Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Homer Chip Markel
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Illinois District 12
- Filing address
- Carbondale, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MARKEL, HOMER CHIP MR.
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Illinois, District 12
FEC candidate ID H2IL12197 · Principal campaign committee: CHIP MARKEL FOR CONGRESS
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$33,700.7952%
- PACs and other committees$17,535.0027%
- Party committees$5,221.508%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$8,756.0013%
Self-funding: $8,756.00 (13% of money raised): $0.00 given and $8,756.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
5 committees reported giving $17,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CHAIRS' ASSOCIATIONParty committee$2,500.00
The race
Illinois U.S. House, District 12, 2022 · 2 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Chip Markel (D) | $65,213.29 | $2,614.72 | 2022-12-31 |
| Michael Bost (R) | $1,664,091.40 | $389,871.13 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
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: CHIP MARKEL 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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