Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Scott Allan Best

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Illinois District 16
Filing address
Normal, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BEST, SCOTT ALLAN MR.
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 with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000

FEC candidate ID H6IL16132 · Principal campaign committee: SCOTT BEST FOR CONGRESS

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

The race

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

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
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
Joe Albright (D)$19,033.92$0.002026-03-31
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

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SCOTT BEST FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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