Races · house · 2018 · IL
house · open seat
Cheri Bustos vs Bill Fawell
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
The last rating change here was 1d ago, but only 0 polls have landed in the last 60 days. When raters move and pollsters don't, the rating shift may be running ahead of the data. Watch for a late-cycle correction in either direction.
Where this race stands
Verified Tilt D
tilt-d
Money in this race
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2018-10-31Total IE spending
$135
For candidates
$135
Against candidates
$0
Latest filing: 10/31/2018
Source: FEC Schedule E
Source: FEC Schedule E
Cheri Bustos (D)
$135 for ·
$0 against
Cash on hand
$2.3M
Total raised (cycle)
$4.0M
Total spent
$3.2M
Debts
$0
Source: FEC
- $72 for PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES Super PAC
- $53 for ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR' PAC
- $10 for SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEE PAC
Bill Fawell (?)
$0 for ·
$0 against
Cash on hand
$91
Total raised (cycle)
$33K
Total spent
$30K
Debts
$0
Source: FEC
Independent expenditures from FEC Schedule E. "For" = pro-candidate ads / mail / digital. "Against" = anti-candidate. Excludes candidate-committee spending and state-level filings (governor races aren't covered here — they file with state agencies).
last poll — last market quote — rating computed 1 day ago
Rating history (1 change)
- 5/7/2026 Tilt D via pvi