The Illinois 7th congressional district remains a strongly Democratic seat, anchored in western Chicago and adjacent suburbs with consistent partisan voting patterns that have favored Democratic candidates by wide margins in recent cycles. Danny Davis’s retirement after nearly three decades opened the seat, triggering a crowded March 2026 Democratic primary ultimately won by state Representative La Shawn Ford, while Republican Chad Koppie secured his party’s nomination. Trader pricing reflects the district’s structural Democratic advantage, limited Republican infrastructure, and absence of competitive polling or fundraising signals that would indicate a viable general-election challenge. A realistic shift would require an unprecedented national political realignment or late-cycle scandal affecting the Democratic nominee, neither of which has materialized in available data.
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IL-07 House Election Winner
$26,189 Vol.
$26,189 Vol.
Nov 3, 2026
Democratic Party
97%
Republican Party
1%
$26,189 Vol.
$26,189 Vol.
Nov 3, 2026
Democratic Party
$12,012 Vol.
97%
Republican Party
$14,177 Vol.
1%
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the IL-07 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).The Illinois 7th congressional district remains a strongly Democratic seat, anchored in western Chicago and adjacent suburbs with consistent partisan voting patterns that have favored Democratic candidates by wide margins in recent cycles. Danny Davis’s retirement after nearly three decades opened the seat, triggering a crowded March 2026 Democratic primary ultimately won by state Representative La Shawn Ford, while Republican Chad Koppie secured his party’s nomination. Trader pricing reflects the district’s structural Democratic advantage, limited Republican infrastructure, and absence of competitive polling or fundraising signals that would indicate a viable general-election challenge. A realistic shift would require an unprecedented national political realignment or late-cycle scandal affecting the Democratic nominee, neither of which has materialized in available data.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the IL-07 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
Market Opened: Jan 28, 2026, 11:09 AM ET
Volume
$26,189End Date
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Jan 28, 2026, 11:09 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the IL-07 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).The Illinois 7th congressional district remains a strongly Democratic seat, anchored in western Chicago and adjacent suburbs with consistent partisan voting patterns that have favored Democratic candidates by wide margins in recent cycles. Danny Davis’s retirement after nearly three decades opened the seat, triggering a crowded March 2026 Democratic primary ultimately won by state Representative La Shawn Ford, while Republican Chad Koppie secured his party’s nomination. Trader pricing reflects the district’s structural Democratic advantage, limited Republican infrastructure, and absence of competitive polling or fundraising signals that would indicate a viable general-election challenge. A realistic shift would require an unprecedented national political realignment or late-cycle scandal affecting the Democratic nominee, neither of which has materialized in available data.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the IL-07 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
Volume
$26,189End Date
Nov 3, 2026Market Opened
Jan 28, 2026, 11:09 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...The Illinois 7th congressional district remains a strongly Democratic seat, anchored in western Chicago and adjacent suburbs with consistent partisan voting patterns that have favored Democratic candidates by wide margins in recent cycles. Danny Davis’s retirement after nearly three decades opened the seat, triggering a crowded March 2026 Democratic primary ultimately won by state Representative La Shawn Ford, while Republican Chad Koppie secured his party’s nomination. Trader pricing reflects the district’s structural Democratic advantage, limited Republican infrastructure, and absence of competitive polling or fundraising signals that would indicate a viable general-election challenge. A realistic shift would require an unprecedented national political realignment or late-cycle scandal affecting the Democratic nominee, neither of which has materialized in available data.
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