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2026 Illinois District 6 House Election

Sean Casten (D)

About this race

This is a closely divided district where either party can win. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.

Key issues in Illinois

Major issues facing Illinois, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Sean Casten Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,108,920 raised · $1,518,045 spent · $1,285,018 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Lowering costs, creating jobs, affirming women's rights, protecting seniors, advocating for clean energy

Niki Conforti Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$313,038 raised · $295,578 spent · $22,661 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Sean Casten DNiki Conforti R
Raised$2.1M$313K
Individuals$1.3M63%$308K98%
PACs & parties$724K34%$5K2%
Self-funded$0$0
Other$48K2%$0
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Sean Casten 1085 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.1M
Campaign spent$1.5M
Cash on hand$1.3M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals63%
PACs / committees34%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
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  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1085 donors. The other 1035 gave $1.4M combined.

Plus $201K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Sean Casten’s full FEC filings →

Niki Conforti 255 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$313K
Campaign spent$296K
Cash on hand$23K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals98%
PACs / committees2%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • PAC$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
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  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
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  • Individual$1K
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  • Individual$1K
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  • Individual$1K
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  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • PAC$1K
  • Individual$950
  • Individual$839
  • Individual$786
  • Individual$778
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$704
  • Individual$700

Showing the 50 biggest of 255 donors. The other 205 gave $48K combined.

Plus $196K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Niki Conforti’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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