Nikki Budzinski
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 41% from PACs and 58% from individuals.
58% individuals41% PACs1% other
$2.9M
raised
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Illinois · U.S. House · District 13 · 2026
Illinois District 13 House race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Illinois District 13 House race
Nikki Budzinski has raised more than 11 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Illinois District 13 House race, 2026 report raising $3.3M between them. Nikki Budzinski reports $2.9M and Jeff Wilson reports $267,865, a gap of $2.6M. Of what Nikki Budzinski reports, 58% came from individuals and 41% from PACs. Outside groups spent for BUDZINSKI, NIKKI ($83,860).
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.
JW
Jeff Wilson
RR · challenger
32% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 67% from other sources.
32% individuals1% PACs67% other
$268K
raised
DB
Dylan Blaha
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 3% from PACs.
89% individuals3% PACs8% other
$106K
raised
JL
Joshua Loyd
RR · challenger
71% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 29% from other sources.
71% individuals0% PACs29% other
$17K
raised
Where the money came from
$84K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$84K
Labor / Unions$60K
Small donors & unclassified$45K
Agriculture$20K
Banking & Financial$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- PROTECT PROGRESS · super pac$84K
- ULLICO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ULLIPAC) · pac$15K
- AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION · super pac$10K
- BAYER US LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAYERPAC) · pac$10K
- DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC) · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
36%57%
36% PACs57% individuals7% other
The incumbent's record
Nikki Budzinski is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$1.1M
$479K - $1.7M. down $392K since 2021.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- House Committee on Agriculture
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Ideological / Leadership$84K
Labor / Unions$60K
Small donors & unclassified$45K
Agriculture$20K
Banking & Financial$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Nikki Budzinski D · incumbent | vs | JW Jeff Wilson R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $2.9M | Raised | $268K |
| $2.6M | Cash on hand | −$11K |
| 41% | From PACs | 1% |
| 58% | From individuals | 32% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |