2026 general election
Illinois 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$784K in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Illinois 1st District race: $634K raised by the campaigns, $200K of it from PACs, plus $150K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Jonathan Jackson (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$784K
Raised by campaigns
$634K
PAC checks
$200K
Outside money
$150K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Jonathan JacksonDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $539K
- Spent
- $553K
- From individuals
- $319K
- From PACs
- $200K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $150K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 37% of Jackson's money came from PACs
Corporate $95K (50%)Trade group $29K (15%)Leadership PAC $2K (1%)Membership $26K (13%)Union $28K (15%)Super PAC $4K (2%)Other $8K (4%)
- National Association of Realtors Membership$10K
- Health Care Service Corporation Corporate$10K
- Southern Company Gas Employees PAC Corporate$10K
- Reynolds American Inc. Corporate$9K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$8K
- Cme Group Inc. PAC Corporate$8K
- Reviving American Jobs Again PAC Dba Equal Opportunity Now Other$7K
- The Farm Credit Council Trade group$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Protect Progress · $150K supporting
Christian MaxwellRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $95K
- Spent
- $39K
- From individuals
- $95K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Maxwell's money came from PACs
Other $10 (100%)
- Money Game Political Action Committee Other$10
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 Illinois 1st District race?
- $784K in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Illinois 1st District race: $634K raised by the campaigns, $200K of it from PACs, plus $150K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Jonathan Jackson (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Illinois 1st District race?
- Jonathan Jackson (Democrat) raised $539K and had $150K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Illinois 1st District race?
- Protect Progress ($150K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Illinois 1st District race?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee gave $10K to Jonathan Jackson; Health Care Service Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee gave $10K to Jonathan Jackson; Southern Company Gas Employees PAC gave $10K to Jonathan Jackson.