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Illinois U.S. House District 8 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Illinois State Board of Elections' list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Illinois State Board of Elections, WEBSITE CANDIDATE LIST, General Election - 11/3/2026 (the Candidate Filing Search's printable list for election id sejIrI+Qmww=) (All Candidates as of 10/9/2026 1:29:53 PM).

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The candidates

  1. Melissa L. Bean, Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 8, Illinois

    Melissa L. Bean

    Democratic

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: House of Represenatatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Melissa L. Bean's page · In their own words

  2. Jennifer Davis

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Jennifer Davis's page · In their own words

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In their own words

Where does Melissa L. Bean stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Melissa L. Bean.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Melissa L. Bean.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Jennifer Davis stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Jennifer Davis.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Jennifer Davis.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Illinois State Board of Elections' list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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