Elections Intelligence

Illinois 8th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY D
Melissa Bean Democratic · Nominee
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 94.7¢9.9¢
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Jennifer Davis Republican · Nominee
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 14-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 94.7¢ today.

Likely D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Likely DD 94.7¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Likely DD+14.2 in 2024.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 94.7¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+14.2

Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)

57.1 — 42.9 · 2024 general election

def. Mark Rice (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.4 to 1
Melissa Bean$2.07M
Jennifer Davis$1.48M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

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