2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois – District 9 — Candidates, Dates & Results | Civic Stream

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois – District 9

Nov 3, 2026

IncumbentJanice D. Schakowsky Democrat

2026 Illinois 9th congressional district election

November 3, 2026

Daniel Biss Democrat
mayor of Evanston (2021–present), state senator from the 9th district (2013–2019), and candidate for governor in 2018
John Elleson Republican
pastor and nominee for this district in 2018

Independents:

Delila Barrera

Primaries

Democratic primary

March 17, 2026Results 131,840 votes

✓Daniel Biss29.4% 38,804
mayor of Evanston (2021–present), state senator from the 9th district (2013–2019), and candidate for governor in 2018
Kat Abughazaleh26.3% 34,707
journalist and social media influencer
Laura Fine20.0% 26,384
state senator from the 9th district (2019–present)
Mike Simmons7.1% 9,419
state senator from the 7th district (2021–present)

Also on the ballot:

Republican primary

March 17, 2026Results 15,444 votes

✓John Elleson48.9% 7,545
pastor and nominee for this district in 2018
Paul Friedman33.6% 5,185
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Rocío Cleveland9.5% 1,469
educational paraprofessional and interpreter
Mark Su8.1% 1,245
news website publisher

Individual election

About 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois – District 9

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois – District 9 — 30 candidates tracked, election day November 3, 2026, with primary and general…

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