Illinois Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

Jackson has served as national spokesman for the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, per the official House biography. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, per the official House biography.

Maxwell is a marketing strategist and small-business owner with a degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, per the campaign site. She homeschools her four children and says that experience shaped her focus on education, safety and affordability, per the campaign site.

Miller serves as a Cook County Commissioner and has a professional background in health care advocacy, including work on HIV/AIDS, sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis screening, per the campaign site. She has also held leadership roles at Planned Parenthood of Illinois and is recognized for her work addressing health conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth that occur more often among women of color, per the campaign site.

Michael Scott Noack is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District. He has said he wants to cut federal government spending, invest in clean renewable energy, and create a path to citizenship for immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for more than five years while focusing immigration enforcement on violent criminals, per CBS News Chicago. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Delia Ramirez is a U.S. representative for Illinois's 3rd Congressional District with a background as a social service director and community organizer, per the campaign site. She is the daughter of Guatemalan immigrant parents, per the campaign site.

Oakley owns a marketing and communications firm serving small and mid-sized businesses in Illinois' 3rd District and holds a master's degree in organizational leadership, per the campaign site. She previously served as a Winfield Village Trustee, per the campaign site.

Garcia holds a PhD in education policy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and served as district director and chief of staff for the district's congressman, per the campaign site. She is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and has worked with immigrant and working-class families for more than 15 years, per the campaign site.

Lupe Castillo describes herself as a wife, mother, and conservative who has lived in Illinois's 4th Congressional District for 43 years, per the campaign site.

Ed Hershey has taught science at Lindblom Math and Science Academy for about 18 years and has run repeatedly on the Working Class Party line, per the WTTW voter guide.

Getty is a licensed insurance producer who serves as mayor of the Village of Lyons and previously as township supervisor, per the campaign site. He is an Eastern Illinois University graduate and lifelong Lyons resident, per the campaign site.

Quigley has represented Illinois' 5th Congressional District in Congress since 2009, after serving as a Cook County Commissioner and an aide to a Chicago alderman, per the campaign site. He has spent more than thirty years in public service focused on government reform, per the campaign site.

Hanson has worked in media, including at the Chicago Tribune and U.S. News & World Report, and currently works in commercial real estate sales and leasing, per the campaign site. He describes himself as fiscally conservative and socially liberal, per the campaign site.

Casten is a scientist and clean-energy entrepreneur who holds dual master's degrees in engineering management and biochemical engineering from Dartmouth College, per the campaign site. He co-founded Recycled Energy Development and represents Illinois' 6th District, per the campaign site.

Conforti works as an energy consultant and previously spent 12 years in healthcare administration, holding an MBA in healthcare administration from George Washington University, per the campaign site. She is a lifelong western-suburbs Chicago resident and single mother, per the campaign site.

La Shawn K. Ford is an Illinois state representative for Chicago's 8th House district who won a 13-way June field with retiring Rep. Danny Davis's endorsement, per WBEZ and ABC7. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Koppie is a retired Delta Airlines captain with 35 years of flying experience and a lifetime farmer operating land in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, per the campaign site. He is a Purdue University aviation-school graduate, per the campaign site.

Bean previously served three terms representing Illinois' 8th District in Congress and owned and operated a life insurance agency, per the campaign site. She holds degrees from Oakton Community College and Roosevelt University, per the campaign site.

Davis co-founded the technology company Davisware with her husband at age 17 and later founded BExponential, a platform for women's professional development, per the campaign site. She is the mother of ten children, per the campaign site.

Biss is the mayor of Evanston and previously served in the Illinois House and Senate, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a PhD in mathematics from MIT and formerly taught mathematics at the University of Chicago, per the campaign site.

Elleson served as a Chicago-area pastor for 40 years before running for Congress, per the campaign site. He says that experience gave him direct knowledge of the needs of families across the district, per the campaign site.

Schneider spent nearly three decades in business helping family-owned companies with strategic growth plans and owned a life insurance agency, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and an MBA from Northwestern University, per the campaign site.

Foster is a physicist and businessman who co-founded a manufacturing company, Electronic Theatre Controls, at age 19, per the campaign site. He later spent more than two decades as a particle accelerator designer at Fermilab before winning a special election to Congress in 2008, per the campaign site.

Walter is a retired U.S. Navy master chief petty officer with more than 20 years of service and currently serves as mayor of Elburn, Illinois, per the campaign site. He also has a career in technology consulting and holds degrees in finance, manufacturing management and business administration, per the campaign site.

Bost is a retired U.S. Marine Corps corporal, former firefighter and small-business owner who served in the Illinois House before being elected to represent Illinois' 12th District in 2014, per the campaign site. He chairs the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, per the campaign site.

Fortier is a cancer research scientist and Air Force veteran who has lived in Southern Illinois for more than 25 years, per the campaign site. She says she will bring a scientist's approach to government, emphasizing evidence and measurable results, per the campaign site.

Budzinski is a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate who worked as a labor-movement organizer and state government negotiator before serving on the White House staff, where she helped implement the American Rescue Plan, per the campaign site. She now represents Illinois' 13th District in Congress, per the campaign site.

Wilson is a U.S. Navy veteran who served on a nuclear submarine crew and holds a master's degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois, per the campaign site. He currently serves on the Champaign County Board, per the campaign site.

Underwood is a registered nurse and public health expert who previously worked on Affordable Care Act implementation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, per the campaign site. She holds a nursing degree from the University of Michigan and graduate degrees in nursing and public health from Johns Hopkins University, per the campaign site.

Marter is the twice elected chairman of the Kendall County Republican Party, per the campaign site.

Miller and her husband run a third generation family cattle and grain farm in Illinois, per the campaign site. She graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a degree in business management and completed graduate coursework in education, per the campaign site.

Jennifer Todd is a registered nurse and nurse paralegal, per press coverage of the race.

LaHood, a third generation Peorian, spent more than nine years as a state and federal prosecutor, including as an assistant U.S. attorney in Las Vegas where he served as chief terrorism prosecutor, per the official House biography. He was first elected to Congress in a September 2015 special election and serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, per the official House biography.

Nolley describes himself as a citizen candidate who has worked paycheck to paycheck and understands the challenges facing families in Illinois' 16th District, per the campaign site.

Sorensen worked as a local television meteorologist for more than two decades before being elected to represent Illinois' 17th District in Congress, per the campaign site. He was born and raised in Rockford and now lives in Moline, per the campaign site.

Dillan S. Vancil is a small business owner, per Shaw Local and The Center Square.