Illinois U.S. House District 16

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• CITIZENS FOR THE 16THPAC with no sponsoring organization$1,040 against Darin McKay Lahood
• SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC$10 for Paul Nolley

Each campaign.

• Darin McKay LahoodFEC filing: Darin McKay Lahood · H6IL18088 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Darin LaHood

  In the U.S. House (IL-16) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 3 committees: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Ways and Means · 5 subcommittees
  • 456 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H6IL18088) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $3.2M

  Spent

  $3.7M

  Cash on hand

  $6.0M

  • Individuals 29% $932K
  • PACs & other committees 64% $2.0M
  • Party committees <0.1% $100
  • Other receipts 7% $207K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $1.0M moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $0 supporting · $1,040 opposing

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. CITIZENS FOR THE 16THPAC with no sponsoring organization $1,040

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)Trade association PAC · American Council Of Engineering Companies $14K
  2. AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · Indiana Dental PAC $10K
  3. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association PAC · American Bankers Association (aba) $10K

  Where the money went $2.4M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $2.4M of the $3.7M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 6% $135K
  • Consultants & strategy 22% $526K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 38% $886K
  • Polling, research & data 0.5% $12K
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $48K
  • Office, technology & overhead 22% $514K
  • Legal & compliance 3% $68K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 4% $90K
  • Other or unclassified 4% $85K

  Largest payees

  1. 814 CONSULTING LLC $683K
  2. PNC BANK $412K
  3. CLAYMORE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS $166K
  4. THE VOYAGEUR COMPANY, LLC $91K
  5. REVIRESCO $91K

  Paid to individuals: $272K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (601 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Paul NolleyFEC filing: Paul Nolley · H6IL16108 ↗

  Raised

  $639K

  Spent

  $580K

  Cash on hand

  $59K

  • Individuals 84% $537K
  • PACs & other committees 15% $97K
  • Party committees 0.6% $4,000
  • Candidate's own money & loans 0.3% $1,709
  • Other receipts <0.1% $1

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  Outside groups: $10 supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC $10

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAWUnion PAC · Int'L Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers Of America Uaw $10K
  2. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUEUnion PAC · International Association Of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail And Transportation Workers $10K
  3. UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Union PAC · Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc $10K

  Where the money went $178K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $178K of the $580K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 19% $33K
  • Consultants & strategy 0.6% $1,000
  • Staff & payroll 23% $42K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 24% $43K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $5,500
  • Travel, meals & events 5% $9,288
  • Office, technology & overhead 16% $29K
  • Legal & compliance 9% $16K
  • Other or unclassified 0.1% $149

  Largest payees

  1. GUSTO PAYROLL SERVICES $30K
  2. GOODMAN CAMPAIGNS LLC $27K
  3. COMMONCENTSCONSULTING, LLC $15K
  4. MINUTEMAN PRESS OF LOVES PARK $12K
  5. GUSTO TAX SERVICES $12K

  Paid to individuals: $5,988, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Mar 21, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (374 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Joe AlbrightFEC filing: Joe Albright · H6IL16090 ↗

  Raised

  $19K

  Spent

  $19K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 70% $13K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 30% $5,782

  Campaign totals through Mar 31, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $17K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 20% $3,442
  • Consultants & strategy 53% $9,180
  • Polling, research & data 9% $1,500
  • Other or unclassified 18% $3,180

  Largest payees

  1. DISCOUNT PRINTERS $3,192
  2. DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS $1,500
  3. HEWITT CAMPAIGNS $1,500

  Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 24, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (15 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Brendyn MorganFEC filing: Brendyn Morgan · H6IL16124 ↗

  Raised

  $3,455

  Spent

  $0

  Cash on hand

  $3,455

  Debts

  $1,990

  • Individuals 22% $765
  • Candidate's own money & loans 78% $2,690

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2025.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: John Kitover, Scott Allan Best, Garth Wesley Gullette, Scott Allan Best.