Donors
Who gives to many of the 2026 candidates for state office: 2,724 donors gave to two or more, 389 to ten or more, and 743 to both Democrats and Republicans.
Where the money comes from
Every itemized contribution to the 2026 state candidates ($242.8M), by kind of donor.
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholdersTheir own money and committees
Individuals
$23.5M 16% of others' money · 13,730 donors
- Michael Sacks $924,500
- Mansoorali Lakhani $532,300
- Liz Lefkofsky $512,300
- Neil G. Bluhm $500,000
- Vincent Foglia $350,000
Businesses
$29.3M 20% of others' money · 2,918 donors
- ISDF $963,614
- Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC $695,500
- Matthew R Pritzker Revocable Trust $500,000
- ML Development Group LLC $500,000
- Willy Family LLC $500,000
Trade, professional and issue groups
$38.0M 25% of others' money · 1,524 donors
- Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund $2,923,400
- ISDF $2,921,000
- Engineers Political Education Committee Separate Education Fund $2,195,000
- Carpentry Advancement PAC $2,144,200
- Health Care Council of Illinois PAC $1,597,899
All trade, professional and issue groups funding 2+ candidates →
Labor unions
$38.9M 26% of others' money · 808 donors
- Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC $8,522,027
- LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC $5,136,500
- Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee $2,254,450
- IBEW Illinois PAC $1,898,250
- Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE $1,828,350
Parties and legislative caucuses
$12.1M 8% of others' money · 112 donors
- Democratic Party of Illinois $7,217,196
- Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee $1,729,922
- Illinois Republican Party $1,131,150
- House Republican Org $763,718
- House Republican Organization $714,709
All parties and legislative caucuses funding 2+ candidates →
Other candidates and officeholders
$8.3M 6% of others' money · 378 donors
- Democrats for the Illinois House $4,092,356
- JB for Governor $541,200
- Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate $295,418
- Friends of Bill Cunningham $227,000
- Rashid for Illinois $172,654
All other candidates and officeholders funding 2+ candidates →
Their own money and committees
$92.8M 38% of all · 88 donors
- JB Pritzker $90,500,000
- Rick Heidner $1,000,000
- Heidner Property Management Company, Inc. $630,000
- Donald F Harmon $106,254
- Friends of Stephanie Kifowit $92,800
Kinds of donor are read from the contributor's name and how the committee reported it: unions and labor councils, labor; associations, chambers and PACs, groups; party committees and the legislative leaders' caucus committees (Democratic Majority, the House Republican Organization and others), parties and caucuses; other candidates' committees ("Citizens for…", "Friends of…"), candidates. A candidate's own money is contributions in their name and transfers from their other committees. Names can mislead, so treat each kind as approximate.
| Donor | Candidates | Total | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | 31 | $7,217,196 | |
| Illinois Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Springfield | 23 | $1,131,150 | |
| House Republican Organization Party or caucus committee · Morris | 13 | $714,709 | |
| Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee Party or caucus committee · Springfield | 10 | $1,729,922 | |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund Party or caucus committee · Springfield | 10 | $74,036 | |
| House Republican Org Party or caucus committee · Morris | 8 | $763,718 | |
| 47th Ward Regular Democratic Organization Party or caucus committee · Chicago | 4 | $6,500 | |
| Lee County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Dixon | 3 | $4,074 | |
| McDonough County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Macomb | 3 | $4,000 | |
| Jefferson County Republican Party Party or caucus committee · Mount Vernon | 3 | $3,000 | |
| Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Macomb | 3 | $1,500 | |
| LaSalle County Democratic Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Ottawa | 2 | $6,000 | |
| Logan County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Lincoln | 2 | $4,000 | |
| Franklin County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Benton | 2 | $3,700 | |
| Dewitt County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Clinton | 2 | $3,333 | |
| Carroll County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Mt Carroll | 2 | $3,250 | |
| Warren County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Monmouth | 2 | $3,000 | |
| Clinton County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Albers | 2 | $2,500 | |
| Ogle County Democratic Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Oregon | 2 | $1,500 | |
| Henderson County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Stronghurst | 2 | $1,499 | |
| Washington County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Nashville | 2 | $1,100 | |
| Democratic Party of Christian County Party or caucus committee · Taylorville | 2 | $1,000 | |
| Grant Township Republican Club Party or caucus committee · Ingleside | 2 | $1,000 | |
| Dekalb County Democratic Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Dekalb | 2 | $750 | |
| Henry County Republican Central Committee Party or caucus committee · Geneseo | 2 | $500 |
From itemized contributions to the 2026 state candidates' committees since January 1, 2025. A person is a name and ZIP code; anyone else, a name as written, cleaned of spelling differences (“IL”/“Illinois”, “Inc.”) and merged where we've checked two spellings are the same donor. A company and its PAC are separate donors. By party: the candidates' parties (blue Democratic, red Republican, gray other parties).