Illinois's 8th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Melissa Bean held the seat for Democrats, winning by 28.3 points over Jennifer Davis.
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.
Top funders
Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.
| ELECT CHICAGO WOMEN AKA ECWFor Bean | $4M | |
| THINK BIGFor Bean | $1.1M | |
| New Democrat MajorityFor Bean | $935K | |
| Protect ProgressFor Bean | $557K | |
| LINCOLN LEGACY PACAgainst Bean | $131.7K | |
| Justice Democrats PACAgainst Bean | $56.8K | |
| THE PEOPLE'S LOBBYAgainst Bean | $1.3K |
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money.
Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Melissa Bean
- 99%
- Jennifer Davis
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+19.7
The candidates
Changes to this page
- · Race called for Bean.