La Shawn Ford · Elections Intelligence

What the Signal reads

Safe D

Ford is the Democratic nominee for an open seat the Signal rates Safe D. The market has Ford at 99.4¢ against Koppie's 3.4¢, up 2.4¢ since August 3. Ford leads 13 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗

Ford · Democratic contract

99.4¢

▲ 2.4¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Democrat holds the seat, not on La Shawn Ford by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 99.9¢ · low 97¢Oct 12

La Shawn FordDemocratic

99.4¢

Chad KoppieRepublican

3.4¢

136 traded · 44 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Ford v Koppie

Metric by metric

Ford

Koppie

99.4¢

MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET

3.4¢

$722.0K

RaisedFEC, through June 30

$55.5K

$112.6K

Cash on handFEC, through June 30

$42

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Holds now

No office on file

The 2026 race

Illinois 7th District

Prior result

D+66.5

2024 general election, won by Danny Davis.

Fundraising

13 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through June 30.