Jesse L. Jackson Jr
Ran for Illinois 2nd Congressional District · Democrat
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on March 17, 2026 — Illinois State Board of Elections — 2026 General Primary · read Mar 17, 2026
Sources (1)
- Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on March 17, 2026 — Illinois State Board of Elections — 2026 General Primary (March 17, 2026) Certified Vote Totals — 2nd Congress — 'JESSE LOUIS JACKSON, JR.', Democratic, 24,321 votes (28.85%)
The District
What Illinois 2nd Congressional District covers
Covers all of Iroquois County; parts of Vermilion County, Livingston County, Kankakee County, Ford County, Champaign County, Will County and Cook County.
Includes Danville, Kankakee, Chicago Heights, University Park, Calumet City (part), Crete, Harvey (part), Lansing (part), Matteson, Rantoul (part), South Holland, Aroma Park and 101 more.
561 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Boundaries - Ward Precincts (2023-2024) (data.cityofchicago.org 6piy-vbxa) for the City of Chicago; Cook County Clerk, Suburban Cook Election Precincts - Current (datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov k7sw-w3b8); DuPage County, Election_Precincts layer (gis.dupageco.org, current, retrieved 2026-09-24); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Cook County 2020 elections: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts
Results
Certified results for Illinois 2nd Congressional District
Representative in Congress, District 2
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin KellyDemocrat | Democrat | 195,777 | 67.5% |
| Ashley RamosRepublican | Republican | 94,004 | 32.4% |
| Write-in | 142 | 0.0% | |
| Hilary Myrick-Winston | 29 | 0.0% | |
| Mike Vick | 27 | 0.0% | |
| James Michael Vick | 6 | 0.0% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
Representative in Congress, District 2
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin KellyDemocrat | Democrat | 140,414 | 67.1% |
| Thomas LynchRepublican | Republican | 68,761 | 32.9% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
Representative in Congress, District 2
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin KellyDemocrat | Democrat | 234,896 | 78.8% |
| Theresa J. RabornRepublican | Republican | 63,142 | 21.2% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Illinois 2nd Congressional District
- Donna MillerDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
- Michael Scott NoackRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
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