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United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2026
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March 17, 2026 |
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 is 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 list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jonathan Jackson (Incumbent)
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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.
- Ashley Banks (Independent)
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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
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
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District 3
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
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:
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
District 4
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Ed Hershey (Working Class Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
- Jesus Garcia (Incumbent)
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 5
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 6
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Sean Casten (Incumbent)
- Joseph Ruzevich
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 7
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Nathan Billips (Independent)
- Anita Rao (Independent)
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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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
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District 8
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 9
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Delila Barrera (Independent)
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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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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District 10
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Did not make the ballot:
- Austin Mink (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Brad Schneider (Incumbent)
- Morgan Coghill
Did not make the ballot:
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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 11
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
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)
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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District 12
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mike Bost (Incumbent)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 13
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Nikki Budzinski (Incumbent)
- Dylan Blaha
- Emily Lux
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 14
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Lauren Underwood (Incumbent)
Did not make the ballot:
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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
District 15
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mary Miller (Incumbent)
- Judy Bowlby
- Ryan Tebrugge
District 16
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Did not make the ballot:
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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Darin LaHood (Incumbent)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 17
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Eric Sorensen (Incumbent)
- Montez Soliz
Republican primary candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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
This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in Illinois.
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
