Office
U.S. House
2026 contest
Illinois 8th District
This page currently shows current seat context and active FEC filings. It does not yet claim ballot certification, party nomination, or certified results.
Current officeholder
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
General election
November 3, 2026
Live FEC filings
13
FEC registeredBallot certifiedParty nomineeWon electionSeated
Candidates listed here are active FEC filings for this federal seat. Ballot certification, nominee status, and state election-office validation are not loaded yet.
Candidates
13 active FEC filings
MELISSA LUBURICH BEANFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate
First FEC filing: September 10, 2025 · Last filing: September 10, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
JENNIFER DAVISFEC registered
REPUBLICAN PARTY · Open-seat candidate
First FEC filing: September 9, 2025 · Last filing: September 9, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
RYAN VETTICADFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate
First FEC filing: August 5, 2025 · Last filing: August 5, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
CHRIST KALLASFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate
First FEC filing: June 6, 2025 · Last filing: June 6, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
JUNAID AHMEDFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate
First FEC filing: April 6, 2021 · Last filing: June 6, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
YASMEEN BANKOLEFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate
First FEC filing: May 14, 2025 · Last filing: May 14, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
SANJYOT DUNUNGFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate
First FEC filing: May 13, 2025 · Last filing: May 13, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
KEVIN B. MORRISONFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate
First FEC filing: May 12, 2025 · Last filing: May 12, 2025
Has raised fundsFEC ↗
KEVIN ALLEN AKEFEC registered
REPUBLICAN PARTY · Open-seat candidate
First FEC filing: September 15, 2025 · Last filing: September 15, 2025
No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
JOSEPH MR. WENTZELFEC registered
DEMOCRATIC PARTY · Open-seat candidate
First FEC filing: May 7, 2025 · Last filing: May 7, 2025
No receipts reported yetFEC ↗
Sources
Seat structure source: Official House roster ↗
Candidate filing source: Federal Election Commission candidate filings and candidate data APIs.