Representative in Congress · District 10 · Illinois · 2026

Who is running

Brad SchneiderDEMOCRATICRepresentative in Congress · District 10
Raised
$3.7M
Cash on hand
$1.7M
In Congress since
2013
Votes attended
98.6%
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Carl LambrechtREPUBLICANRepresentative in Congress · District 10
On file
Official ballot listing
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Candidate list published by Illinois State Board of Elections (the last official copy we checked before the Nov. 3, 2026, election), as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Worth knowing

The party winning this district last changed in 2016, when Brad Schneider (Democratic) won it after a Republican win in 2014. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
The closest result we hold for this district was in 1976: Abner J Mikva won by 201 votes, 0.1 points of all votes counted. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
13 different people won the 53 regular elections for this district from 1920 to 2024. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
Two candidates are on the official list for this race. Source: Official list from Illinois State Board of Elections
All 17 U.S. House contests in Illinois on the official list have more than one candidate. Source: Official list from Illinois State Board of Elections

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.

Democratic candidate
Republican candidate

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Year	Democratic candidate	Republican candidate
1920	22.69%	74.37%
1922	35.09%	61.55%
1924	19.29%	79.99%
1926	34.01%	65.99%
1928	37.38%	62.62%
1930	49.15%	50.76%
1932	40.64%	41.13%
1934	48.68%	51.32%
1936	45.45%	51.38%
1938	41.91%	58.08%
1940	38.69%	61.31%
1942	36.96%	63.04%
1944	44.2%	55.8%
1946	35.31%	64.69%
1948	41.87%	58.13%
1950	33.48%	66.52%
1952	34.96%	65.04%
1954	42.74%	57.26%
1956	35.55%	64.45%
1958	45.66%	54.34%
1960	42.91%	57.09%
1962	33.36%	66.64%
1964	39.16%	60.84%
1966	30.56%	69.44%
1968	33.2%	66.8%
1970	37.76%	62.24%
1972	48.4%	51.59%
1974	50.87%	49.13%
1976	50.05%	49.95%
1978	50.18%	49.82%
1980	39.26%	60.74%
1982	41.02%	58.98%
1984	27.38%	72.62%
1986	24.88%	75.12%
1988	27.52%	72.48%
1990	30.79%	67.75%
1992	35.49%	64.51%
1994	24.95%	75.05%
1996	30.91%	69.09%
1998	No figure	100%
2000	48.81%	51.19%
2002	31.19%	68.81%
2004	35.86%	64.14%
2006	46.62%	53.38%
2008	47.44%	52.56%
2010	48.92%	51.08%
2012	50.63%	49.37%
2014	48.7%	51.3%
2016	52.6%	47.39%
2018	65.59%	34.41%
2020	63.87%	36.12%
2022	63%	37%
2024	59.93%	39.99%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024

Winners and margins
Year	Most votes	Margin over the runner-up
2024	Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)	65,333 votes (19.9 points)
2022	Brad Schneider (Democratic)	62,967 votes (26.0 points)
2020	Brad Schneider (Democratic)	87,960 votes (27.8 points)
2018	Brad Schneider (Democratic)	74,416 votes (31.2 points)
2016	Brad Schneider (Democratic)	14,900 votes (5.2 points)
2014	Robert Dold (Republican)	4,856 votes (2.6 points)
2012	Brad Schneider (Democratic)	3,326 votes (1.3 points)
2010	Robert Dold (Republican)	4,651 votes (2.2 points)
2008	Mark Steven Kirk (Republican)	14,906 votes (5.1 points)
2006	Mark Steven Kirk (Republican)	13,651 votes (6.8 points)
2004	Mark Steven Kirk (Republican)	78,275 votes (28.3 points)
2002	Mark Steven Kirk (Republican)	70,311 votes (37.6 points)
2000	Mark Steven Kirk (Republican)	5,658 votes (2.4 points)
1998	John Edward Porter (Republican)	Unopposed
1996	John Edward Porter (Republican)	80,482 votes (38.2 points)
1994	John Edward Porter (Republican)	76,693 votes (50.1 points)
1992	John Edward Porter (Republican)	69,830 votes (29.0 points)
1990	John Edward Porter (Republican)	56,784 votes (37.0 points)
1988	John Edward Porter (Republican)	98,332 votes (45.0 points)
1986	John E Porter (Republican)	58,540 votes (50.2 points)
1984	John E Porter (Republican)	95,521 votes (45.2 points)
1982	John Edward Porter (Republican)	27,635 votes (18.0 points)
1980	John Edward Porter (Republican)	48,699 votes (21.5 points)
1978	Abner J Mikva (Democratic)	650 votes (0.4 points)
1976	Abner J Mikva (Democratic)	201 votes (0.1 points)
1974	Abner J. Mikva (Democratic)	2,860 votes (1.7 points)
1972	Samuel H. Young (Republican)	7,459 votes (3.2 points)
1970	Harold R. Collier (Republican)	42,246 votes (24.5 points)
1968	Harold R. Collier (Republican)	74,632 votes (33.6 points)
1966	Harold R. Collier (Republican)	74,274 votes (38.9 points)
1964	Harold R. Collier (Republican)	61,470 votes (21.7 points)
1962	Harold R. Collier (Republican)	74,775 votes (33.3 points)
1960	Harold R. Collier (Republican)	31,457 votes (14.2 points)
1958	Harold R. Collier (Republican)	13,424 votes (8.7 points)
1956	Harold R. Collier (Republican)	59,597 votes (28.9 points)
1954	Richard W. Hoffman (Republican)	23,058 votes (14.5 points)
1952	Richard W. Hoffman (Republican)	64,093 votes (30.1 points)
1950	Richard W. Hoffman (Republican)	58,371 votes (33.0 points)
1948	Richard W. Hoffman (Republican)	30,498 votes (16.3 points)
1946	Ralph E. Church (Republican)	91,298 votes (29.4 points)
1944	Ralph E. Church (Republican)	40,304 votes (11.6 points)
1942	Ralph E. Church (Republican)	62,292 votes (26.1 points)
1940	George A. Paddock (Republican)	73,591 votes (22.6 points)
1938	Ralph E. Church (Republican)	39,451 votes (16.2 points)
1936	Ralph E. Church (Republican)	18,272 votes (5.9 points)
1934	Ralph E. Church (Republican)	5,168 votes (2.6 points)
1932	James Simpson, Jr. (Republican)	1,222 votes (0.5 points)
1930	Carl R. Chindblom (Republican)	2,317 votes (1.6 points)
1928	Carl R. Chindblom (Republican)	55,788 votes (25.2 points)
1926	Carl R. Chindblom (Republican)	33,014 votes (32.0 points)
1924	Carl R. Chindblom (Republican)	95,909 votes (60.7 points)
1922	Carl R. Chindblom (Republican)	26,789 votes (26.5 points)
1920	Carl R. Chindblom (Republican)	70,437 votes (51.7 points)

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Data table: Illinois's U.S. House districts, with District 10 outlined

Illinois's U.S. House districts, with District 10 outlined
District	Contest
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IL-6	Another district
IL-7	Another district
IL-8	Another district
IL-9	Another district
IL-10	This race
IL-11	Another district
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IL-14	Another district
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IL-16	Another district
IL-17	Another district

Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Through
Brad Schneider	$3.7M	$2.9M	$1.7M	Oct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

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