2026 elections · Illinois

Illinois U.S. House, district 16

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican Incumbent

Darin LaHood

Raised
$4,159,074
From individuals
$913,664
From PACs and other committees
$2,007,372
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$6,318,519
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

460 committees reported giving $1,853,585 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $34K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $16K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Paul Nolley

Raised
$415,748
From individuals
$350,687
From PACs and other committees
$61,476
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$1,585
Cash on hand
$230,141
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

12 committees reported giving $64,961 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Darin LaHoodRepublican$4,159,074$6,318,519$0$0
Paul NolleyDemocrat$415,748$230,141$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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