Benjamin "Ben" McAdams
Won the 2026 race for Illinois Legislative District 24.
- Last margin
- +9.6
- Won 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Background
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- On the ballot as
- community organizer
Every race McAdams has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means McAdams won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois Legislative District 24 | General | Won | Seth Lewis (R) | 54.8% | D+9.6 | $154.4K | D+3.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
McAdams’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $154.4K
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| Citizens for Ben McAdams State | Active |
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET
Who McAdams has run against
- Seth Lewis (R) · 2026 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
The seat
- Illinois Legislative District 24 · lean D+4.5 · 41st most Democratic of 59
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)