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How competitive are Illinois’s congressional races in 2026?

FutureBallot rates zero House districts in Illinois competitive in the dated forecasts listed below. The table covers seventeen House districts. Districts with missing or withheld forecast evidence: zero. FutureBallot also rates zero Senate races competitive among the Senate forecasts listed.

How competitive are Illinois’s congressional races in 2026?
ContestHighest modeled chanceStatusEvidence date
IL-8Melissa Bean: 99.5%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-16Darin LaHood: 99.6%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-14Lauren Underwood: 99.7%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-11Bill Foster: 99.8%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-4Patty Garcia: 99.8%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-6Sean Casten: 99.8%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-17Eric Sorensen: 99.8%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-13Nikki Budzinski: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-15Mary Miller: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-10Brad Schneider: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-12Mike Bost: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-2Donna Miller: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-9Daniel Biss: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-3Delia Ramirez: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-1Jonathan Jackson: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-5Mike Quigley: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-7La Shawn Ford: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
U.S. SenateJuliana Stratton: 97.7%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 00:40 UTC

Ratings use the favorite’s chance rounded to a whole percent. Competitive means Lean or Toss-up, below 85%; Toss-up is below 60%.

House contests are listed from the closest modeled race outward. Assignments and unavailable forecasts follow the modeled races.

A party assignment does not necessarily mean a candidate is unopposed. Same-party, independent or minor-party candidates can still contest a seat.

Sources: All House district statuses · Rating definitions

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How competitive are Illinois’s U.S. House races in 2026?

FutureBallot rates zero House districts in Illinois competitive in the dated forecasts listed below. The table covers seventeen House districts. Districts with missing or withheld forecast evidence: zero.

How competitive are Illinois’s U.S. House races in 2026?
ContestHighest modeled chanceStatusEvidence date
IL-8Melissa Bean: 99.5%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-16Darin LaHood: 99.6%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-14Lauren Underwood: 99.7%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-11Bill Foster: 99.8%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-4Patty Garcia: 99.8%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-6Sean Casten: 99.8%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-17Eric Sorensen: 99.8%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-13Nikki Budzinski: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-15Mary Miller: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-10Brad Schneider: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-12Mike Bost: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-2Donna Miller: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-9Daniel Biss: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-3Delia Ramirez: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-1Jonathan Jackson: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-5Mike Quigley: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
IL-7La Shawn Ford: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC

Ratings use the favorite’s chance rounded to a whole percent. Competitive means Lean or Toss-up, below 85%; Toss-up is below 60%.

House contests are listed from the closest modeled race outward. Assignments and unavailable forecasts follow the modeled races.

A party assignment does not necessarily mean a candidate is unopposed. Same-party, independent or minor-party candidates can still contest a seat.

Sources: All House district statuses · Rating definitions

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Which party, if any, is favored in each 2026 state legislative chamber with seats up in Illinois?

FutureBallot’s state legislative forecast dated October 30, 2026, 12:45 UTC lists majority chances, marks a chamber nonpartisan, or reports unresolved probabilities for each chamber with seats up.

Which party, if any, is favored in each 2026 state legislative chamber with seats up in Illinois?
ChamberDemocratic majorityRepublican majoritySeats up
Illinois House100.0%0.0%118
Illinois Senate100.0%0.0%39

Each chamber is a separate contest. These are not joint probabilities of controlling the legislature. A range assigns seats that cannot be forecast to each party in turn. When exact party probabilities sum to less than 100%, the remainder is the chance neither party has a majority. No party-majority probability is reported for a nonpartisan chamber.

Sources: State legislative forecasts and limitations · Illinois House · Illinois Senate

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Where can I find Illinois election dates and voting information?

Use Illinois’s election office for its election calendar, ballot information and links to local voting services. Check the year and whether the date concerns a primary, general, special or runoff election.

The office link was read from USAGov on 2026-10-30. FutureBallot does not maintain a separate calendar of voting deadlines.

Sources: Illinois election office — USAGov directory · USAGov official-office directory

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