Darin LaHood
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 64% from PACs and 31% from individuals.
31% individuals64% PACs5% other
$2.7M
raised
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Illinois · U.S. House · District 16 · 2026
Illinois District 16 House race
General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Illinois District 16 House race
Darin LaHood has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Illinois District 16 House race, 2026 report raising $3.2M between them. Darin LaHood reports $2.7M and Paul Nolley reports $415,748, a gap of $2.3M. Of what Darin LaHood reports, 31% came from individuals and 64% 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.
PN
Paul Nolley
DD · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $230K on hand from $416K raised.
84% individuals15% PACs1% other
$416K
raised
JA
Joe Albright
DD · challenger
70% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 30% from other sources.
70% individuals0% PACs30% other
$19K
raised
BM
Brendyn Morgan
DD · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $3K on hand from $3K raised.
22% individuals0% PACs78% other
$3K
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$40K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Insurance$30K
Health & Pharma$20K
Real Estate & Construction$14K
Banking & Financial$10K
Transportation$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) · pac$14K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC · pac$10K
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION · pac$10K
- CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC) · pac$10K
- DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC) · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
57%38%
57% PACs38% individuals5% other
The incumbent's record
Darin LaHood is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$289K
−$83K - $661K. up $400K since 2015.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
- House Committee on Ways and Means
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Insurance$30K
Health & Pharma$20K
Real Estate & Construction$14K
Banking & Financial$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Darin LaHood R · incumbent | vs | PN Paul Nolley D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $2.7M | Raised | $416K |
| $6.7M | Cash on hand | $230K |
| 64% | From PACs | 15% |
| 31% | From individuals | 84% |
| Energy & Utilities | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |