About Anita M.D. Rao
Office soughtU.S. House · IL-07Federal Election Commission
Officeholder statusChallengerCurrent office roster · checked Oct 16, 2026Anita M.D. Rao
Anita M.D. Rao filed with the FEC as a 2026 candidate for Illinois U.S. House District 7. The November 3, 2026 election has been held; the race page lists the candidates on the ballot and the official results. Filing and campaign-finance records are below.
- Race
- Illinois U.S. House District 7
- Party
- Independent
- Status
- Challenger
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- Candidate
- Anita M.D. Rao
- Office sought
- U.S. House — Illinois District 7
- Party affiliation
- Independent
- Incumbency
- Challenger
- Candidate status
- FEC status not current
- Filings
- Every filing at the FEC
- Cycle
- 2026
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SourceFederal Election Commission
FEC candidate IDH6IL07529
Cycle2025–2026
Dataset checkedOctober 29, 2026
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