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Illinois · U.S. House · District 11 · 2026

Illinois District 11 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Illinois District 11 House race

Bill Foster has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.

Democrat Bill Foster has raised about $2.2M, more than 7 times any rival.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Bill Foster

Bill Foster

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 38% from PACs and 55% from individuals.

55% individuals38% PACs7% other
$2.2M
raised
JW

Jeffrey Walter

R
R · challenger

45% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 54% from other sources.

45% individuals1% PACs54% other
$311K
raised
MP

Michael Pierce

R
R · challenger

4% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 95% from other sources.

4% individuals1% PACs95% other
$94K
raised
CK

Charles Kim

R
R · challenger

24% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 76% from other sources.

24% individuals0% PACs76% other
$56K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

No itemized outside money by sector is on file yet.

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

32%51%17%
32% PACs51% individuals17% other

The incumbent's record

Bill Foster is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$20M
$10M - $30M. down $1.3M since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Financial Services
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Banking & Financial$132K
Small donors & unclassified$86K
Labor / Unions$19K
Law & Lobbying$14K
Insurance$10K
Tech & Telecom$7K
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The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Bill Foster
D · incumbent
Bill Foster
vs
JW
Jeffrey Walter
R · challenger
$2.2M
Raised
$311K
$2.5M
Cash on hand
$23K
38%
From PACs
1%
55%
From individuals
45%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No