Race

U.S. House, Illinois 1st District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.8

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Jonathan L. Jackson1DemocratIncumbent$418K$425K$47K$75K$0
Christian Maxwell2RepublicanChallenger$63K$36K$34K$0$0
Joely Faren King3DemocratChallenger$1,439$542$898$0$0
Brian David Kovaka4RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Errol Lloyd Hewitt5DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Jerico J Brown6DemocratOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0
Marcus Lewis7RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Jonathan Jacksonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2IL01349/
    H2IL01349
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Christian Maxwellhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL01191/
    H6IL01191
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Joely Faren Kinghttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL01209/
    H6IL01209
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Brian David Kovakahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL01183/
    H6IL01183
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Errol Lloyd Hewitthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL01217/
    H6IL01217
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Jerico J Brownhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL07313/
    H6IL07313
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Marcus Lewishttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8IL02104/
    H8IL02104
  8. 8
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record