Illinois
The average Liberty Score of the delegation is 38 out of 100, an F. 18 of its seats in Congress were decided on November 3, 2026.
Voting in Illinois: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
Who should Illinois send to Congress, and who should it send home?Say what you think. Other readers can answer you.DiscussOn the ballot November 3
1 Senate seat and 17 House seats in Illinois. Tap a race to see the candidates side by side.
- SenateOpen seat
Juliana StrattonD · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsDDon TracyR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsAand 1 more on the ballot - 1st District
Jonathan JacksonD · holds the seatFChristian MaxwellR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsA - 2nd DistrictOpen seat
Donna MillerD · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsFMichael NoackR · no votes in Congress to count, and too little on record for a letter– - 3rd District
Delia RamirezD · holds the seatFAngel OakleyR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsA - 4th DistrictOpen seatLupe CastilloR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsAPatty GarciaD · no votes in Congress to count, and too little on record for a letter–and 2 more on the ballot
- 5th District
Mike QuigleyD · holds the seatFTommy HansonR · no votes in Congress to count, and too little on record for a letter– - 6th District
Sean CastenD · holds the seatFNiki ConfortiR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsB- - 7th DistrictOpen seat
La Shawn FordD · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsFChad KoppieR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsB- - 8th DistrictOpen seat
Melissa BeanD · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsCJennifer DavisR · no votes in Congress to count, and too little on record for a letter– - 9th DistrictOpen seat
Daniel BissD · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsFJohn EllesonR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsA- - 10th District
Brad SchneiderD · holds the seatFCarl LambrechtR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsA - 11th District
Bill FosterD · holds the seatFJeff WalterR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsB+ - 12th District
Mike BostR · holds the seatAJulie FortierD · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsF - 13th District
Nikki BudzinskiD · holds the seatFJeff WilsonR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsB - 14th District
Lauren UnderwoodD · holds the seatFJames MarterR · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsA - 15th District
Mary MillerR · holds the seatB+Jennifer ToddD · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsC- - 16th District
Darin LaHoodR · holds the seatAPaul NolleyD · no votes in Congress to count. Graded on words and actionsD - 17th District
Eric SorensenD · holds the seatFDillan VancilR · no votes in Congress to count, and too little on record for a letter–
Senators today
Representatives today
Darin LaHoodR · Illinois · 16th DistrictA
Mike BostR · Illinois · 12th DistrictA
Mary E. MillerR · Illinois · 15th DistrictB+
Eric SorensenD · Illinois · 17th DistrictF
Bradley Scott SchneiderD · Illinois · 10th DistrictF
Nikki BudzinskiD · Illinois · 13th DistrictF
Mike QuigleyD · Illinois · 5th DistrictF
Raja KrishnamoorthiD · Illinois · 8th DistrictLeaving CongressF
Bill FosterD · Illinois · 11th DistrictF
Sean CastenD · Illinois · 6th DistrictF
Lauren UnderwoodD · Illinois · 14th DistrictF
Robin L. KellyD · Illinois · 2nd DistrictLeaving CongressF
Danny K. DavisD · Illinois · 7th DistrictLeaving CongressF
Jonathan L. JacksonD · Illinois · 1st DistrictF
Janice D. SchakowskyD · Illinois · 9th DistrictLeaving CongressF
Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD · Illinois · 4th DistrictLeaving CongressF
Delia C. RamirezD · Illinois · 3rd DistrictF
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