Robin Kelly
DDefeatedIncumbentFEC H2IL02172
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Raised this cycle$456K
Cash on hand: $1K
All Illinois races
2026 race
IL-02 — U.S. House
10 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Robin Kelly.
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Democratic primary · Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Called by manual backfill (AP/Wikipedia/Ballotpedia)
Donna MillerWon40.4%
- DJesse JacksonDefeated28.9%
- DRobert James PetersDefeated12.4%
- DYumeka BrownDefeated10.1%
Republican primary · Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Called by manual backfill (AP/Wikipedia/Ballotpedia)
Michael Scott NoackWon100.0%
Currently held by
Robin L. Kelly (D) — not seeking re-election in 2026. They've publicly announced their retirement; their committee is still on the FEC's 2026 roster for routine compliance, but this is effectively an open seat.
Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$9.3M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Donna Miller
DChallengerFEC H6IL02355
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Raised this cycle$2.3M
Cash on hand: $70K
Calvin Coleman
RChallengerFEC H6IL02280
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Raised this cycle$8K
Cash on hand: $0
7 defeated candidates — show
Robert James Peters
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IL02298
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Raised this cycle$1.3M
Cash on hand: $21K
Jesse Jackson
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IL02124
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Raised this cycle$366K
Cash on hand: $6K
Willie Junior Preston
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IL02363
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Raised this cycle$146K
Cash on hand: $1K
Yumeka Brown
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IL02330
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Raised this cycle$118K
Cash on hand: $11K
Adal Regis
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IL02306
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Raised this cycle$71K
Cash on hand: $807
Eric France
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IL02322
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Raised this cycle$22K
Cash on hand: $-219
Patrick John Keating
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6IL02397
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Raised this cycle$15K
Cash on hand: $5K
Local signal
Early read on IL-02 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Donna Millerlimited coverage
No tracked coverage in the last 90 days yet.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$9.3M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$4.9M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$4.5M
$4.5M for · $3K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Donna Miller(D) + AFFORDABLE CHICAGO NOW! (ACN) $4.4M + ADPAC INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE $103K + DMFI PAC $382 − THE PEOPLE'S LOBBY $3K − PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $650 | $2.3M | $4.5M | $3K | $6.8M |
Calvin Coleman(R) | $8K | — | — | $8K |
8 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert James Peters(D)defeated | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M |
Robin Kelly(D)incumbentdefeated | $456K | — | — | $456K |
Jesse Jackson(D)defeated | $366K | — | — | $366K |
Willie Junior Preston(D)defeated | $146K | — | — | $146K |
Yumeka Brown(D)defeated | $118K | — | — | $118K |
Adal Regis(D)defeated | $71K | — | — | $71K |
Eric France(D)defeated | $22K | — | — | $22K |
Patrick John Keating(D)defeated | $15K | — | — | $15K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside IL versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Donna Miller(D)21% in-state · $2.2M itemized
$455K in-state$1.8M out-of-state
2 defeated candidates — show
Robert James Peters(D)defeated63% in-state · $568K itemized
$356K in-state$212K out-of-state
Robin Kelly(D)defeated77% in-state · $120K itemized
$93K in-state$27K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Recent coverage
In the news
Robert James Peters
Jesse Jackson
- Former Presidents Bush, Clinton and Biden to attend Obama Presidential Center ceremonyChicago Sun-TimesJun 17
- Column: ‘Holding Pattern’ is about the decades-long debate over an airport in PeotoneChicago TribuneJun 9
- Democrats are too focused on racial disparities - The Boston GlobeThe Boston GlobeJun 9
- Chicago remembers Spencer Leak, Jr.’s commitment to its communities and familiesChicago TribuneJun 2
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.