Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Junaid Ahmed
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Illinois District 8
- Filing address
- Oak Brook, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- AHMED, JUNAID
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Illinois, District 8
FEC candidate ID H2IL08146 · Principal campaign committee: JUNAID FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Illinois District 8 | $1,720,112.48 | Lost primary |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Illinois District 8 | $1,607,396.21 | Lost primary |
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$1,313,531.7182%
- PACs and other committees$750.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$288,828.9818%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,285.520%
Self-funding: $288,828.98 (18% of money raised): $130,328.98 given and $158,500.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
The race
Illinois U.S. House, District 8, 2022 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Ahmed (D) | $1,607,396.21 | $28,788.93 | 2022-12-31 |
| S. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) | $8,498,368.19 | $11,186,669.45 | 2022-12-31 |
| Christopher Bryant Dargis (R) | $545,818.55 | $2,859.37 | 2022-12-31 |
| Peter Kopsaftis (R) | $91,415.00 | $400.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Phillip Owen Wood (R) | $41,636.18 | $2,840.26 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mohammed Faheem (D) | $12,973.11 | $2,688.72 | 2022-12-31 |
| Chad Koppie (R) | $11,416.80 | $14,511.60 | 2022-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMG Research | July 23–31, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Raja Krishnamoorthi 45% · Chris Dargis 39% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JUNAID FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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