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  4. ›2026 H2il08146 Junaid Ahmed

The Race · House · IL · District 08 · 2026

JUNAID AHMED

Democratic·Open seat

Office
House · IL-08
Cycle
2026
Party
Democratic
FEC id
H2IL08146
House IL-08 2026FEC candidate page

Campaign finance

Coverage through 2026-06-30

Receipts
$1.7M
$1,650,112
Disbursements
$1.5M
$1,508,659
Cash on hand
$141.5K
$141,453

Top donors

  • CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP

    Committee

    $663.9K

  • JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC

    Committee

    $56.8K

  • CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC

    Committee

    $30.0K

  • MEDICARE FOR ALL

    Committee

    $30.0K

  • INSPIRING LEADERSHIP HAS A NAME PAC

    Committee

    $5.0K

  • NO DEM LEFT BEHIND PAC

    Committee

    $5.0K

  • THE JUSTICE COALITION ACTION PAC

    Committee

    $3.5K

  • UNITY & JUSTICE FUND

    Committee

    $3.1K

  • NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA

    Committee

    $3.0K

  • ROOTED IN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PAC

    Committee

    $2.5K

Finance totals prefer FEC presidential summary tables when labeled on the row; otherwise FEC weball. Popular votes attach for the general election and, when available, the party primary. Top donors are a capped committee/PAC list from pas2, not every itemized contributor. Built 2026-08-06T15:37:13Z. See methodology.