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

Illinois District 08 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Illinois District 08 House race

Raja Krishnamoorthi leads the field on money raised.

Candidates in the Illinois District 08 House race, 2026 report raising $14.8M between them. Raja Krishnamoorthi reports $3.9M and Neil Khot reports $3.1M, a gap of $782,791. Of what Raja Krishnamoorthi reports, 81% came from individuals and 9% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

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$20K

Labor / Unions$13K

Agriculture$11K

Foreign-policy advocacy$9K

Health & Pharma$5K

Banking & Financial$5K

Defense & Aerospace$5K

Real Estate & Construction$5K

Insurance$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

JSTREETPAC · pac$9K
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERAL · pac$6K
AAR CORP. PAC · pac$5K
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) · pac$5K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) · pac$5K
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) · pac$5K
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) · pac$5K

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 (2025)

$2.6M

$1.2M - $4.0M. down $233K 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$20K

Labor / Unions$13K

Agriculture$11K

Foreign-policy advocacy$9K

Health & Pharma$5K

Banking & Financial$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.

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%
Labor / Unions	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No