Junaid Ahmed
Ran for Illinois 8th 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 — 8th Congress — 'JUNAID AHMED', Democratic, 18,954 votes (26.88%)
Filed under Illinois 8th Congressional District. The race page has 2 candidates, 3 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- Lost the primaryIllinois 8th Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · Lost the 2026 primary
The District
What Illinois 8th Congressional District covers
Covers parts of Kane County, Cook County and DuPage County.
Includes Elgin (part), Hoffman Estates (part), Schaumburg, St. Charles (part), Elk Grove Village (part), Palatine (part), Des Plaines (part), Carol Stream (part), Carpentersville, South Elgin, Streamwood (part), South Barrington (part) and 18 more.
432 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
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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_rfsyfhdbb.
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