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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 17 U.S. representatives from the State of Illinois, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on March 17, 2026.

District 1

The 1st district is based in the South Side of Chicago, including portions of Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Grand Crossing, Morgan Park, and Roseland, but also reaches down to the southwest and takes in a collection of exurban and rural areas in Cook County, Will County, and Kankakee County, including New Lenox and Homer Glen. The incumbent is Democrat Jonathan Jackson, who was elected with 65.8% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Christian Maxwell, entrepreneur

Eliminated in primary

  • Marcus Lewis, postal worker and nominee for this district in 2024

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

District 2

The 2nd district includes the far southeast portion of Chicago and part of its southern suburbs, as well as portions of Will, Kankakee, Iroquois, and Vermillion counties along the Indiana border. The incumbent is Democrat Robin Kelly, who was re-elected with 67.6% of the vote in 2024. Kelly retired to unsuccessfully run for the concurrently-held U.S. senate election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Fundraising

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Michael Noack

Results

Independents and third-party candidates

Declared

  • Ashley Banks (Independent), photographer

General election

Predictions

District 3

The 3rd district is based in northwestern Chicago, including the neighborhoods of Albany Park, Belmont Cragin, Dunning, Humboldt Park, Irving Park, Logan Square, Montclare, Portage Park, and West Town. It also includes parts of the DuPage County suburbs, taking in all or parts of Addison, Bartlett, Bensenville, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, River Grove, Wayne, West Chicago, Wheaton, and Wood Dale. The incumbent is Democrat Delia Ramirez, who was elected with 67.3% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Angel Oakley, cannabis business consultant and write-in candidate for this district in 2024

Results

General election

Predictions

District 4

The 4th district is based in southwest Chicago, including Ashburn, Brighton Park, Clearing, Gage Park, Garfield Ridge, South Lawndale, West Elsdon, and West Lawn, and in the western Chicago suburbs, including Cicero and Berwyn. The incumbent is retiring-Democrat Chuy García, who was last elected with 67.5% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Chuy García, initially filed to run for another term but withdrew his nomination after the deadline to file a nomination passed. This resulted in the House of Representatives passing a motion to rebuke him by a margin of 236–183. He was accused of undermining the electoral process to ensure his Chief of Staff Patty Garcia was the only Democrat on the primary ballot. García said he was retiring for health reasons after consulting his doctor, and his wife asking him to retire. Democratic strategist David Axelrod, slammed Garcia's move as Chicago-style "machine tactics" and "election denial of another kind." House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged members to oppose the rebuke, calling García "a progressive champion" and "a good man".

Because Chuy García made it impossible to contest the Democratic primary, several registered Democrats are running as Independents: Chris Getty, Mayra Macías, and Byron Sigcho-Lopez.

Nominee

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Fundraising

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Lupe Castillo, pharmacy technician and candidate for this district in 2024

Results

Independents and third-party candidates

Declared

Fundraising

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

District 5

The 5th district includes portions of northern Chicago, including Albany Park, Forest Glen, Lake View, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, Norwood Park, North Center, North Park, O'Hare, and West Ridge. It also takes in the northwest Chicago suburbs, including Arlington Heights and Palatine. The incumbent is Democrat Mike Quigley, who was re-elected with 69.0% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

  • Jonny Bishop, high school teacher and candidate for this district in 2024

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Tommy Hanson, real estate broker and perennial candidate

Eliminated in primary

  • Kimball Ladien, psychiatrist and perennial candidate
  • Barry Wicker, commodities broker

Endorsements

Results

Independents

Formed exploratory committee

  • Steve Schwartzberg, church business manager and Democratic candidate for this district in 2018

General election

Predictions

District 6

The 6th district is based in the southwest Chicago suburbs, including Oak Lawn and Downers Grove, as well as parts of the eastern DuPage County suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Sean Casten, who was re-elected with 54.2% of the vote in 2024.. The 2026 election will be a rematch of the 2024 election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Joey Ruzevich, software engineer

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Niki Conforti, energy consultant and nominee for this district in 2024 and candidate in 2022

Eliminated in primary

  • Skylar Duensing, political activist

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

District 7

The 7th district is based in the West Side and downtown of Chicago, including Austin, East Garfield Park, the Loop, the Near North Side, the Near South Side, the Near West Side, North Lawndale, West Garfield Park, and West Town. It also takes in the villages of Oak Park and Maywood. The incumbent is Democrat Danny Davis, who was re-elected with 83.3% of the vote in 2024, however did not run for re-election in 2026.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

