Elections Intelligence

Illinois 7th District

OPEN SEATSafe D

Danny K. Davis (D) has held this seat since 1997 and is not running. Before that: Cardiss Collins (D).

La Shawn Ford Open-seat nominee
99.4¢
Party market · checked 2:09 PM ETView on Kalshi ↗
3.4¢
Chad Koppie Open-seat nominee

FTP Race Signal

FTP Race SignalA composite of market, polling and money. The prediction-market price anchors it; a polling average moves it: the last 30 days, or the three most recent pollsters when fewer polled. Polls paid for by a candidate, party or allied group move 2 points toward the other side and count half. When the three most recent independent pollsters each have the race within three points, it is a Toss-up unless the market is already decisive. Fundraising counts only at a five-to-one gap. Past results are context, not inputs. A rating changes only when the evidence clears the line.

The market prices this seat about where its history left it: a 67-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 99.4¢ today.

Safe D
Safe DLikely DLean DToss-upLean RLikely RSafe R
Prior result · Safe DD+66.5 in 2024. Market · Safe DD 99.4¢: traders' price for a Democratic hold. Fundraising · Lean DD 13.02-to-1 in receipts.

No public polls. The market favors Ford.

As of October 12.

Market

BandPRICEToss-up50¢ to 65¢Lean65¢ to 82¢Likely82¢ to 95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 99.4¢

Kalshi party market · checked 2:09 PM ET

View market on Kalshi ↗

Polling

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 10Likely10 to 20Safe20 and above
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Prior result

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 12Likely12 to 25Safe25 and above
D+66.5

Danny Davis (D)

83.2% to 16.7% · 2024 general election

def. Chad Koppie (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

Fundraising

BandRATIO TO 1Parity1 to 5Lean5 and above
D 13.02 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026 · thru Jun 30

La Shawn Ford$722.0K ↗$112.6K cash
Chad Koppie$55.5K ↗$42 cash

Total receipts in the 2025 to 2026 two-year cycle, through June 30, 2026.

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