Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Kathy Raye Salvi

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. Senate · Illinois
Filing address
Waukegan, IL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SALVI, KATHY RAYE
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Illinois with the whole state highlighted

Illinois

RepublicanU.S. Senate · IllinoisChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID S2IL00267 · Principal campaign committee: KATHY SALVI FOR US SENATE

Total raised$1,348,614.89
Total spent$1,340,831.12
Cash on hand$7,823.77
Debts owed by the campaign$80,000.00
Loans from the candidate$480,000.00

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: $765,546.39PACs and other committees: $30,641.27Party committees: $10,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $480,648.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $61,779.23
  • Individual contributions$765,546.3957%
  • PACs and other committees$30,641.272%
  • Party committees$10,000.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$480,648.0036%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$61,779.235%

Self-funding: $480,648.00 (36% of money raised): $648.00 given and $480,000.00 lent by the candidate. $75,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

11 committees reported giving $36,091.00 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.

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Kathy Raye Salvi$50,000.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Kathy Raye Salvi$0.00

FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Illinois U.S. Senate, 2022 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Kathy Raye Salvi (R)$1,348,614.89$7,823.772022-12-31
L. Tammy Duckworth (D)$14,799,221.88$1,582,821.762022-12-31
Robert "bobby" Piton (R)$248,686.05$0.002022-09-30
Robert Rob Cruz (R)$162,526.76$0.002022-07-23
Matthew James Dubiel (R)$136,825.00$0.002022-12-14
Casey Chlebek (R)$129,656.03$115.882022-06-30
William Redpath (L)$90,811.36$0.002022-12-31
Peggy Hubbard (R)$58,898.32$7,510.972022-12-31
Timothy C Arview (R)$1,254.00$163.532021-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

Polling average: Tammy Duckworth 53.6% · Kathy Salvi 38.3% (Duckworth +15.3). Averages listed on Wikipedia from FiveThirtyEight, 270towin.

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Research Co.November 4–6, 2022450 (LV)± 4.6%Tammy Duckworth 55% · Kathy Salvi 38%
CiviqsOctober 22–25, 2022659 (LV)± 4.3%Tammy Duckworth 56% · Kathy Salvi 40%
Emerson CollegeOctober 20–24, 20221,000 (LV)± 3.0%Tammy Duckworth 49% · Kathy Salvi 39%
Public Policy Polling (D)October 10–11, 2022770 (LV)± 3.5%Tammy Duckworth 50% · Kathy Salvi 36%
Research AmericaOctober 5–11, 20221,000 (RV)± 3.1%Tammy Duckworth 48% · Kathy Salvi 29%
Emerson CollegeSeptember 21–23, 20221,000 (LV)± 3.0%Tammy Duckworth 50% · Kathy Salvi 31%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States Senate election 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: KATHY SALVI FOR US SENATE.
  • 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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