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State Representative District 7

November 3, 2026 general · the primary

The district

103,862people

$83,320median household incomeIllinois: $83,390

$285,300median home valueIllinois: $263,300

71%of homes lived in by their ownerIllinois: 67%

32%of adults with a bachelor's degree or moreIllinois: 38%

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	Raised	Their own	Spent	Cash on hand	Large since last report
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Dincumbent	$19,594,478	$100,001	$3,244,091	$11,440,633	$7,658,971

Raised: itemized contributions to the candidate's committees since January 1, 2025. Their own: contributions and loans in the candidate's name. Cash on hand: at the end of the committees' latest quarterly report (June 30, 2026). Large since last report: $1,000-plus contributions reported on A-1s since that report (included in Raised).

Last time: 2024 general

Emanuel "Chris" Welch D won

39,402

100%

Unopposed. Official results from the State Board of Elections. District lines are the 2021 maps, used since 2022.