Illinois · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026

Illinois District 08 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Illinois District 08 House race

Raja Krishnamoorthi leads the field on money raised.

Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi leads the field with about $3.9M raised.

Junaid Ahmed reports 85% 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.

Raja Krishnamoorthi

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

81% from individuals, 9% from PACs, and 10% from other sources.

81% individuals9% PACs10% other

$3.9M

raised

Neil Khot

D · challenger

15% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 85% from other sources.

15% individuals0% PACs85% other

$3.1M

raised

Melissa Bean

D · challenger

70% from individuals, 13% from PACs, and 17% from other sources.

70% individuals13% PACs17% other

$2.1M

raised

Junaid Ahmed

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

85% individuals3% PACs12% other

$1.7M

raised

Jennifer Davis

R · challenger

31% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 68% from other sources.

31% individuals1% PACs68% other

$1.5M

raised

Dan Tully

D · challenger

31% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 68% from other sources.

31% individuals1% PACs68% other

$728K

raised

Kevin Morrison

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 9% from PACs.

90% individuals9% PACs1% other

$661K

raised

Yasmeen Bankole

D · challenger

53% from individuals, 4% from PACs, and 43% from other sources.

53% individuals4% PACs43% other

$559K

raised

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Sanjyot Dunung

D · challenger

36% from individuals, 3% from PACs, and 61% from other sources.

36% individuals3% PACs61% other

$392K

raised

Mark Rice

R · challenger

29% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 71% from other sources.

29% individuals0% PACs71% other

$140K

raised

Ryan Vetticad

D · challenger

35% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 65% from other sources.

35% individuals0% PACs65% other

$123K

raised

Christ Kallas

D · challenger

30% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 70% from other sources.

30% individuals0% PACs70% other

$13K

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$263K

Law & Lobbying$69K

Banking & Financial$19K

Health & Pharma$18K

Labor / Unions$13K

Agriculture$11K

Foreign-policy advocacy$9K

Defense & Aerospace$5K

Real Estate & Construction$5K

Insurance$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

KIRKLAND ELLIS · company$128K
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP · company$44K
KIRKLAND · company$18K
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · company$16K
ARIEL INVESTMENTS · company$14K
MSI · company$14K
WEGLARZCO · company$14K
CHICAGO CARDIOLOGY INSTITUTE · company$13K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

56%39%

5% PACs56% individuals39% other

The incumbent's record

Raja Krishnamoorthi is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$2.6M

$1.2M - $4.1M. down $235K since 2016.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Who funds them

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

Small donors & unclassified$263K

Law & Lobbying$69K

Banking & Financial$19K

Health & Pharma$18K

Labor / Unions$13K

Agriculture$11K

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

The tale of the tape

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

Raja Krishnamoorthi D · incumbent	vs	NK Neil Khot D · challenger
$3.9M	Raised	$3.1M
$48K	Cash on hand	$2K
9%	From PACs	0%
81%	From individuals	15%
Law & Lobbying	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No