Bill Foster
★ U.S. Representative● In office
- Born
- October 7, 1955
- Current age
- 70
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- U.S. Representative, Illinois (present)
- On the ballot
- 2008–2024
8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Foster1.4M
Opponents1.0M
9
Elections run
Between 2008 and 2024, Bill Foster ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 8 and losing 1. Foster's biggest single-election total was 199,825 votes, in the 2024 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 11. Foster's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 11, decided by 12,101 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 11, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 14, or all 2024 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Bill Foster received?
Bill Foster has received 1,381,952 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 199,82555.56% | Jerry Evans Anna Schiefelbein |
| 2022 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 149,17256.45% | Catalina Lauf |
| 2020 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 194,55763.3% | Rick Laib Jon Harlson |
| 2018 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 145,40763.84% | Nick Stella |
| 2016 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 166,57860.45% | Tonia Khouri |
| 2014 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 93,43653.46% | Darlene Senger Constant 'Connor' Vlakancic |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 148,92858.57% | Judy Biggert |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Lost | 98,64545.04% | Randall M. \Randy\ Hultgren Daniel J. Kairis |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 185,40457.75% | James D. Jim Oberweis |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000454) and Wikidata (Q2903389). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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