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Races · Senate · 2022 · Illinois
Senate · class III · open seat

Tammy Duckworth vs Kathy Salvi

Safe DD +19.0 forecast· 15 polls · 0 markets
Model's final pre-election call · win probabilitypoliagg-v34 · final pre-election call
99% Duckworth (D)
1% Salvi (R)
R+15R+5TIEDD+5D+15
Model's predicted final margin D +19.0 · 80% CI D+7.0 → D+31.0
Actual result D+15.3 · backtest (race already called)
Momentum
insufficient data
Tipping-point P
0.0%
Decisive for chamber control
Market · D-side
Cross-platform consensus
News articles · 30d
no recent coverage
Where this race stands
Verified

Lean D · model 99% D

No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (D+7) suggests Lean D.

The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts D+19.0 with an 80% CI ranging from D+7.0 (10th pctile) to D+31.0 (90th pctile), giving D a 99% chance of winning.

CITATIONS · lean-d
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
D +19.0
80% CI: D +7.0D +31.0 · win prob 99%
R+45R+23TIEDD+23D+45
Quality · inputs
Data quality · high
Polls used15
Days to electionpassed
Actual resultD+15.3
Residual σ6.00pt
Generated7/1/2026

Polling average

2530354045505560DUCKWORTH 52.3SALVI 37.6JUL '22SEP '22NOV '22
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.

All polls · 15 results

strongpositiveinfocautionflag
DatePollster · trust signalsn · popLeanBias · trackvs ratersD · R
Nov 5Research Co.+1For · Research Co.450 · LVNEUTRALD +1.450 tracked-0.7aligned55 · 38
Nov 4Research Co.450 · unknownNEUTRALD +1.450 tracked-0.7aligned58 · 40
Oct 24CiviqsFor · Civiqs659 · LVD-LEAND +2.522 tracked+4.0d lean56 · 40
Oct 23Emerson College+1For · Emerson Polling1,000 · LVNEUTRALD +0.7118 tracked+0.8aligned49 · 39
Oct 23Civiqs659 · unknownD-LEAND +2.522 tracked+4.0d lean56 · 40
Oct 21Emerson College1,000 · unknownNEUTRALD +0.7118 tracked+0.8aligned49 · 39
Oct 10Public Policy Polling+2For · Sun-Times770 · LVNEUTRALD +0.9104 tracked+2.4noisy50 · 36
Oct 10Research America+11,000 · RVNEUTRAL-5.0noisy48 · 29
Oct 9Public Policy Polling770 · unknownNEUTRALD +0.9104 tracked+2.4noisy50 · 36
Oct 7Repass1,000 · unknownNEUTRAL48 · 29
Sep 22Emerson College+1For · Emerson Polling1,000 · LVNEUTRALD +0.7118 tracked+0.8aligned50 · 31
Sep 21Emerson College1,000 · unknownNEUTRALD +0.7118 tracked+0.8aligned50 · 31
Aug 27Victory Geek512 · LVD-LEAN58 · 35
Jul 18Victory Research+11,208 · LVNEUTRALD +1.23 tracked-9.1decoupled43 · 34
Jul 18Victory Research+11,208 · LVNEUTRALD +1.23 tracked-9.1decoupled44
· 15 polls · 10 per page

Endorsements · 33 total

Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yet
14Duckworth · 42%
Salvi · 58%19
RKathy Salvi19 endorsers
Most notable · Michael Flynn · former U.S. National Security Advisor (2017) and former director of the DIA (2012–2014) (Democratic)
Other14
Newspapers2
Celebrity1
Elected officials1
Federal 0State 1Local 0
Organizations1
DTammy Duckworth14 endorsers
Most notable · Feminist Majority PAC
Organizations7
Other7

Money raised · own committees

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2022-11-11
Tammy DuckworthS6IL00292 ↗
Receipts
$14.8M
Disburse
$15.9M
Cash on hand
$1.6M
Debts
$0
Air transport$42.4K
Computers / electronics$24.1K
Lawyers / law firms$17.4K
Education$16.2K
SIMMONS HANLY CONROY$87.0K
UNITED AIRLINES$42.4K
L3HARRIS$25.2K
MICROSOFT$24.1K
BUNGE$22.7K
Kathy SalviS2IL00267 ↗
No FEC committee filing yet.
No industry data.
No contributor data.

Outside spending · independent expenditures

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reports
IE total
$255.7K
D side
$60.7K · 24%
R side
$195.0K · 76%
Top spender
FOR A BETTER ILLINOIS
For / against split
For Duckworth $60.7K
Against Duckworth $120.0K
For Salvi $75.0K
SpenderSideAmountShareTarget
FOR A BETTER ILLINOISR$120.0K47%against Tammy Duckworth
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUNDR$75.0K29%for Kathy Salvi
THE VETERANS FOUNDATION PACD$48.2K19%for Tammy Duckworth
WAY TO LEAD PACD$12.5K5%for Tammy Duckworth
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIOND$300%for Tammy Duckworth
DEFENDING THE REPUBLIC PAC INC.R$2.070%for Kathy Salvi

Editorial ratings · 6 raters

Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.
Safe D6
The Cook Political Report
Safe D
Mar 3
DDHQ
Safe D
Jul 19
The Economist
Safe D
Sep 6
538
Safe D
Jun 29
Inside Elections
Safe D
Mar 31
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Safe D
Feb 28

Demographic crosstabs

age · education · race · gender
No demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.
Rating timeline
May 11, 2026Safe Dmodel
Verification trail
Polls verified9 / 15deterministic
Polls flaggednone
Markets ingested0 platformsnone listed
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2022-11-11
Endorsements33 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks