Money by state
$58.6M was spent for or against federal candidates in Illinois in 2026.
Who took in the most
What each campaign reported receiving.
No lawmaker in Illinois is matched to campaign money yet.
A receipt shows who gave, not what they wanted.
Outside spending by candidate: 10 candidates
| Juliana Stratton | Democratic | U.S. Senate, IL | $9.1M | $10.5M | 7 |
| Melissa Luburich Bean | Democratic | U.S. House, IL | $5.5M | $59.6K | 7 |
| Melissa Conyears-Ervin | Democratic | U.S. House, IL | $5M | $56.2K | 3 |
| Laura Fine | Democratic | U.S. House, IL | $4.9M | $2.8K | 4 |
| Donna Miller | Democratic | U.S. House, IL | $4.5M | $3.2K | 5 |
| S Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | U.S. Senate, IL | $441.6K | $3.3M | 6 |
| Daniel Biss | Democratic | U.S. House, IL | $1.2M | $1.4M | 7 |
| La Shawn K Ford | Democratic | U.S. House, IL | — | $2.5M | 1 |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr | Democratic | U.S. House, IL | $1.4M | — | 2 |
| Catalina Lauf | Republican | U.S. House, IL | $1.3M | — | 1 |