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H2IL08146
AHMED, JUNAID Open seat
6.3
Influence Score · 2026
Modestly backed
Non-incumbent — only contributions, independent expenditures, and dark-money exposure are scored.
Lobbying, vote alignment, bundle timing, and trade direction require committee assignments and
roll-call records, neither of which exist for a non-sitting candidate. Maximum reachable score is
about 23, on a challenger-only scale — incumbents are scored 0–100 across all twelve axes, so the two
are not directly comparable. See methodology.
Score components
| Axis | Raw | Normalized (pts) | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct contributions | $1.46M | 5.54 | 2026 cycle, principal committee |
| Outside spending — direct support | $341K | — | PACs that directly supported this candidate |
| Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) | $15K | — | OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally |
| Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate | $1.34M | — | PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis) |
| Total outside spending in favor | $356K | 0.80 | direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis |
| Lobbying exposure | — | — | Requires committee assignment |
| Vote alignment | — | — | Requires voting record |
| Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes | — | — | Requires recorded-vote calendar |
| Dark-money exposure | 0.0000 | 0.00 | Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share |
| Personal trade direction | — | — | Requires STOCK Act filings |
Race matchup IL-8
| Candidate | Party | Status | Direct $ | Outside $ | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRISHNAMOORTHI, S. RAJA | DEM | Inc. | $966K | $28 | 63.3 | Moderately exposed |
| BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH | DEM | Open | $1.21M | $12.81M | 9.4 | Substantially backed |
| AHMED, JUNAID | DEM | Open | $1.46M | $356K | 6.3 | Modestly backed |
| KHOT, NEIL | DEM | Open | $478K | $183K | 2.4 | Lightly backed |
| MORRISON, KEVIN B. | DEM | Open | $467K | $183K | 2.3 | Lightly backed |
| TULLY, DAN | DEM | Open | $173K | $424K | 1.5 | Lightly backed |
| DAVIS, JENNIFER | REP | Open | $199K | $183K | 1.3 | Lightly backed |
| BANKOLE, YASMEEN | DEM | Open | $140K | $183K | 1.1 | Lightly backed |
| DUNUNG, SANJYOT | DEM | Open | $125K | $183K | 1.0 | Lightly backed |
| KALLAS, CHRIST | DEM | Open | $1K | $183K | 0.6 | Lightly backed |
Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.