Scott Allan Best
Ran for Illinois 16th Congressional District · Democrat
Not on the 2026 ballot
Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — 2026 General Primary (March 17, 2026) Certified Vote Totals — 16th Congress — not in primary · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Illinois 16th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Ogle County, Lee County, Jo Daviess County, Woodford County, Grundy County, Marshall County and Stark County; parts of McLean County, Bureau County, Henry County, LaSalle County, Livingston County, Winnebago County, Peoria County, Tazewell County, Stephenson County, Boone County, McHenry County, DeKalb County and Putnam County.
Includes Peoria (part), Rockford (part), Bloomington (part), East Peoria, Pekin (part), Rochelle, Amboy, Byron, Channahon (part), Cherry Valley, Chillicothe, Coal City and 195 more.
743 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; McHenry County GIS, Voting_Precincts FeatureServer/0; 2022 and 2024 generals
Results
Certified results for Illinois 16th Congressional District
Representative in Congress, District 16
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darin LaHoodRepublican | Republican | 310,925 | 97.6% |
| Write-in | 7,399 | 2.3% | |
| Scott Summers | 222 | 0.1% | |
| Scott Summer | 1 | 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 16
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARIN LaHOODRepublican | Republican | 197,621 | 66.3% |
| Elizabeth "lisa" HaderleinDemocrat | Democrat | 100,325 | 33.7% |
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 16
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam KinzingerRepublican | Republican | 218,839 | 64.6% |
| Dani BrzozowskiDemocrat | Democrat | 119,313 | 35.2% |
| Write-in | 343 | 0.1% | |
| Branden McCullough | 4 | 0.0% | |
| Roy Jones | 3 | 0.0% | |
| Brad McCullough | 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
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Illinois 16th Congressional District
- Darin LaHoodRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Paul NolleyDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
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