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Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Christian Maxwell is the Republican nominee for Illinois's 1st congressional district in 2026, challenging Democratic incumbent Jonathan Jackson after winning the Republican primary with 64.5% of the vote.
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Christian Maxwell is the Republican nominee for Illinois's 1st congressional district, which is based on the South Side of Chicago and reaches southwest into exurban and rural areas of Cook, Will and Kankakee counties.
He won the Republican primary with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Marcus Lewis, who received 35.5%. The incumbent is Democrat Jonathan Jackson, who was elected with 65.8% of the vote in 2024 and is again the Democratic nominee. Maxwell faces Jackson in the general election on November 3, 2026.