There is one U.S. Senate race in Illinois. Illinois will elect 17 members to its U.S. House delegation.
The U.S. Senate seat in Illinois is open. Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, the Democratic nominee, has raised nearly $4.5M. Her Republican opponent Don Tracy has raised about $2.3M. Twenty-three percent of Stratton’s funds come from small contributions while most (87%) of Tracy’s funding is from self-financing.
Representatives Delia Ramirez (IL-3), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Mary Miller (IL-15) are seeking reelection. Ramirez, Budzinski, and Underwood are Democrats; Miller is a Republican. The average amount raised by the Democratic women incumbents exceeds the average amount raised by Democratic men. Representative Underwood has raised the most of the women incumbent candidates with nearly $1.5M. The amount raised by Miller, $963,701, is higher than the average raised by the two Republican men.
Five open seats in Illinois are considered “Solid Democratic” seats by The Cook Political Report: IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-8, and IL-9. Of all the women running in these open-seat races, Donna Miller (IL-2), a Democrat, has raised the most with over $2.2M.
In open-seat House races, the average total raised by Democratic men is higher than that raised by Democratic women.
Republican Niki Conforti (IL-6) has raised the most of the challenger candidates with $273,642. Democratic men are more reliant on self-financing in open-seat U.S. House races compared with Democratic women (14% compared with 6%).
This statistic is the average total amount raised to date from individuals (including self-financing).
Overall, of the Republican woman running for reelection to the U.S. House, Miller has a higher share of funds from small contributions (67%) than the two Republican incumbent men. She has the highest proportion of funds from small contributions of all the incumbents.
This statistic is the average amount from self-financing as a proportion of total raised (from individuals including the candidate) by candidate subgroup. Primary challengers to incumbents are excluded.
This statistic is the average amount of contributions $200 or less as a proportion of total raised (excluding self-financed contributions) by candidate subgroup.