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Illinois District 13 candidates

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Illinois District 13 roster

Illinois District 13 lists 5 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 3
  • Republican: 2

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 5

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Dylan Thomas BlahaDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL131622026555October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Emily Athena LuxDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL131702026444May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Jeff WilsonRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6IL131542026666666October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Joshua LoydRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH4IL132412026666October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Nikki BudzinskiDemocraticincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH2IL1315320261,7401,7401,740October 24, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Dylan Thomas Blaha, Emily Athena Lux, Jeff Wilson, and Joshua Loyd.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Nikki Budzinski.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Dylan Thomas Blaha, Emily Athena Lux, Jeff Wilson, Joshua Loyd, and Nikki Budzinski.
  • 5 of 5 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 5 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from May 14, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 5 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 5 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from July 28, 2026 to October 17, 2026.

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Dylan Thomas Blaha

Democrat · U.S. House

Emily Athena Lux

Democrat · U.S. House

Jeff Wilson

Republican · U.S. House

Joshua Loyd

Republican · U.S. House

Nikki Budzinski

Democrat · U.S. House

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