---
type: Candidate
title: "Steve Botsford"
description: "U.S. Senate candidate, IL (2026)"
office: "U.S. Senate"
state: "IL"
party: "DEM"
stance: "open-seat"
election_year: 2026
status: "statutory candidate"
committee:
  name: "BOTSFORD FOR ILLINOIS"
  id: "C00920348"
ids:
  fec: "S6IL00656"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, senate, il]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Steve Botsford

Democratic open-seat for U.S. Senate (IL), 2026.

## Campaign Committee

- BOTSFORD FOR ILLINOIS (C00920348)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.