2026 elections · Illinois

Illinois U.S. House, district 8

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

Democrat

Melissa Bean

Raised
$2,421,586
From individuals
$1,619,314
From PACs and other committees
$458,250
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$323,000
Cash on hand
$277,514
Debts
$391,125

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $6,616,132 to support and $58,946 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through March 16, 2026.

PAC and committee money

89 committees reported giving $321,500 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
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $2K · spent to help $1.7M
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $8K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $1K

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.

Republican

Jennifer Davis

Raised
$1,713,426
From individuals
$690,676
From PACs and other committees
$22,750
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$1,000,000
Cash on hand
$444,522
Debts
$1,000,000

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

6 committees reported giving $14,000 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)
Melissa BeanDemocrat$2,421,586$277,514$6,616,132$58,946
Jennifer DavisRepublican$1,713,426$444,522$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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