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H6IL07370

BOYKIN, RICHARD Open seat

 ·  IL-7 (House)
1.7
Influence Score · 2026
Lightly backed
Non-incumbent — only contributions, independent expenditures, and dark-money exposure are scored. Lobbying, vote alignment, bundle timing, and trade direction require committee assignments and roll-call records, neither of which exist for a non-sitting candidate. Maximum reachable score is about 23, on a challenger-only scale — incumbents are scored 0–100 across all twelve axes, so the two are not directly comparable. See methodology.

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $192K 0.73 2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support $0 PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) $577K OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate $0 PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor $577K 1.02 direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure Requires committee assignment
Vote alignment Requires voting record
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes Requires recorded-vote calendar
Dark-money exposure 0.0000 0.00 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction Requires STOCK Act filings

Race matchup  IL-7

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
DAVIS, DANNY K. MR. DEM Inc. $437K $1.06M 41.7 Moderately exposed
CONYEARS-ERVIN, MELISSA DEM Open $1.48M $10.49M 10.0 Substantially backed
FRIEDMAN, JASON DEM Open $1.85M $1.25M 8.5 Substantially backed
FISHER, THOMAS DR. DEM Open $719K $817K 3.9 Modestly backed
DRIVER, ANTHONY JR. DEM Open $120K $1.92M 2.3 Lightly backed
SHOWALTER, REED DEM Open $203K $577K 1.8 Lightly backed
BOYKIN, RICHARD DEM Open $192K $577K 1.7 Lightly backed
HOSKINS, RORY E. DEM Open $177K $577K 1.7 Lightly backed
FORD, LA SHAWN K DEM Open $354K $36K 1.6 Lightly backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.