Political ads · 2026 · IL

Illinois House District 3 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Delia Ramirez won · 76.6% to 23.4%, with an estimated 94% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Angel Oakley (Republican) and Delia Ramirez (Democrat) are the nominees for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Delia Ramirez is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Angel Oakley's campaign had raised $18,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Delia Ramirez's campaign $1.6 million (through October 14, 2026).

Angel Oakley (REP), Delia Ramirez (DEM, incumbent). 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Tue, Oct 6 (Regular registration; online registration open through 2026-10-18; grace-period in-person registration through Election Day.). Same-day registration: Grace period registration and voting, in person at locations set by the local election authority. (passed)Source: elections.il.gov ↗Source: elections.il.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Thu, Sep 24 to Mon, Nov 2 (At election authority offices and designated sites; locations and hours vary by county.) (passed)Source: elections.il.gov ↗
By mail	Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Thu, Oct 29 (Received by mail by this date; in-person applications accepted until 2026-11-02.); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Postmarked by Election Day and received within 14 days; drop boxes until polls close (7 p.m.).) (passed)Source: elections.il.gov ↗Source: elections.il.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. (passed)Source: votersguide.elections.il.gov ↗
ID at the polls	No ID for most voters; grace-period registrants and some first-time mail registrants must show two forms of ID.Source: elections.il.gov ↗

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Angel Oakley (REP)

Raised: $18K through 2026-10-14 individuals $18K · PACs $0 · cash on hand $4,061
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

Delia Ramirez (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $1.6M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.1M · PACs $426K · party $500 · from the candidate's other committees $81K · cash on hand $914K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: $22K through 4 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 JSTREETPAC — $11K from 13 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC A NEW POLICY PAC — $5,055 from 4 gifts AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) — $4,750 from 10 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) — $250 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC

125 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
ALBANIANS FOR AMERICA PAC $5,000
ALL IN WITH LILIAN $1,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $7,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $4,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $7,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $10K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $7,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $10K
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION $2,000
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) $4,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC $3,000
AQUI ESTAMOS PAC $2,500
ARAB AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC CLUB $1,000
ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $750
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC $1,000
BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $2,500
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND $1,500
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC $2,500
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $10K
CHC BOLD PAC $5,000
CHRISTOPHER STREET PROJECT PAC $4,500
CITIZENS FOR ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ $1,000
CITIZENS FOR KARINA VILLA $2,000
CITIZENS FOR SAVIANO $1,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $7,000
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $5,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) $5,000
DEMOCRATIC ACTION NETWORK $1,000
DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $2,000
DOGGETT FOR CONGRESS $2,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $3,500
ELECT MARIA SINKULE $75
END CITIZENS UNITED $2,000
FAIR SHOT PAC $2,000
FIG AND OLIVE ACTION PAC $1,644
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FREE AND FAIR DEMOCRACY PAC $500
FRIENDS & FAMILY OF NABEELA SYED $1,000
FRIENDS FOR JUANITA $100
FRIENDS OF BARRETT F. PEDERSEN $1,000
FRIENDS OF BYRON SIGCHO LOPEZ $200
FRIENDS OF DAN POGORZELSKI $750
FRIENDS OF JOSINA MORITA $1,000
FRIENDS OF KEVIN OLICKAL $1,000
FRIENDS OF OMAR AQUINO $1,000
FRIENDS OF RAM $1,000
HOPE PAC $1,000
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERAL $1,500
ILLINOIS MUSLIM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
IMMIGRANTS' LIST $6,000
INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $4,000
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS $10K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS $1,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS $1,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $10K
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $5,000
JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $5,000
JSTREETPAC $5,000
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $5,000
JVP ACTION PAC $528
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $4,000
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $2,050
LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $10K
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $10K
MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS $2,000
MEDICARE FOR ALL $5,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MIJENTE PAC $1,500
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
MOMS FED UP $5,000
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION $5,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) $4,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION FOR CANDIDATE ELECTION (PACE) $1,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA $4,000
NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA $1,000
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
NORTHERN IL AMERICAN MUSLIM ALLIANCE $250
OUR FIGHT OUR FUTURE $500
PAC FOR GOOD $1,000
PEOPLE FOR ROSSANA $1,000
PEOPLE'S ACTION POWER $500
PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $1,000
PRECKWINKLE FOR PRESIDENT $500
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC $1,000
RASHID FOR ILLINOIS $500
ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESS $1,000
SCHILLER PARK FIRST $500
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP PAC $500
THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC $1,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $5,000
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC) $2,000
UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL $2,500
UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE $5,000
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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