Democratic primary · March 17, 2026
Illinois house Democratic primary
Daniel Biss won the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
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Primary result · Democratic primary
Official outcome · March 17, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Daniel BissDaniel Kálmán Biss is an American mathematician and politician serving as mayor of Evanston, Illinois. He is a former member of both the Ill…
2Kat Abughazaleh
3Laura Fine
4Mike Simmons
5Phil Andrew
6Bushra Amiwala
7Hoan Huynh
All polls · 9 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Biss | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 26 | Public Policy Polling | 741 · LV | 24 | — |
| Feb 20, 26 | Public Policy Polling | 501 · LV | 24 | — |
| Feb 19, 26 | Community Pulse/Molitico | 638 · RV | 31 | — |
| Feb 9, 26 | Impact Research | 500 · LV | 31 | — |
| Jan 28, 26 | GBAO Strategies | 500 · LV | 21 | — |
| Nov 8, 25 | Impact Research | 500 · LV | 31 | — |
| Nov 2, 25 | Data for Progress | 569 · LV | 18 | — |
| Oct 15, 25 | MDW Communications | 917 · LV | 18 | — |
| Jun 14, 25 | MDW Communications | 899 · LV | 17 | — |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 60 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetDaniel Biss · 60
DDaniel Biss60 endorsers
Most notable · Robyn Gabel · House Majority Leader (2023–present) from the 18th district (2010–present)
Elected officials31
Federal 10State 9Local 5
Elected officials · 31
- Robyn Gabel · House Majority Leader (2023–present) from the 18th district (2010–present)
- Heather Steans · former state senator from the 7th district (2008–2021)
- Mark Walker · state senator from the 27th district (2024–present)
- Kwame Raoul · attorney general of Illinois (2019–present)
- Chuy García · IL-04 (2019–present)
- Greg Casar · TX-35 (2023–present)
- Jamie Raskin · MD-08 (2017–present)
- Jan Schakowsky · IL-09 (1993–present)
- Maxwell Frost · FL-10 (2023–present)
- Pramila Jayapal · WA-07 (2017–present)
- Sean Casten · IL-06 (2019–present)
- Andre Vasquez · Chicago alder from the 40th ward (2019–present)
- Bill Foster · IL-11 (2008–2011, 2013–present)
- David Orr · former Cook County Clerk (1990–2018)
- Dick Simpson · former Chicago alder from the 44th ward (1971–1979)
- Elizabeth Tisdahl · former mayor of Evanston (2009–2017)
- Elizabeth Warren · Massachusetts (2013–present)
- Julie Hamos · former state representative from the 18th district (1998–2010)
- Kelly Cassidy · state representative from the 14th district (2011–present)
- Lake County Treasurer · y Treasurer (2018–present)
- Maria Pappas · Cook County Treasurer (1998–present)
- Mary Beth Canty · state representative from the 54th district (2023–present)
- Matt Martin · Chicago alder from the 47th ward (2019–present)
- Nicolle Grasse · state representative from the 53rd district (2024–present)
- Sarah McBride · DE-AL (2025–present)
- Sharon Chung · state representative from the 91st district (2023–present)
- Suzanne Ness · state representative from the 66th district (2021–present)
- Tammy Duckworth · Illinois (2017–present)
- Timmy Knudsen · Chicago alder from the 43rd ward (2022–present)
- Tom Tunney · former vice mayor of Chicago (2019–2023) and alder from the 44th ward (2003–2023)
- mayor · Lytle, former mayor of Evanston (1977–1985)
Organizations29
Organizations · 29
- 314 Action
- AFL-CIO · s AFL-CIO
- Carpenters · a Carpenters Regional Council
- Chicago Federation of Labor
- Chicago Teachers Union
- Christopher Street Project
- Citizen Action · Illinois
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
- Giffords
- Illinois Federation of Teachers
- International Association of Fire Fighters · Local 742
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · Local 134
- International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers · District Council 1
- International Union of Operating Engineers · Local 150
- Iron Workers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity
- J Street
- J Street PAC
- Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs
- Laborers' · aborers' District Council
- League of Conservation Voters
- National Nurses United
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Painters · Painters District Council 14
- Patriotic Millionaires
- Plumbers · Local 130
- SEIU · Healthcare
- Sierra Club
- UNITE HERE · Local 1
- United Food and Commercial Workers · Local 881
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-06-09Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 9deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-06-09
Endorsements138 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks