2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. House, Illinois District 9

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Daniel Biss

Democratic

Current office: mayor of Evanston

Daniel Biss is an American mathematician and politician serving as mayor of Evanston, Illinois. He is a former member of both the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate.

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Daniel Biss (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

John Elleson

Republican

John Elleson is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: pastor and nominee for this district in 2018.

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Candidate list and race details

2026 United States House of Representatives elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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