Paul Nolley, a Democrat and nonprofit executive, is the Democratic nominee for Illinois's 16th congressional district in 2026, challenging Republican incumbent Darin LaHood in the November 3 general election.
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2026 race
Paul Nolley, a nonprofit executive, is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Illinois's 16th congressional district, a seat based in the rural areas of northern Illinois. Nolley was unopposed in the Democratic primary and received 38,665 votes.
The seat is held by Republican Darin LaHood, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024 and was also the only candidate in the 2026 Republican primary, where he received 52,914 votes. Nolley and LaHood meet in the general election on November 3, 2026.