Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Patty Garcia

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Illinois District 4
Filing address
Chicago, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
GARCIA, PATTY
Next election
Primary March 17, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Illinois with the 2026 district highlighted

Illinois, District 4

DemocraticU.S. House · Illinois District 4Open seatGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6IL04153 · Principal campaign committee: PATTY GARCIA FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$481,883.49
Total spent$309,313.75
Cash on hand$172,569.74
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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: $230,108.59PACs and other committees: $238,100.01Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $13,674.89
  • Individual contributions$230,108.5948%
  • PACs and other committees$238,100.0149%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$13,674.893%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$38,268.5921%
  • Contributions over $200$145,740.0079%
  • Itemized from inside Illinois$131,850.0087%
  • Itemized from other states$20,560.0013%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $7,500.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$195K$0 YEAR-END: raised $122,594.59YEAR-END: spent $9,214.87PRE-PRIMARY: raised $69,698.23PRE-PRIMARY: spent $20,991.67APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $77,748.79APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $44,483.27JULY QUARTERLY: raised $88,625.49JULY QUARTERLY: spent $98,478.27OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $123,216.39OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $136,145.672025-122026-022026-032026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

47 committees reported giving $194,150.00 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.

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The race

Illinois U.S. House, District 4, 2026 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Patty Garcia (D)$481,883.49$172,569.742026-09-30
Christopher Roman Getty (I)$400,432.94$138,500.212026-09-30
Jesus Garcia (D)$375,959.31$17,352.942026-09-30
Mayra Macias (I)$308,252.55$6,945.032026-09-30
Byron Sigcho Lopez (I)$188,361.95$898.852026-09-30
Lindsay Church (I)$16,437.00$0.002026-09-30
Anthony Michael Tamez (D)$7,555.00$20.002026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DDecember 5, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Independent Center VoiceJuly 31 – August 1, 2026653 (RV)± 3.8%Lupe Castillo 15% · Patty Garcia 34% · Chris Getty 9% · Ed Hershey 4%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois (retrieved October 22, 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: PATTY GARCIA FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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