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Chip Markel D
Democratic candidate for State Representative District 118
March 17, 2026 primary: won with 6,092 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general
Campaign money
$9,000 of it in 5 large contributions reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through June 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.
Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman $2,500 2026-08-14 · AFSCME Illinois Council No 31 Political Action Committee $2,000 2026-09-17 · IBEW Illinois PAC $2,000 2026-09-17 · Downstate IL Laborers District Council $1,500 2026-09-04 · Illinois Democractic County Chair's Association $1,000 2026-09-17
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How it was spent: $17,328
Largest payees: Schwebel Printing $8,331 Office, printing and supplies · Idea Creative Marketing $3,550 Digital and online · Steve Hornbeck Procductions $1,500 Other (as described) · A B Compuprint $1,207 Mail and literature · Sam's Club $1,140 Fundraising and events · Idea Creative $900 Other (as described) · Eileen Filgor $500 Consultants and field · American Legion Post 147 $200 Fundraising and events
Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Total |
|---|---|
| Homer Markel Retired · Carbondale | $7,500 |
| Southern Illinois Democratic County Chairmans Association Springfield | $5,000 |
| Ullico Management Company Silver Springs | $5,000 |
| Downstate IL Laborers District Council Collinsville | $4,250 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman Belleville | $3,500 |
| ActBlue Illinois Boston | $3,241.68 |
| Marie Samuel Retired · Carterville | $2,200 |
| AFSCME Illinois Council No 31 Political Action Committee Springfield | $2,000 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Washington | $2,000 |
| Illinois Democractic County Chair's Association Springfield | $2,000 |
| Leslie Markel Retired · Carbondale | $1,500 |
| Citizens for Elizabeth Hernandez Cicero | $1,000 |
| Sharon Harris-Johnson Retired · Murphysboro | $1,000 |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | $1,000 |
| Bradley Skelcher Not employed · Marion | $1,000 |
Committee: Friends for Chip Markel (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ullico Management Company Business · Silver Spring | $5,000 | 8 | |
| Southern Illinois Democratic County Chairmans Association Group or PAC · Springfield | $5,000 | 2 | |
| Committee to Elect Jay C. Hoffman Candidate or officeholder committee · Belleville | $3,500 | 17 | |
| ActBlue Illinois Business · Boston | $3,242 | 4 | |
| AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC Labor union · Springfield | $2,000 | 37 | |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington | $2,000 | 47 | |
| Citizens for Elizabeth Hernandez Candidate or officeholder committee · Cicero | $1,000 | 3 | |
| Sharon Harris-Johnson Retired · Murphysboro | $1,000 | 2 | |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund Group or PAC · Springfield | $1,000 | 9 | |
| Egyptian Building & Construction Trades Labor union · West Frankfort | $500 | 3 | |
| UA Local 551 Labor union · West Frankfort | $500 | 2 | |
| Downstate IL Laborers' PAC Labor union · Collinsville | $250 | 6 | |
| John Day Marion | $250 | 2 | |
| Illinois AFL-CIO Labor union · Springfield | $250 | 12 | |
| Clark Gyure Carbondale | $250 | 2 |