Nikki Budzinski*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-IL)
2023 – Present
Illinois13th District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
Jeff Wilson
REPUBLICAN
Champaign County Board
2026 Illinois 13th District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for Illinois's 13th congressional district House election between Democrat Nikki Budzinski and Republican Jeff Wilson. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
The 2026 Illinois 13th District House election features Democrat Nikki Budzinski and Republican Jeff Wilson. Incumbent Representative Nikki Budzinski is seeking reelection to a third term. In 2024, Donald Trump won Illinois' 13th congressional district by 4.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- IL-13
- Democratic candidate
- Nikki Budzinski
- Republican candidate
- Jeff Wilson
- Incumbent / open seat
- Nikki Budzinski
- Forecast rating
- Solid D
- Projected vote
- 57.5% D / 42.6% R
- Projected margin
- D +14.9
- Forecast odds
- 95.1% D / 4.9% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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