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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois's 11th District

U.S. House · Illinois

Bill Foster (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Judy Biggert (R) by 17.1 points.

Bill FosterDemocrat · winner
58.6%148,928
Judy BiggertRepublican
41.4%105,348
254,295 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+10.22006D+23.92008R+14.72010D+17.12012D+6.92014D+20.92016

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 FosterJudy Biggert
$3.5M
Raised by the campaign
$2.9M
$3.6M
Spent by the campaign
$3.2M
$9K
Cash on hand
$67.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012