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2020Final results

2020 election for Illinois's 12th District

U.S. House · Illinois

Mike Bost (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Raymond C. Lenzi (D) by 20.9 points.

Mike BostRepublican · winner
60.4%194,839
39.6%127,577
322,416 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

EvenR+10.62014R+14.62016R+6.22018R+20.92020R+50.02022R+48.42024

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.

Raymond C. LenziMike Bost
$162.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$162.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$0
Cash on hand
$413.8K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020