This is currently considered to be a Blue congressional district. No matter how you vote the Democrat is going to win this seat!. You can safely vote third party without affecting the outcome:
Vote for Democrat, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez on November 3, 2026!
If you are not comfortable with that choice, swap your vote with someone in another district to stop MAGA Republicans and corporate Democrats from destroying our future! Find out more about vote swapping, go to: https://votetosurvive.org/vote-swap/
You can also go to vote.org to find information about voter registration, the candidates, mail-in ballots and early voting.
Background
In 2024, the Democrat, Jonathan Jackson, won this seat with a margin of 31.7 percent, or 100,334 votes, over the Republican, Marcus Lewis. An estimated 241,158 eligible voters (43.2%) did not vote at that election in Illinois District 1, and 45 voted for a third (or fourth) party.
To find out more about the Senate race in this state, if you have one, and your options for vote swapping, click on your state to the right.