Elections Intelligence

Illinois 13th District

DEFENDED SEAT
SAFE D
Nikki Budzinski Democratic · Incumbent
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 98¢
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Jeff Wilson Republican · Challenger
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market has run well past this seat's history — a 16-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 98¢ today.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Safe DD 98¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Likely DD+16.2 in 2024. Fundraising · Lean DD 9.08-to-1 in receipts.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 98¢

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+16.2

Nikki Budzinski (D)

58.1 — 41.9 · 2024 general election

def. Joshua Loyd (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
D 9.08 to 1
Nikki Budzinski$2.89M
Jeff Wilson$317.7K

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 ⇄