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 will be 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

Declared

  • Jonathan Jackson, incumbent U.S. representative

    Endorsements

Fundraising

Republican primary

Declared

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

    Fundraising

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 is retiring to run for U.S. Senate in 2026.

Democratic primary

Declared

Fundraising

Polling

Republican primary

Declared

  • Michael Noack
  • Ashley Ramos, eCommerce specialist, nominee for this district in 2024 and candidate in 2022

    Fundraising

Independents and [third-party candidates]

Declared

  • Ashley Banks, 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

Declared

  • Mark Pasieka
  • Delia Ramirez, incumbent U.S. representative

    Endorsements

Fundraising

Republican primary

Declared

  • Angel Oakley, cannabis business consultant and write-in candidate for this district in 2024
  • Spomenka Vajic, hair salon owner

    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." Still, García received notable support from colleagues. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged members to oppose the rebuke, calling García “a progressive champion” and “a good man” who was the “voice of the voiceless.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also criticized the effort to punish him, warning that it set a dangerous precedent.

Declared

  • Patty Garcia, chief of staff of incumbent Chuy García

    Withdrawn

  • Chuy García, incumbent U.S. representative

    Endorsements

Fundraising

Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Republican primary

Declared

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

    Independents and third-party candidates

Declared

Predictions

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

Declared

Fundraising

Republican primary

Declared

  • Tommy Hanson, real estate broker and perennial candidate
  • Kimball Ladien, psychiatrist and perennial candidate
  • Barry Wicker, commodities broker

    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.

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Sean Casten, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Joey Ruzevich, software engineer

    Endorsements

Fundraising

Republican primary

Declared

  • Niki Conforti, energy consultant and nominee for this district in 2024 and candidate in 2022
  • Skylar Duensing, political activist

    Fundraising

General election

Predictions

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. Davis is not running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Declared

Fundraising

Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate.

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

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

    Independents

Filed paperwork

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