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State Representative District 21
June 28, 2022 primary: each party's primary · the general
The district
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024), on the district lines in use since 2022.
🔓 Contribution limits are off in this race (limits off for race): the State Board of Elections lifted them, so every candidate here can take contributions of any size.
| Candidate | Votes | Raised | Their own | Cash on hand | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic primary | ||||||
| Abdelnasser Rashid D✓ nominee | 4,214 52.3% | $591,246 | $65,425 | $39,993 | ||
| Michael J Zalewski D | 3,838 47.7% | $1,201,251 | $1,406 | $54,940 | ||
| Republican primary | ||||||
| Matthew J Schultz R✓ nominee | 2,196 100% | $21,717 | $205 | $2,715 | ||
Raised: itemized contributions to the candidate's committees since January 1, 2021. Their own: contributions and loans in the candidate's name. Cash on hand: at the end of the committees' latest quarterly report (December 31, 2022). Large since last report: $1,000-plus contributions reported on A-1s since that report (included in Raised).
Votes: official totals from the State Board of Elections; the share is of the votes cast in that party's primary.
Outside spending
$99,724 reported by other committees as independent expenditures for or against this race's candidates. The candidates don't control it.
| Spender | For / against | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois REALTORS Fund 2022-06-06 – 2022-06-20 | for Michael J Zalewski | $63,533 |
| Stand for Children IL IEC 2022-06-13 | for Michael J Zalewski | $23,644 |
| INCS Action Independent Committee 2022-06-14 – 2022-06-17 | against Abdelnasser Rashid | $12,548 |
Donors to more than one candidate here
6 donors gave to two or more of this race's candidates (all their contributions to each since January 1, 2021).
| Donor | Gave to | In this race |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | Abdelnasser Rashid $1,000 · Michael J Zalewski $20,000 | $21,000 |
| Friends of Theresa Mah Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | Abdelnasser Rashid $250 · Michael J Zalewski $15,500 | $15,750 |
| AFSCME Labor union · Washington | Abdelnasser Rashid $2,000 · Michael J Zalewski $6,665 | $8,665 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | Abdelnasser Rashid $3,000 · Michael J Zalewski $5,500 | $8,500 |
| DENT-IL-PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | Abdelnasser Rashid $500 · Michael J Zalewski $2,500 | $3,000 |
| Kristen Bauer Consultant, KBauer Consulting Inc. · Palos Park | Abdelnasser Rashid $200 · Michael J Zalewski $1,000 | $1,200 |