Incumbent for State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 8, running for re-election in 2026.
Rachel Ventura
Rachel Ventura has represented Illinois State Senate District 43 since January 2023. PolRev supported her DSA-backed campaigns. She is not on the 2026 ballot.
Maurice West II
Incumbent for State House, Illinois State House District 67, running for re-election in 2026.
Marie Newman
Marie Newman represented Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District from 2021 to 2023 after unseating Rep. Dan Lipinski. PolRev covered her 2022 re-election bid, which ended in a primary loss after redistricting.
Edgar Gonzalez Jr.
Incumbent for State House, Illinois State House District 23, running for re-election in 2026.
Delia Ramirez
Represents Illinois’s 3rd Congressional District. A housing organizer and former state representative, she champions tenants’ rights, immigrant communities, and working families.
Lauren Underwood
2026 candidate for US House, Illinois’s 14th Congressional District.
Danny K. Davis
Represents Illinois’s 7th Congressional District. Currently in office; not a 2026 campaign.
Laura Ellman
Incumbent for State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 21, running for re-election in 2026.
Dagmara “Dee” Avelar
Incumbent for State House, Illinois State House District 85, running for re-election in 2026.