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Post-Election Archive · March 2026 Illinois Primary

What we covered.

A full record of the 12 races, 19 organizations, and 14 endorsing individuals The New Bloc tracked for Illinois Muslim voters.

12
Races
19
Orgs
14
People

Races We Covered

Importance (x-axis): Statewide ~13M = 5, Congressional ~750K = 4, State Senate ~220K = 2, State House ~110K = 1. Ease (y-axis): % of 8 core orgs endorsing our pick. >80% = 5, 60–80% = 4, 40–60% = 3, 25–40% = 2, <25% = 1.
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The Endorsement Matrix
Importance (constituent size) vs. ease of endorsing the right candidate.
Importance (Constituent Size) →
Ease to Endorse →
IL-08 · Junaid Ahmed · 20pts
Comptroller · Karina Villa · 20pts
IL-09 · Kat Abughazaleh · 16pts
IL-06 · Joey Ruzevich · 16pts
U.S. Senate · Robin Kelly · 10pts
IL-07 · Kina Collins · 8pts
IL-02 · Jesse Jackson Jr. · 4pts
SD-6 · Nick Uniejewski · 4pts
HD-42 · Lynn LaPlante · 3pts
HD-84 · Saba Haider · 3pts
HD-21 · Abdelnasser Rashid · 2pts
HD-13 · Demi Palecek · 1pt
Race
Imp.EaseI×E
IL-08 · Junaid Ahmed
Congress · NW Suburbs · 7/8 orgs
4520
IL Comptroller · Karina Villa
Statewide · 5/8 orgs
5420
IL-09 · Kat Abughazaleh
Congress · Evanston/Skokie · 6/8 orgs
4416
IL-06 · Joey Ruzevich
Congress · SW Suburbs · 5/8 orgs
4416
U.S. Senate · Robin Kelly
Statewide · 3/8 orgs
5210
IL-07 · Kina Collins
Congress · West Side · 3/8 orgs
428
IL-02 · Jesse Jackson Jr.
Congress · South Side · 1/8 orgs
414
SD-6 · Nick Uniejewski
State Senate · North Shore
224

HD-42 LaPlante

133

HD-84 Haider

133

HD-21 Rashid

122

HD-13 Palecek

111

Organizations

Muslim Civic (8)
C
CAM
Civic Action for Muslims
12 RACES
T
TJC
The Justice Coalition
9 RACES
I
ILMAN
IL Muslim Action Network
8 RACES
I
IMPAC
IL Muslim PAC
8 RACES
C
Coalition-Activate
Muslim Civic Coalition
5 RACES
C
CAIR Action
CAIR Action Illinois
4 RACES
N
NIAMA
1 endorsement
A
AMVOTE
Tracked
Progressive & Labor (11)
J
Justice Democrats
2 RACES
P
PAL PAC
2 RACES
S
Sunrise Movement
1 RACE
I
If Not Now
1 RACE
+7
Our Revolution · WFP · CPC PAC · Citizen Action · CBC PAC · Equality PAC · AFL-CIO

People

RK
Ro Khanna
U.S. Representative, CA-17
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MN
Marie Newman
Former U.S. Rep., IL-3
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BS
Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator, Vermont
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RT
Rashida Tlaib
U.S. Representative, MI-12
IO
Ilhan Omar
U.S. Representative, MN-5
PJ
Pramila Jayapal
U.S. Representative, WA-7
EW
Elizabeth Warren
U.S. Senator, Massachusetts
JB
Jamaal Bowman
Former U.S. Representative, NY-16
AP
Ayanna Pressley
U.S. Representative, MA-7
AR
Abdelnasser Rashid
IL State Rep., HD-21
CM
Chris Murphy
U.S. Senator, Connecticut
LL
Lynn LaPlante
DuPage County Board · HD-42
+2
AOC · CBC Members
Tracked · no specific race match