2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2014 election for Illinois's 12th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Mike Bost (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating William L. Enyart (D) by 10.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mike BostRepublican · winner
52.5%110,038
William L. EnyartDemocrat
41.9%87,860
Paula BradshawGreen
5.6%11,840
209,738 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 2014
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.
William L. EnyartMike Bost
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$12.4K
Cash on hand
$27.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Paula Bradshaw $10.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014