Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Illinois's 16th District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Paul Nolley
Democratic · Challenger
Darin LaHood
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents Illinois's 16th District in the U.S. House.

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Paul NolleyDarin LaHood
Party on the ballotDemocratic1Republican1
StatusChallengerIncumbent2
Raised$639,225 through October 14, 20263$4,205,602 through October 14, 20264
Cash on hand$59,0593$5,988,4594
Outside spendingNot found in the public sources we checked$3,411 for · $0 against5
Stock trading by members of Congress
Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
His campaign website says members of Congress and their families should be banned from trading stocks.6
Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
His campaign website says he supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks.7
Child tax creditHis campaign website lists increasing the Child Tax Credit among the policies he supports to help working families.6His campaign website says he helped expand the Child Tax Credit.7

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Paul Nolley — 7 issues
  • Union organizing rules
    His campaign website says he will fight for pro-worker legislation that makes it easier to collectively bargain and raise wages and benefits.6
  • Campaign finance rules
    His campaign website says the corrupting influence of money in politics needs to be stopped.6
  • Child care costs
    His campaign website lists expanding access to high-quality, affordable child care among the policies he supports to help working families.6
  • Paid family and medical leave
    His campaign website lists passing Paid Family Leave legislation among the policies he supports to help working families.6
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    His campaign website says Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid need to be strengthened, not slashed.6
  • Health insurance system
    One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
    His campaign website says Medicare should be expanded to cover all medically necessary care and be available to every American regardless of age, with no premiums, copays or deductibles.6
  • VA staffing
    His campaign website says the VA is understaffed and underfunded and that he will work to fully fund and rebuild VA care, cut wait times and red tape, and ensure leadership is empowered and accountable.6
Darin LaHood — 16 issues
  • Abortion law
    His campaign website says he is pro-life.7
  • Government funding and abortion
    His campaign website says he is working against support for abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.7
  • Ethanol and biofuel requirements
    Expand biofuel use, such as by allowing E15 sales all year
    His campaign website says he forced the first House vote on year-round E15 in twenty years, and that it passed.7
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    His campaign website says he supports a Farm Bill that gives farmers certainty, protects crop insurance as a critical safety net, and expands opportunities for young, new and veteran farmers.7
  • Tariffs
    His campaign website says he has pushed to reduce tariffs on U.S. allies that hurt Illinois farmers and manufacturers, while holding countries such as China accountable for cheating.7
  • Trade agreements
    His campaign website says he is working to open new markets and bring certainty to trade agreements.7
  • Clean energy tax credits
    His campaign website says he wrote the rules that ban China and other foreign adversaries from collecting American clean energy tax credits.7
  • Economic ties with China
    His campaign website says he wrote rules that ban China and other foreign adversaries from collecting American clean energy tax credits, and that he voted to hold China, Iran and Russia accountable on the global stage.7
  • Military spending
    His campaign website says he voted to fully fund the military.7
  • Legal immigration levels
    Admit more immigrants, such as by adding work visas or clearing family backlogs
    His campaign website says he is committed to increasing legal immigration, because America has been stronger when it welcomes those who follow the rules and want to contribute.7
  • Income tax on Social Security benefits
    His campaign website says the Working Families Tax Cut, which he helped deliver, provided tax relief for seniors on Social Security.7
  • Business tax breaks
    His campaign website says he championed the small business tax deduction and the research and development tax credit.7
  • Federal income tax rates
    His campaign website says he helped deliver the Working Families Tax Cut, including a tax cut for households earning under $100,000 and a higher standard deduction.7
  • Federal spending levels
    His campaign website says Washington has to live within its means, that wasteful spending fueled inflation, and that he supports a bipartisan federal debt commission that would put solutions up for a vote.7
  • Targeted tax breaks for individuals and families
    Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
    His campaign website says he helped create new tax-advantaged savings accounts for newborns.7
  • Taxes on tips and overtime
    His campaign website says the Working Families Tax Cut, which he helped deliver, eliminated federal taxes on tips and overtime.7

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.