2026 elections · Illinois

Illinois U.S. House, district 12

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican Incumbent

Mike Bost

Raised
$1,598,845
From individuals
$571,897
From PACs and other committees
$1,023,059
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$845,783
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

244 committees reported giving $904,354 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $10K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $6K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Julie Fortier

Raised
$145,608
From individuals
$136,565
From PACs and other committees
$7,193
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$42,115
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Mike BostRepublican$1,598,845$845,783$0$0
Julie FortierDemocrat$145,608$42,115$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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