Illinois 14th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Lauren UnderwoodIncumbent
$2.42M
RJames Marter
$141K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Lauren Underwood	D	$2,417,082	$0	$0	10%
James Marter	R	$140,848	$0	$0	8%

$2.56M

Raised by candidates

$2.48M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Lauren Underwood (D)	$2.42M	$1.80M	$365K	10%	49%	$2.37M	1,149
James Marter (R)	$141K	$140K	$100	8%	37%	$113K	134

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Lauren Underwood

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $2.42M
Small-dollar: 10%
In-state: 49%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by EMILYs List Backed by End Citizens United Backed by 314 Action Health care industry money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

James Marter

R Republican

Raised: $141K
Small-dollar: 8%
In-state: 37%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by the Uihleins

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.