davis (D-7th), and Jan Schakowsky (D-9th) retired from public office. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-8th) and Robin Kelly (D-2nd) ran for the U.S. Senate.
Twenty primaries — nine Democratic and 11 Republican — were contested in 2026. In total, there were 11 contested primaries in 2024, 19 in 2022, 21 in 2020, 20 in 2018, 14 in 2016, and nine in 2014.
Twenty candidates — 16 Democrats and four Republicans — ran for the open 9th district, the most candidates that ran for a district in 2026.
Five incumbents — four Democrats and one Republican — faced primary challengers in 2026. There were five incumbents in a contested primary in 2024, seven in 2022, 10 in 2020, seven in 2018, seven in 2016, and three in 2014.
Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all 17 districts, meaning no districts were guaranteed to either party.| District | Incumbent | PVI |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois' 1st | Jonathan Jackson | D+18 |
| Illinois' 2nd | Robin Kelly | D+18 |
| Illinois' 3rd | Delia Ramirez | D+17 |
| Illinois' 4th | Chuy Garcia | D+17 |
| Illinois' 5th | Mike Quigley | D+19 |
| Illinois' 6th | Sean Casten | D+3 |
| Illinois' 7th | Danny Davis | D+34 |
| Illinois' 8th | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D+5 |
| Illinois' 9th | Jan Schakowsky | D+19 |
| Illinois' 10th | Brad Schneider | D+12 |
| Illinois' 11th | Bill Foster | D+6 |
| Illinois' 12th | Mike Bost | R+22 |
| Illinois' 13th | Nikki Budzinski | D+5 |
| Illinois' 14th | Lauren Underwood | D+3 |
| Illinois' 15th | Mary Miller | R+20 |
| Illinois' 16th | Darin LaHood | R+11 |
| Illinois' 17th | Eric Sorensen | D+3 |
| District | Kamala Harris | Donald Trump |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois' 1st | 65.0% | 33.0% |
| Illinois' 2nd | 66.0% | 33.0% |
| Illinois' 3rd | 65.0% | 34.0% |
| Illinois' 4th | 63.0% | 35.0% |
| Illinois' 5th | 68.0% | 31.0% |
| Illinois' 6th | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| Illinois' 7th | 82.0% | 17.0% |
| Illinois' 8th | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| Illinois' 9th | 68.0% | 31.0% |
| Illinois' 10th | 60.0% | 38.0% |
| Illinois' 11th | 55.0% | 44.0% |
| Illinois' 12th | 28.0% | 71.0% |
| Illinois' 13th | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| Illinois' 14th | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| Illinois' 15th | 29.0% | 69.0% |
| Illinois' 16th | 38.0% | 61.0% |
| Illinois' 17th | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
Illinois presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 17 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Illinois' congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| 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 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Illinois' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Governor | J.B. Pritzker |
| Lieutenant Governor | Juliana Stratton |
| Secretary of State | Alexi Giannoulias |
| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul |
State legislature
Illinois State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 40 | |
| Republican Party | 19 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | |
Illinois House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 78 | |
| Republican Party | 40 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | |
Trifecta control
Illinois Party Control: 1992-2025
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
See also
External links
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
