Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Joe Albright

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Illinois District 16
Filing address
East Peoria, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ALBRIGHT, JOE
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 16

DemocraticU.S. House · Illinois District 16ChallengerRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H6IL16090 · Principal campaign committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOE ALBRIGHT FOR US REPRESENTATIVE

Total raised$19,033.92
Total spent$19,033.92
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$5,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through March 31, 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: $13,252.09Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $5,781.83
  • Individual contributions$13,252.0970%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$5,781.8330%

Self-funding: $5,781.83 (30% of money raised): $781.83 given and $5,000.00 lent by the candidate. $1,061.83 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$7,637.0961%
  • Contributions over $200$4,800.0039%
  • Itemized from inside Illinois$5,395.00100%
  • Itemized from other states$0.000%

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

Raised and spent over time

$16K$0 JULY QUARTERLY: raised $15,833.92JULY QUARTERLY: spent $10,523.08OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $3,200.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $7,449.01YEAR-END: raised $0.00YEAR-END: spent $1,061.83TERMINATION REPORT: raised $0.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $0.002025-062025-092025-122026-03

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Illinois U.S. House, District 16, 2026 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Joe Albright (D)$19,033.92$0.002026-03-31
Darin McKay Lahood (R)$4,205,602.32$5,988,458.852026-10-14
Paul Nolley (D)$603,606.19$287,654.332026-09-30
Brendyn Morgan (D)$3,455.00$3,455.002025-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RDecember 5, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 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

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