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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Justin Ford

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Illinois District 9
Filing address
Chicago, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
FORD, JUSTIN
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 9

FEC page

DemocraticU.S. House · Illinois District 9Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6IL09327 · Principal campaign committee: JUSTIN FORD FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$28,211.02
Total spent$27,533.74
Cash on hand$310.98
Debts owed by the campaign$2,063.94
Loans from the candidate$25,026.37

2025–2026 cycle totals through March 17, 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: $3,184.65Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $25,026.37
  • Individual contributions$3,184.6511%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$25,026.3789%

Self-funding: $25,026.37 (89% of money raised): $0.00 given and $25,026.37 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$729.9337%
  • Contributions over $200$1,264.1263%
  • Itemized from inside Illinois$0.000%
  • Itemized from other states$1,440.69100%

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

Raised and spent over time

$25K$0 JULY QUARTERLY: raised $24,509.49JULY QUARTERLY: spent $23,523.70OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $293.99OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $555.63YEAR-END: raised $2,011.13YEAR-END: spent $3,186.34PRE-PRIMARY: raised $1,263.41PRE-PRIMARY: spent $105.00TERMINATION REPORT: raised $133.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $163.072025-062025-092025-122026-022026-03

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Illinois U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 29 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Justin Ford (D)$28,211.02$310.982026-03-17
Katherine M. Abughazaleh (D)$4,073,733.41$0.002026-09-30
Daniel Biss (D)$3,446,462.65$608,882.792026-10-14
Laura Fine (D)$2,785,400.12$1,700.022026-09-30
Philip Jerome Andrew (D)$1,415,877.43$0.002026-04-20
Bushra Amiwala (D)$1,182,077.64$58,078.412026-09-30
Khai-Hoan Huynh (D)$1,043,341.40−$13,997.452026-09-30
Bruce Leon (D)$901,579.00$618,403.192026-09-30
Jeff Cohen (D)$792,825.00$0.002026-08-27
Mike Simmons (D)$466,250.84$7,151.042026-09-30

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

No public polling found for this race.

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: JUSTIN FORD 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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