DURBIN, RICHARD J.

DemocraticFEC reportedDemocratic candidate · U.S. Senate · Illinois · Statewide · Election 2026 · IncumbentS6IL00151

Overview

Raised: $2.4Mvs $1.1M 2023–2024
Spent: $2.6Mvs $915.3K 2023–2024
Cash on hand: $840.7Kvs $1.7M 2023–2024
Debts owed: $0vs $0 2023–2024

OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Sep 30, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.

Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.

Race forecast

Rating: Safe D
Predicted margin: D+14.4

VotePredictor forecasts this race between Juliana Stratton (D) and Don Tracy (R) as of October 31, 2026, giving the Democrat a 99% chance. Dick Durbin is not one of the two candidates it forecasts. Based on 3 polls of the race, blended with its fundamentals.

The Democrat’s chance of winning

Data

Date	Chance of winning
Oct 7, 2026	99%
Oct 31, 2026	99%

As VotePredictor published it each day since October 7, 2026.

Forecast by VotePredictor , updated daily. Its probabilities stay between 1% and 99%; no race is called before it is decided.

Compliance review indicators

2 open

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Oct 18, 2026 · Index refreshed: Oct 18, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Oct 18, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).

2 receipt eligibility · 0 integrity · 0 fundraising patterns

Foreign-address eligibility →Associated amount: $15
The filing uses FEC foreign-address code ZZ. A foreign address does not establish foreign-national status; verify eligibility without inferring citizenship from geography.
Evidence date: Jan 5, 2025
Foreign-address eligibility →Associated amount: $15
The filing uses FEC foreign-address code ZZ. A foreign address does not establish foreign-national status; verify eligibility without inferring citizenship from geography.
Evidence date: Feb 5, 2025

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

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Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. Senate · Illinois · Statewide
Reported party: Democratic
Election year: 2026
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE (C00148999)

The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.

Money in

Who's funding Dick Durbin? Read the article →

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$715.3K
Unitemized individual contributions$402.9K
Other committees$364K
Transfers from affiliates$842.9K
Other receipts$16.5K

Top contributors

DURBIN VICTORY FUNDDemocraticInferred from FEC-reported participants$35.2K3 contributions
WASSERMAN, GARYDemocraticDerived from contributions$3,7007 contributions
ARNOLD, JOHN

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$1.8M
Contribution refunds$291.1K
Other disbursements$483.9K

Largest operating payments

GROUNDSWELL PUBLIC STRATEGIES INC$42.3KMEDIA PRODUCTION · May 6, 2025
BANK OF SPRINGFIELD$7,062CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - DETAIL BELOW IF ITEMIZED · Jan 27, 2026
NGP VAN, INC$6,946SOFTWARE · Apr 15, 2026
NGP VAN, INC$6,946SOFTWARE · May 11, 2026
NGP VAN, INC$6,615SOFTWARE · Aug 4, 2025
NGP VAN, INC$6,615SOFTWARE · May 5, 2025
NGP VAN, INC$6,615SOFTWARE · Apr 7, 2025
NGP VAN, INC$6,615SOFTWARE · Nov 6, 2025
LIFTOFF CAMPAIGNS LLC$6,000

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Jan 25	$6,459	$0
Feb 25	$14,327	$0
Mar 25	$7,483	$0
Apr 25	$2,731	$0
May 25	$25,592	$54,800
Oct 25	$0	$0
Jun 26	$0	$10,000

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Financial timeline

2025–2026 election cycle · dated records

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. Senate
State / district: Illinois · Statewide
Party affiliation: Democratic
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2026
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE · #15180 · WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, 20003
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

Reported relationships are not contributions or transfers. They do not establish that any money changed hands. The reporting committee and related entity are shown separately. Only loaded relationship types are shown; this is not a complete organization chart.

DURBIN VICTORY FUNDC00636100 Joint fundraising participantFRIENDS OF DICK DURBINC00148999
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1529901Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEEC00148999 Authorized candidateDURBIN, RICHARD J.S6IL00151
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00347195 Leadership PAC sponsorDURBIN, RICHARD J.S6IL00151
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1906888Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2026
Contribution refunds: $291,140
Debts owed by committees: $0
Last report: YEAR-END

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hash86d1dee70cb3d97b2b6971704f9779e60d95f13c028a5ef1886a74fe81a0e56e

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DURBIN, RICHARD J.

Overview

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Candidate & race

Money in

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Top contributors

Money out

Spending by kind

Largest operating payments

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FEC-reported relationships

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