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Bindings

district: IL-04 Office view

Expected value

{
  "candidates": [
    "Lindsay Church",
    "Jesus Garcia",
    "Patty Garcia",
    "Edward Hershey",
    "Mayra Macias",
    "Byron Sigcho Lopez"
  ]
}

Source

fec.gov 55

https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidates/?election_year=2026

Validity

current

2026-07-10 → — · as of 2026-07-10

Confidence

medium

Entered by

importer:fec.gov

Notes

{"candidates":[{"name":"Lindsay Church","verbatim":"CHURCH, LINDSAY","party":"IND","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"H6IL04187"},{"name":"Jesus Garcia","verbatim":"GARCIA, JESUS","party":"DEM","incumbent_challenge":"I","candidate_id":"H8IL04134"},{"name":"Patty Garcia","verbatim":"GARCIA, PATTY","party":"DEM","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"H6IL04153"},{"name":"Edward Hershey","verbatim":"HERSHEY, EDWARD","party":"OTH","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"H2IL04178"},{"name":"Mayra Macias","verbatim":"MACIAS, MAYRA","party":"IND","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"H6IL04179"},{"name":"Byron Sigcho Lopez","verbatim":"SIGCHO LOPEZ, BYRON","party":"IND","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"H6IL04161"}],"cycle":2026,"coverage":"FEC filers with raised funds (filed != on ballot)"}