Illinois · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026

Illinois District 01 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Illinois District 01 House race

Jonathan L. Jackson has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.

Democrat Jonathan L. Jackson has raised about $418K, more than 7 times any rival.

Christian Maxwell reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Jonathan L. Jackson

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 34% from PACs and 64% from individuals.

64% individuals34% PACs2% other

$418K

raised

Christian Maxwell

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$59K

raised

Joely King

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

85% individuals0% PACs15% other

$1K

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$82K

Health & Pharma$22K

Labor / Unions$21K

Banking & Financial$12K

Energy & Utilities$8K

Law & Lobbying$5K

Real Estate & Construction$5K

Transportation$4K

Agriculture$3K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

THEGROUP · company$14K
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMEX INTERNATIONAL · company$8K
SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC · pac$8K
AMITA HEALTH · company$7K
ARIEL INVESTMENTS · company$7K
KALSHI · company$7K
LILETTE ADVISORS · company$7K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

30%69%

30% PACs69% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Jonathan L. Jackson is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$2.9M

$1.6M - $4.3M. up $427K since 2022.

Stock trades

Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Recent stock trades

MSGE · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-06-15
MCK · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-15
HLT · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-06-15

Where they sit

House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Agriculture

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$82K

Health & Pharma$22K

Labor / Unions$21K

Banking & Financial$12K

Energy & Utilities$8K

Law & Lobbying$5K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Jonathan L. Jackson D · incumbent	vs	CM Christian Maxwell R · challenger
$418K	Raised	$59K
$47K	Cash on hand	$64K
34%	From PACs	0%
64%	From individuals	100%
Health & Pharma	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No