The Winner
If you live in Illinois's 1st U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Jonathan Jackson) (D-IL), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Jackson took about 71.7% of the vote, or about 165,737 votes, to about 28.3% and about 65,456 votes for his Republican opponent, according to preliminary, unofficial results. That is a margin of about 43 points, or about 100,281 votes.
The result rests on the Associated Press call, and the vote figures are preliminary: the Nov. 3 general election totals may change until they are certified. The seat stays in Democratic hands.
The Race
Republican Christian Maxwell reached the general election ballot by winning the March 17 Republican primary. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Democratic before the election.
Illinois's 1st Congressional District has a population of about 740,000 residents, with about 47.8% Black, 38.1% white, 10.5% Hispanic, and 2.2% Asian, according to district geographic data.
The median household income is about $71,500, and the median age is about 40. About 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the unemployment rate is about 10%, and about 15.7% of residents live below the poverty line. The district covers parts of Cook and Will counties, according to the Illinois Secretary of State.
What's Next
Jackson, of Chicago, is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, according to the U.S. House Clerk. He and Rep. Kweisi Mfume of Baltimore introduced the EBOLA Act, which would require the United States to rejoin the World Health Organization and work with it to respond to the Ebola outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa.
The Office of Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson reported the bill's introduction on Oct. 7 and quoted Jackson as supporting the legislation.
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