Melissa Bean
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-IL)
2005 – 2011
Illinois8th District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
Jennifer Davis
REPUBLICAN
Service Technology Company Founder
2026 Illinois 8th District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for Illinois's 8th congressional district House election between Democrat Melissa Bean and Republican Jennifer Davis. 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 8th District House election features Democrat Melissa Bean and Republican Jennifer Davis. The seat is open in 2026, but the race to fill it is not expected to be competitive. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Illinois' 8th congressional district by 6.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- IL-8
- Democratic candidate
- Melissa Bean
- Republican candidate
- Jennifer Davis
- Incumbent / open seat
- Open seat
- Forecast rating
- Solid D
- Projected vote
- 59.9% D / 40.2% R
- Projected margin
- D +19.7
- Forecast odds
- 97.5% D / 2.5% 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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