Chad Koppie
Lost the 2026 race for Illinois's 7th District.
- Last margin
- −78.4
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Background
As listed by the official candidate list, Wikidata and campaign filings. 99chambers does not summarize platforms or endorsements.
- On the ballot as
- member of Kane County Regional Board of Schools and perennial candidate
Every race Koppie has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Koppie 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's 7th District | General | Lost | La Shawn Ford (D) | 10.8% | D+78.4 | $60.4K | D+66.1 | |
| 2024 | U.S. House, IL-7 | General | Lost | Danny K. Davis (D) | 16.7% | D+66.5 | — | — | |
| 2008 | U.S. Senate, Illinois | General | Lost | Richard J. Durbin (D), Steve Sauerberg (R), Kathy Cummings (G) | 0.5% | D+67.4 | $20.3K | — | |
| 1996 | U.S. Senate, Illinois | General | Lost | Richard J. Durbin (D), Al Salvi (R), Steven H. Perry (REF) | 0.4% | D+55.7 | $46K | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Koppie’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $60.4K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| CHAD KOPPIE FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Who Koppie has run against
- La Shawn Ford (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Danny K. Davis (D) · 2024 election, lost
- Richard J. Durbin (D) · 2008 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
The seat
- Illinois's 7th District · lean D+68.1 · 8th most Democratic of 435
FEC H2IL08203
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC