Illinois 16th District 2026

The money race

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

R★Darin LaHoodIncumbent
$3.67M
DPaul Nolley
$416K

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
Darin LaHood	R	$3,672,739	$0	$0	1%
Paul Nolley	D	$415,748	$0	$0	14%

$4.09M

Raised by candidates

$2.63M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Darin LaHood (R)	$3.67M	$845K	$1.75M	1%	43%	$2.45M	1,008
Paul Nolley (D)	$416K	$351K	$61K	14%	96%	$186K	334

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

Darin LaHood

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $3.67M
Small-dollar: 1%
In-state: 43%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Gambling industry money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Paul Nolley

D Democrat

Raised: $416K
Small-dollar: 14%
In-state: 96%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Union PAC money

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.