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JB Pritzker D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for Governor
March 17, 2026 primary: won with 1,197,587 votes (100%) · November 3, 2026 general
🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (self funding disclosure).
Also ran for Governor in 2022 ($152.7M raised).
Campaign money
$66,159,895 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.
JB Pritzker $65,000,000 2026-08-10 · Democratic Party of Illinois $1,159,895 2026-10-08
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $90,500,000 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $26,595,194
Largest payees: Grassroots Media LLC $6,389,361 TV and streaming ads · Gambit Strategies $5,284,535 Digital and online · Democratic Party of Illinois $1,700,000 Contributions to other committees · Payroll Data Processing $1,228,792 Staff pay · Elias Law Group $497,086 Legal, accounting and fees · Global Strategy Group $492,007 Polling · Madison Clark Realty $440,176 Office, printing and supplies · MPWR Media Strategies, LLC $408,632 Other (as described)
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 |
|---|---|
| JB Pritzker Governor · State of Illinois · Chicago | $90,500,000 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois Springfield | $1,161,758.07 |
| Lyft San Francisco | $32,040.10 |
| Vote Yes For Workers Rights Chicago | $10,000 |
| Hilton Chicago Chicago | $6,535.78 |
| 10th Ward Democratic Organization Chicago | $5,000 |
| Committee to Elect Jennifer Bertino Tarrant Joliet | $5,000 |
| Friends of Nicole Lee Chicago | $5,000 |
| St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection London | $4,743.18 |
| American Express Travel New York | $3,647.45 |
| Payroll Data Processing Tampa | $3,548.77 |
| Personal PAC Chicago | $3,500 |
| Amazon Seattle | $3,249.41 |
| Citizen Newspaper Group, Inc. Chicago | $3,000 |
| Delta Airlines Atlanta | $2,997.58 |
Committee: JB for Governor (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $1,161,758 | 31 | |
| Lyft Business · San Francisco | $32,040 | 32 | |
| Friends of Nicole Lee Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $5,000 | 2 | |
| Personal PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | $3,500 | 8 | |
| Amazon Business · Seattle | $3,249 | 17 | |
| Delta Airlines Business · Atlanta | $2,998 | 2 | |
| Southwest Airlines Business · Dallas | $2,269 | 14 | |
| American Airlines Group or PAC · Fort Worth | $2,080 | 5 | |
| United Airlines Business · Chicago | $1,777 | 13 | |
| Friends of Camille Y Lilly Candidate or officeholder committee · Oak Park | $1,000 | 4 | |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car Business · Clayton | $694 | 3 |