Illinois's 8th district — 2026 race

November 3, 2026. Pro-Israel PAC money received, spent for and spent against each candidate this cycle, from FEC filings. Open seat — Raja Krishnamoorthi is not on the ballot.

Melissa Bean has received $34,500 from pro-Israel PACs, had $3,986,080 spent supporting them in the 2026 cycle, chiefly from Elect Chicago Women (FEC filings through 2026-10-01). Jennifer Davis has no pro-Israel PAC money on record this cycle.

On the November 3 ballot

Melissa Bean (Democrat, $2.1M raised)
received $34,500 · spent for $3,986,080 · spent against $0
Jennifer Davis (Republican, $1.5M raised)
received $0 · spent for $0 · spent against $0

Which PACs, per candidate

Melissa Bean: Elect Chicago Women — $4M spent for; AIPAC PAC — $28K given; To Protect Our Heritage PAC — $5K given

Decided in the primary

Junaid Ahmed (D) — lost the primary
received $0 · spent for $0 · spent against $663,879
Kevin Morrison (D) — lost the primary
received $650 · spent for $0 · spent against $0

Raja Krishnamoorthi's page (not running)

Other Illinois races

Illinois Senate — Juliana Stratton (D), Don Tracy (R), Whitfield Harrington Jr. (I)
Illinois's 1st district — Jonathan Jackson (D), Christian Maxwell (R)
Illinois's 2nd district — Donna Miller (D), Michael Noack (R)
Illinois's 3rd district — Delia Ramirez (D), Angel Oakley (R)
Illinois's 4th district — Patty Garcia (D), Lupe Castillo (R), Chris Getty (I)
Illinois's 5th district — Mike Quigley (D), Tommy Hanson (R)
Illinois's 6th district — Sean Casten (D), Niki Conforti (R)
Illinois's 7th district — La Shawn Ford (D), Chad Koppie (R)
Illinois's 9th district — Daniel Biss (D), John Elleson (R)
Illinois's 10th district — Brad Schneider (D), Carl Lambrecht (R)
Illinois's 11th district — Bill Foster (D), Jeff Walter (R)
Illinois's 12th district — Julie Fortier (D), Mike Bost (R)
Illinois's 13th district — Nikki Budzinski (D), Jeff Wilson (R)
Illinois's 14th district — Lauren Underwood (D), James Marter (R)
Illinois's 15th district — Jennifer Todd (D), Mary Miller (R)
Illinois's 16th district — Paul Nolley (D), Darin LaHood (R)
Illinois's 17th district — Eric Sorensen (D), Dillan Vancil (R)

Candidates from the state's certified ballot as reported by Wikipedia's 2026 election articles, checked against Ballotpedia, state election offices and FEC filings (verified 2026-10-02); each race shows its Democratic and Republican nominees plus any other candidate with at least $25,000 raised or tracked PAC money, up to three. Money is the 2026 election cycle (January 2025 onward) from the tracked pro-Israel PACs, as of 2026-10-01: "received" is direct and earmarked contributions to the campaign; "spent for" and "spent against" are independent expenditures. Money spent against a candidate is shown on its own and never credited to an opponent. Methodology.