Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, IL-07
la Shawn K Ford
American politician (born 1972)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +62.2, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
La Shawn K. Ford is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 8th district since 2007.
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The district includes the West Side of Chicago and the suburbs of Oak Park, Berwyn, North Riverside, Forest Park, Proviso Township, Brookfield, La Grange Park, La Grange, and Western Springs.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- Not on file
- Education
- Loyola University Chicago
- Occupation
- Not on file
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, IL-07. Won.
- La Shawn Ford Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +62.2, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: LA SHAWN K FORD FOR CONGRESS. Covers April 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
7.5% of the $511,698 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)4.7%$38,391
- Individuals, itemized57.8%$473,307
- Other political committees (PACs)15.0%$123,250
- The candidate (own money and loans)21.4%$175,000
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts1.1%$9,372
Employers donors listed
- MEDSTAR LABORATORY$21,0005 contributions
- IT TAKES A VILLAGE$10,2009 contributions
- CHICAGO MEDICAL GROUP INC$7,2002 contributions
- BBQ KING HOUSE$7,0002 contributions
- GREEN HOME EXPERTS$7,0002 contributions
- IMPACT NETWORKING, LLC.$7,0002 contributions
- LAWNDALE CRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER$7,0002 contributions
- SALTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT$7,0002 contributions
- STAFF SOURCE$7,0002 contributions
- MEDTECH HOME HEALTH$6,3702 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 9a1c6cc00e06
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- fordforcongress.com official
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
- Not on file
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 4:41 AM ET
- 2020State House / Assembly, IL District 8 · General · won · 36,932 votes (100.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018State House / Assembly, IL District 8 · General · won · 31,923 votes (100.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2007 to presentmember of the Illinois House of Representatives Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q6465272). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois&oldid=1384137665
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 4:41 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Shawn_Ford
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6465272
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL07354/
- photo_curated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Shawn_Ford
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