John D. Elleson
Candidate for Illinois 9th Congressional District · Republican
On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Illinois 9th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — 2026 General Primary (March 17, 2026) Certified Vote Totals — 9th Congress — 'JOHN ELLESON', Republican, 7,545 votes (48.85%); won R primary · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Illinois 9th Congressional District covers
Covers parts of Cook County, McHenry County and Lake County.
Includes Glenview, Skokie, Crystal Lake (part), Algonquin (part), Hawthorn Woods (part), Chicago (part), Evanston (part), Cary, Lake in the Hills (part), Barrington Hills (part), Long Grove (part), Niles (part) and 18 more.
863 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; Lake County IL GIS, LakeCounty_PoliticalBoundaries FeatureServer/7 (Voting Precincts); 2022 and 2024 generals; McHenry County GIS, Voting_Precincts FeatureServer/0; 2022 and 2024 generals
Results
Certified results for Illinois 9th Congressional District
Representative in Congress, District 9
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat | Democrat | 231,722 | 68.4% |
| Seth Alan CohenRepublican | Republican | 107,106 | 31.6% |
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 9
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat | Democrat | 179,615 | 71.7% |
| Maxwell "max" RiceRepublican | Republican | 70,915 | 28.3% |
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 9
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat | Democrat | 262,045 | 71.0% |
| Sargis SangariRepublican | Republican | 107,125 | 29.0% |
| Write-In | 121 | 0.0% | |
| Richard Mayers | 0 | 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
Key Votes
The record
Current office: No current elected office (retired pastor, 40 years of community service) — official source not captured
Office per press; official source not captured this pass. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Ballotpedia · Desk note
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
No totals on file from the reports listed below.
Finance Reports
No FEC campaign committee or reports on file for 2026
Checked 2026-09-24: the Federal Election Commission lists candidate ID H8IL09208 for this race, but no principal campaign committee is designated for the 2025–26 cycle, so there are no committee reports of receipts or spending. A candidate who raises or spends under $5,000 is not required to register a committee.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“Very thankful to the Lord and everyone who worked hard in this campaign. We pledge to represent all as we march to the general election in November. Congratulations to my opponent, Daniel Biss.”
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website: https://johnelleson.com/
Source: https://johnelleson.com/
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Illinois 9th Congressional District
- Daniel BissDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. House, Illinois 9th District — November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "JOHN ELLESON" (REPUBLICAN) on the IL official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · IL official election authority · sourceU.S. Representative · IL-09
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official · fec-cn26
Not on file for John yet: Advertising, In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_gfhztbyzz.
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