Elections Intelligence

Darin LaHood

IL-16U.S. House H architectural icon
INCUMBENT Safe R Strong favorite
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What the Signal reads

Safe R

LaHood is the Republican incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Safe R. The market has LaHood at 95.2¢ against Nolley's 6.1¢, up 3.5¢ since August 3. LaHood leads 8.8 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
LaHood · Republican contract
95.2¢
▲ 3.5¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Republican holds the seat, not on Darin LaHood by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 97.9¢ · low 91.5¢Oct 12
Darin LaHoodRepublican · incumbent
95.2¢
Paul NolleyDemocratic
6.1¢

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

LaHood v Nolley

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

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.