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Paul Nolley

IL-16U.S. House H architectural icon
CHALLENGER Safe R Long shot
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What the Signal reads

Safe R

Nolley is the Democratic challenger for a seat the Signal rates Safe R. The market has Nolley at 6.1¢ against LaHood's 95.2¢, down 4.9¢ since August 3. LaHood leads 8.8 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Nolley · Democratic contract
6.1¢
▼ 4.9¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Democrat holds the seat, not on Paul Nolley by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 13¢ · low 1.8¢Oct 12
Paul NolleyDemocratic
6.1¢
Darin LaHoodRepublican · incumbent
95.2¢

32,599 traded · 7,469 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Nolley v LaHood

Metric by metric
Nolley
LaHood
6.1¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
95.2¢
$415.7K
RaisedFEC, through June 30
$3.67M
$230.1K
Cash on handFEC, through June 30
$6.75M
No office on file
Holds now
U.S. Representativesince 2015

The 2026 race

Illinois 16th District
Prior result
LaHood +99.8

LaHood won 99.9% to 0.1% over Scott Summers (Green) (2024).

Fundraising
8.8 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through June 30.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.