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Daniel Rhyne R
Republican candidate for State Senator District 57
March 17, 2026 primary: won with 6,926 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general
Campaign money
$1,500 of it in 1 large contribution reported on A-1s since their last quarterly report (through September 30, 2026): $1,000 or more from one source must be reported within days, ahead of the next quarterly.
Plummer for Illinois $1,500 2026-09-15
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $1,000 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $7,088
Largest payees: Campaign Nucleus LLC $1,595 Other (as described) · KAP Strategies $1,500 Consultants and field · Levy Digital $905 Digital and online · Freeburg Printing & Publishing, Inc. $822 Office, printing and supplies · Cutter's $746 Fundraising and events · O.R. Pechman Sign Co. $740 Office, printing and supplies · KAP Print LLC $417 Office, printing and supplies · Signs on the Cheap $363 Office, printing and supplies
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 |
|---|---|
| Plummer for Illinois Troy | $1,500 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund Springfield | $1,175.96 |
| FOP Action IL State Lodge Springfield | $1,000 |
| Darwin Miles Retired · Retired · Belleville | $1,000 |
| George Obernagel Farmer · Self · Waterloo | $1,000 |
| Daniel Rhyne Mechanical Maintenance Tech · U.S. Steel · Dupo | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Friess Red Bud | $500 |
| Bob Rhyne Cahokia | $500 |
| John Siemens Belleville | $500 |
| Matthew Smallheer O'Fallon | $500 |
| Don Tracy Springfield | $500 |
| United SteelWorkers, AFL-CIO Local 1899 Granite City | $500 |
| Dustin Rhodes Vail | $260.25 |
| Jan Ringkamp Belleville | $260.25 |
| Citizens for Patrick Windhorst Metropolis | $250 |
Committee: Rhyne for Illinois (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer for Illinois Candidate or officeholder committee · Troy | $1,500 | 6 | |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund Party or caucus committee · Springfield | $1,176 | 10 | |
| FOP Action Illinois State Lodge Labor union · Springfield | $1,000 | 3 | |
| Daniel Rhyne Union Steelworker, USW Local 1899 · Dupo | $1,000 | 2 | |
| George Obernagel Agriculture/Farming, self- employed · Waterloo | $1,000 | 4 | |
| Citizens for Friess Candidate or officeholder committee · Red Bud | $500 | 4 | |
| Don Tracy Attorney, Brown Hay & Stephens · Springfield | $500 | 19 | |
| Deborah Lafreniere Ofallon | $250 | 2 | |
| Barbara Viviano O'Fallon | $250 | 3 | |
| Citizens for Patrick Windhorst Candidate or officeholder committee · Metropolis | $250 | 6 |