16th District

Brendyn Morgan credited several aspects of his life in deciding to run for public office, including his six years in the Army, his work in public housing and lessons from his single mom.

John Kitover is a former Internal Revenue Service employee who worked in project and facilities management. He previously served for four years in the Army National Guard. He resigned from his job in May to run full time in the district of central and northwestern Illinois.

Scott Best, a Rivian worker from Normal, says he's running for the 16th Congressional District seat as a Democrat in the 2026 election.

Rep. Darin LaHood, a Peoria Republican, was rumored to be considering a run for the U.S. Senate. He announced Tuesday he'll campaign to continue representing Illinois' 16th Congressional District.

Joseph Albright, an adjunct economics professor at Bradley University in Peoria, is joining the race for U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood's seat because he says the financial policy just doesn’t “math up.”