Called Nov 3Unofficial results
Illinois's 11th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Bill Foster won re-election by 28.6 points over Jeffrey Walter.
Bill FosterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%170,915
Jeffrey WalterRepublican
35.7%94,986
80% of the expected vote counted · 265,901 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bill FosterJeff Walter
$2.6M
Raised by the campaign
$431.4K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$423.6K
$2.6M
Cash on hand
$7.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Bill Foster
- >99%
- Jeff Walter
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+24.0
Changes to this page
- · Race called for Foster.