2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois's 14th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Bill Foster (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Oberweis (R) by 15.5 points.
Bill FosterDemocrat · winner
57.7%185,404
Jim OberweisRepublican
42.3%135,653
321,057 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bill FosterJim Oberweis
$5.1M
Raised by the campaign
$5.1M
$5M
Spent by the campaign
$5.1M
$13.4K
Cash on hand
$7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008