Elections Intelligence

Illinois 4th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY D
Patty Garcia Democratic · Nominee
KALSHI PERSON MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
GARCIA 99.9¢
View market on Kalshi ↗
Lupe Castillo Republican · Nominee
FTP RACE SIGNAL

No market prices this seat. The most recent general-election poll puts the Democrat ahead by 19 points — a 40-point Democratic hold in 2024.

Likely D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Prior result · Safe DD+40.2 in 2024. Polling · Likely DD+19 — The Bullfinch Group, Aug 9.
Signal clarityLow — no market priceas of 2026-08-09
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above

No settling contract prices this race, so there is no market reading.

POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+19
The Bullfinch Group ↗ C- Jul 31 - Aug 3 · n=653 RV · HYPOTHETICAL MATCHUP D+19 INDEPENDENT
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+40.2

Chuy García (D)

67.5 — 27.3 · 2024 general election

def. Lupe Castillo (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
Patty Garcia$358.7K

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 03-17 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled · R settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