  • Danica Leigh, healthcare worker
  • John McCombs, standup comedian (endorsed Collins)

Declined

Endorsements

Fundraising

Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Chad Koppie, member of Kane County Regional Board of Schools and perennial candidate

Eliminated in primary

  • Patricia Easley, investment advisor

Endorsements

Results

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Nathan Billips
  • Anita Rao, physician
  • Emelia Rosie Washington Soviegn

General election

Predictions

District 8

The 8th district is based in the western outer suburbs of Chicago, including Elgin, Schaumburg, and Des Plaines. The incumbent is Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who was re-elected with 57.1% of the vote in 2024. Krishnamoorthi did not seek re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Melissa Bean, former U.S. representative (2005–2011)

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

  • Christ Kallas, branding expert (endorsed Ahmed)

Declined

Endorsements

Fundraising

Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Jennifer Davis, service technology company founder

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Fundraising

Forum

Results

General election

Predictions

District 9

The 9th district is based in northern Chicago and the North Shore, taking in Evanston and Skokie. The longtime incumbent is Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who was initially elected to the seat in 1998, and re-elected with 68.4% of the vote in 2024. Schakowsky is not running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Fundraising

Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Polling

Results

Biss won the primary election, securing 29.6% of the vote to Abughazaleh's 25.9%. He led the polls in the portions of Cook County and Lake County, while Abughazaleh placed first in the portion of McHenry County.

Republican primary

Nominee

  • John Elleson, pastor and nominee for this district in 2018

Eliminated in primary

  • Rocío Cleveland, educational paraprofessional and interpreter
  • Paul Friedman
  • Mark Su, news website publisher

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Delila Barrera, behavioral technician and activist

General election

Predictions

District 10

The 10th district is based in the northern suburbs and exurbs of Chicago, including Mundelein, Northbrook, and Waukegan. The incumbent is Democrat Brad Schneider, who was re-elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Morgan Coghill, plywood importer

Disqualified

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Carl Lambrecht, nominee for Illinois's 58th House of Representatives district in 2024

Results

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Austin Mink

General election

Predictions

District 11

The 11th district is based in the western suburbs and exurbs of Chicago, including Aurora, Naperville, and Belvidere. The incumbent is Democrat Bill Foster, who was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Jeff Walter, mayor of Elburn

Eliminated in primary

  • Tedora Brown, home building contractor
  • Charles Kim, businessman and candidate for the 14th district in 2024
  • Michael Pierce, defense contractor

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

District 12

The 12th district is based in southern Illinois, taking in the southeastern St. Louis exurbs. It includes Carbondale, Centralia, Marion, and O'Fallon. The incumbent is Republican Mike Bost, who was re-elected with 74.2% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Julie Fortier, research microbiologist and Air Force veteran

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

District 13

The 13th district is based in central Illinois, stretching from the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area to the eastern St. Louis suburbs and taking in Decatur as well as the state capital, Springfield. The incumbent is Democrat Nikki Budzinski, who was re-elected with 58.1% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Dylan Blaha, medical research scientist

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Joshua Loyd, businessman and nominee for this district in 2024

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

District 14

The 14th district is based in the western exurbs of Chicago, including all or parts of Aurora, DeKalb, Granville, Joliet, Montgomery, Naperville, Oswego, Ottawa, Peru, Plainfield, Shorewood, Spring Valley, Sugar Grove, and Sycamore. The incumbent is Democrat Lauren Underwood, who was re-elected with 55.1% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • James Marter, Oswego Public Library Board member and perennial candidate

Eliminated in primary

  • Gary Vician, realtor and former Naperville township supervisor

Declined

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

District 15

The 15th district is based in the rural areas of central Illinois, stretching from the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area to the eastern St. Louis suburbs and taking in Quincy. The incumbent is Republican Mary Miller, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Judy Bowlby, lobbyist
  • Ryan Tebrugge, IT professional

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Jennifer Todd, former nurse

Eliminated in primary

  • Paul Davis, veterinarian
  • Kyle Nudo, theater producer
  • Randy Raley, retired radio host

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

District 16

The 16th district is based in the rural areas of northern Illinois. The incumbent is Republican Darin LaHood, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024.

Republican primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Paul Nolley, nonprofit executive

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

District 17

The 17th district is based in north-central Illinois, stretching from Rockford to the Quad Cities metropolitan area to Bloomington, also taking in Peoria. The incumbent is Democrat Eric Sorensen, who was elected with 54.4% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Dillan Vancil, coffee shop owner

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
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