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Jeff Wilson, a Republican member of the Champaign County Board, is the Republican nominee for Illinois's 13th congressional district in 2026, challenging Democratic incumbent Nikki Budzinski in the November general election.
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Jeff Wilson, a member of the Champaign County Board, is the Republican nominee in the 2026 election for Illinois's 13th congressional district.
The district is based in central Illinois, stretching from the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area to the eastern St. Louis suburbs and taking in Decatur and the state capital, Springfield.
Wilson won the Republican primary with 67.5% of the vote, defeating businessman Joshua Loyd, the Republican nominee for the district in 2024.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Wilson faces the Democratic incumbent, Nikki Budzinski, who was re-elected with 58.1% in 2024 and won the Democratic primary with 75.1% against Dylan Blaha.