2026 candidates for Congress in Illinois
House and Senate candidates who reported raising money for the 2026 election, largest first. Incumbents link to their member page.
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| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| KRISHNAMOORTHI, S | $31.6M |
| STRATTON, JULIANA | $7.2M |
| TRACY, DON | $4.9M |
| LAHOOD, DARIN MCKAY | $4.2M |
| ABUGHAZALEH, KATHERINE M. | $4.1M |
| KRISHNAMOORTHI, S. RAJA | $3.9M |
| SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. | $3.7M |
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI | $3.7M |
| KELLY, ROBIN | $3.5M |
| BISS, DANIEL | $3.4M |
| Candidate | Race | Party | Status | Raised | Cash on hand | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRISHNAMOORTHI, S | S-IL | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $31.6 million | $32,898 | FEC |
| STRATTON, JULIANA | S-IL | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $7.2 million | $1.5 million | FEC |
| TRACY, DON | S-IL | REPUBLICAN PARTY | Open seat | $4.9 million | $483,017 | FEC |
| LAHOOD, DARIN MCKAY | H-IL-16 | REPUBLICAN PARTY | Incumbent | $4.2 million | $6.0 million | FEC |
| ABUGHAZALEH, KATHERINE M. | H-IL-09 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $4.1 million | $2 | FEC |
| KRISHNAMOORTHI, S. RAJA | H-IL-08 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Incumbent | $3.9 million | $46,791 | FEC |
| SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. | H-IL-10 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Incumbent | $3.7 million | $1.7 million | FEC |
| BUDZINSKI, NIKKI | H-IL-13 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Incumbent | $3.7 million | $3.0 million | FEC |
| KELLY, ROBIN | S-IL | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $3.5 million | $4,194 | FEC |
| BISS, DANIEL | H-IL-09 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $3.4 million | $608,883 | FEC |
| KHOT, NEIL | H-IL-08 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $3.1 million | $635 | FEC |
| UNDERWOOD, LAUREN | H-IL-14 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Incumbent | $2.8 million | $1.2 million | FEC |
| FINE, LAURA | H-IL-09 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $2.8 million | $1,700 | FEC |
| MILLER, DONNA | H-IL-02 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $2.7 million | $92,407 | FEC |
| SORENSEN, ERIC | H-IL-17 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Incumbent | $2.7 million | $1.3 million | FEC |
| FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) | H-IL-11 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Incumbent | $2.6 million | $2.6 million | FEC |
| CASTEN, SEAN | H-IL-06 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Incumbent | $2.5 million | $1.0 million | FEC |
| FRIEDMAN, JASON | H-IL-07 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $2.5 million | $385,804 | FEC |
| BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH | H-IL-08 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $2.5 million | $301,714 | FEC |
| DURBIN, RICHARD J. | S-IL | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Incumbent | $2.4 million | $840,652 | FEC |
| MILLER, MARY | H-IL-15 | REPUBLICAN PARTY | Incumbent | $1.9 million | $910,536 | FEC |
| DAVIS, JENNIFER | H-IL-08 | REPUBLICAN PARTY | Open seat | $1.8 million | $279,747 | FEC |
| AHMED, JUNAID | H-IL-08 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $1.7 million | $14,897 | FEC |
| RAMIREZ, DELIA | H-IL-03 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Incumbent | $1.6 million | $913,892 | FEC |
| BOST, MICHAEL | H-IL-12 | REPUBLICAN PARTY | Incumbent | $1.6 million | $844,809 | FEC |
| ANDREW, PHILIP JEROME | H-IL-09 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $1.4 million | $0 | FEC |
| PETERS, ROBERT JAMES | H-IL-02 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $1.3 million | $1,425 | FEC |
| EVANS, JEANNIE | S-IL | REPUBLICAN PARTY | Open seat | $1.3 million | $3,336 | FEC |
| AMIWALA, BUSHRA | H-IL-09 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $1.2 million | $58,078 | FEC |
| HUYNH, KHAI-HOAN | H-IL-09 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $1.0 million | -$13,997 | FEC |
| QUIGLEY, MIKE | H-IL-05 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Incumbent | $998,074 | $1.1 million | FEC |
| FISHER, THOMAS DR. | H-IL-07 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $927,616 | $52,748 | FEC |
| LEON, BRUCE | H-IL-09 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $901,579 | $618,403 | FEC |
| CONYEARS-ERVIN, MELISSA | H-IL-07 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $824,854 | $10,590 | FEC |
| FORD, LA SHAWN K | H-IL-07 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $819,321 | $93,472 | FEC |
| COHEN, JEFF | H-IL-09 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $792,825 | $0 | FEC |
| TULLY, DAN | H-IL-08 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $728,320 | $22,397 | FEC |
| MORRISON, KEVIN B. | H-IL-08 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Open seat | $660,987 | $3,857 | FEC |
| NOLLEY, PAUL | H-IL-16 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Challenger | $639,225 | $59,059 | FEC |
2026 House and Senate candidates who reported raising money, largest first. Fetched a few pages a day to respect the FEC API limits. Updated 2026-11-04 09:11 UTC; loading page 10 of 28. Party labels are as filed with the FEC. Source: OpenFEC API (Federal Election Commission).