U.S. House Candidate Profile

Reed Showalter

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DemocraticU.S. HouseIllinois07

Background

Reed Showalter is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative in Illinois's 7th district in the 2026 election cycle. Reed Showalter ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Representative in Illinois's 7th district on March 17, 2026. As of October 18, 2026, Reed Showalter's ballot status is not_on_general_ballot. For the 2026 election cycle, Federal Election Commission filings report that Reed Showalter raised $356,348, spent $356,014, and reported $333 in cash on hand.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; ballotpedia.org/Reed_Showalter; Official election records; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL07503/).

Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Reed Showalter raised $356,348, spent $356,014, reported $333 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Reed Showalter raised $348,856, spent $342,996, reported $5,860 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Reed Showalter's committee id is C00919837

Reed Showalter's latest reported disbursements $356,348. fec.gov

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Reed Showalter profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 8. Primary-source references 8. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-06.

Published claim kinds: Background 2, Finance 2.

Other ids: Other sec-edgar:_run.

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