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Illinois District 10

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Brad Schneider
Democratic · incumbent
100 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Carl Lambrecht
Republican
0 in 100

Brad Schneider wins in 100 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Brad Schneider +34.4.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Schneider +34.4; 80 in 100 fall between Schneider +27.1 and Schneider +41.7.

Lambrecht +30Lambrecht +20Lambrecht +10Schneider +10Schneider +20Schneider +30Tie

The candidates

Carl Lambrecht
Republican
No biography on file yet.
Brad SchneiderIncumbent
Democratic
No biography on file yet.

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata.

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Polls

No public polls have tested Brad Schneider against Carl Lambrecht yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

No change over the past 3 months
020406080100Aug 1Sep 1Oct 1

Out of 100. Today: Schneider 100, Lambrecht 0.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) D+12.0roughly 24 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbent’s track record Lambrecht +2.9In 2024 they ran 5.7 pts more Republican than the state’s lean predicted; half carries over (max 10)
IncumbencySchneider +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateSchneider +34.4±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastSchneider +34.4±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Brad Schneider 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Brad Schneider 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Brad Schneider 100 in 100 (Solid D)

Rules and notes

  • Incumbent renominated

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