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Illinois District 08 candidates

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Illinois District 08 roster

Illinois District 08 lists 15 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 12
  • Republican: 3

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 15

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Christ KallasDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL082792026122122122October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Dan TullyDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL082872026888October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Jennifer DavisRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL083112026555555October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Joseph WentzelDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL082202026444May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Junaid AhmedDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH2IL081462026222222October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Kevin Allen AkeRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL083372026666May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
Kevin B. MorrisonDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL082382026292929October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Mark RiceRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH4IL081592026202020October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Melissa Luburich BeanDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL083292026565656October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Neil KhotDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL082122026118118118October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Ryan VetticadDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL082952026777October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
S. Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocraticincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL0814720261,4411,4411,441October 24, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Sanjyot DunungDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL082462026121121121October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Tamika La'Shon HillDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL083032026303030May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Yasmeen BankoleDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL082532026117117117October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for 14 profiles, including Christ Kallas, Dan Tully, Jennifer Davis, Joseph Wentzel, Junaid Ahmed, Kevin Allen Ake, Kevin B. Morrison, and Mark Rice, and 6 more.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for S. Raja Krishnamoorthi.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 15 profiles, including Christ Kallas, Dan Tully, Jennifer Davis, Joseph Wentzel, Junaid Ahmed, Kevin Allen Ake, Kevin B. Morrison, and Mark Rice, and 7 more.
  • 15 of 15 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 15 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from May 14, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 15 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 15 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from May 7, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Christ Kallas

Democrat · U.S. House

Dan Tully

Democrat · U.S. House

Jennifer Davis

Republican · U.S. House

Joseph Wentzel

Democrat · U.S. House

Junaid Ahmed

Democrat · U.S. House

Kevin Allen Ake

Republican · U.S. House

Kevin B. Morrison

Democrat · U.S. House

Mark Rice

Republican · U.S. House

Melissa Luburich Bean

Democrat · U.S. House

Neil Khot

Democrat · U.S. House

Ryan Vetticad

Democrat · U.S. House

Sanjyot Dunung

Democrat · U.S. House

S. Raja Krishnamoorthi

Democrat · U.S. House

Tamika La'Shon Hill

Democrat · U.S. House

Yasmeen Bankole

Democrat · U.S. House

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