Skip to content
CIVIC HERALD

U.S. Senate · Illinois

This matchup isn't final yet — we haven't confirmed every candidate here against the state's official candidate list.

This candidate list comes from federal campaign filings. We haven't checked it against IL's certified ballot yet — someone on that ballot may be missing here, and someone here may not be on it.

An open seat has no incumbent, so no incumbent record to compare — every candidate has statements. We show each for what it is.

HEAD-TO-HEAD · U.S. Senate · Illinois · SAME SCALE, SAME METHOD, BOTH CANDIDATES

Two records. Your values.

Solid and hatched shapes are built from roll-call votes wherever a record exists — what each did, not what either says; a shape drawn from reviewed statements is marked on statements. Whose record sits closer to yours is your call to make.

Douglas BennettSteve Botsford

SOLID VS. HATCH ASSIGNED BY BALLOT ORDER — NEVER PARTY · SAME SCALE, SAME METHOD FOR BOTH · HOW WE SCORE ▸

Douglas Bennett has no scored cluster positions yet. Steve Botsford has no scored cluster positions yet. Awisi Bustos has no scored cluster positions yet. R Cary Capparelli has no scored cluster positions yet. Casimer Chlebek has no scored cluster positions yet. Jonathan Dean has no scored cluster positions yet. Adam Delgado has no scored cluster positions yet. Jeannie Evans has no scored cluster positions yet. John Goodman has no scored cluster positions yet. Whitfield Harrington Jr. has no scored cluster positions yet. Robin L. Kelly: Governance & oversight 58 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT; Rights & liberty 51 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY; Economy & taxes 44 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT; Environment & energy 62 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT; Immigration 33 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS; Safety & enforcement 38 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT. Raja Krishnamoorthi: Governance & oversight 58 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT; Rights & liberty 51 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY; Economy & taxes 45 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT; Environment & energy 62 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT; Immigration 33 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS; Safety & enforcement 39 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT. Pamela Long has no scored cluster positions yet. Bryan Maxwell has no scored cluster positions yet. Kevin Ryan has no scored cluster positions yet. Steven J Schwartzberg has no scored cluster positions yet. Juliana Stratton has no scored cluster positions yet. Christopher Alexander Swann has no scored cluster positions yet. Don Tracy has no scored cluster positions yet.

ALSO IN THIS RACE

  • Awisi Bustos · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • R Cary Capparelli · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Casimer Chlebek · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Jonathan Dean · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Adam Delgado · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Jeannie Evans · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • John Goodman · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Whitfield Harrington Jr. · Independent — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Robin L. Kelly · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Pamela Long · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Bryan Maxwell · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Kevin Ryan · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Steven J Schwartzberg — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Juliana Stratton · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Christopher Alexander Swann · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Don Tracy · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.

MONEY & TIES · U.S. Senate · Illinois · SAME CATEGORIES, SAME SCALE, BOTH CANDIDATES

Douglas Bennett

$1.0K

TOTAL RAISED

Corporate-PAC share
Not yet derived
Registered-lobbyist donations
Not yet derived
Small-dollar share
0.00%
Disclosed trades · 12 mo
0 (not in office) Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.

Steve Botsford

$372.7K

TOTAL RAISED

Corporate-PAC share
Not yet derived
Registered-lobbyist donations
Not yet derived
Small-dollar share
0.34%
Disclosed trades · 12 mo
0 (not in office) Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
  • Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.
  • Disclosed to the FEC in itemized contributions; we have not built the join to lobbyist registrations — same for every candidate.
  • Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.

Every number above is a count or a share — where they differ, the difference is shown at equal weight and you weigh it. Lobbying meetings are not federally disclosed for either candidate; donations from registered lobbyists are.

FEC FILINGS THROUGH Sep 30, 2025

We hold no positions yet for any candidate in this race — none derived from congressional roll-call votes, none from stated campaign positions. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about the candidates.

refreshed 14 days ago