Illinois IL-11 House2020
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Bill Foster (D)
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Last updated : Oct 2, 2020Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Dec 2, 2019
Primary Election: Mar 17, 2020
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Full Bio:
FOSTER, Bill, a Representative from Illinois; born in Madison, Wis., October 7,
1955; B.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dane County, Wis., 1975; Ph.D.,
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1984; physicist; entrepreneur; board
member, Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence; elected as a Democrat to
the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of United States Representative John Dennis Hastert, and
reelected to the succeeding Congress (March 8, 2008-January 3, 2011);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in
2010; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the two
succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Republicans
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DISTRICT DATA
Illinois - 11
Chicago exurbs: Aurora, Naperville, Bolingbrook
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this District
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2012 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
The Bottom Line
Updated: Sep 20, 2019
IL-11: Bill Foster (D) - Chicago southwest suburbs: Joliet, Aurora
Solid Democratic. Foster may not be the most charismatic incumbent, but the physicist took 64 percent in 2018 and Republicans have long since abandoned any hope here.
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