Illinois · U.S. House · District 14 · 2026

Illinois District 14 House race

General election in 54 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Illinois District 14 House race

Lauren Underwood has raised more than 16 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Illinois District 14 House race, 2026 report raising $2.4M between them. Lauren Underwood reports $2.2M and James Marter reports $140,848, a gap of $2.1M. Of what Lauren Underwood reports, 82% came from individuals and 17% 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.

Lauren Underwood

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Still has cash to spend. $1.1M on hand from $2.2M raised.

82% individuals17% PACs1% other

$2.2M

raised

James Marter

R · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$141K

raised

Gary Vician

R · challenger

4% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 96% from other sources.

4% individuals0% PACs96% other

$68K

raised

Jed Davis

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 15% from PACs.

85% individuals15% PACs0% other

$23K

raised

Roman Valenciano

D · challenger

7% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 93% from other sources.

7% individuals0% PACs93% other

$590

raised

Where the money came from

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

Labor / Unions$77K

Health & Pharma$44K

Agriculture$10K

Ideological / Leadership$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) · pac$10K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$10K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC · pac$10K
LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

15%81%

15% PACs81% individuals4% other

The incumbent's record

Lauren Underwood is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$66K

$19K - $112K. up $58K since 2017.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Appropriations

Who funds them

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

Labor / Unions$77K

Health & Pharma$44K

Agriculture$10K

Ideological / Leadership$7K

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

The tale of the tape

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

Lauren Underwood D · incumbent	vs	JM James Marter R · challenger
$2.2M	Raised	$141K
$1.1M	Cash on hand	$32K
17%	From PACs	0%
82%	From individuals	100%
Labor / Unions	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No