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2020Final results

2020 election for Illinois's 11th District

U.S. House · Illinois

Bill Foster (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Rick Laib (R) by 26.6 points.

Bill FosterDemocrat · winner
63.3%194,557
Rick LaibRepublican
36.7%112,807
Jon HarlsonOther party
0.0%7
307,472 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenD+6.92014D+20.92016D+27.72018D+26.62020D+12.92022D+11.22024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Bill FosterRick Laib
$2.4M
Raised by the campaign
$20.9K
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$20.1K
$3.7M
Cash on hand
$868

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Bill Foster (D)Rick Laib (R)

Also on the ballot: Jon Harlson (Other party), 0.0%