Federal race · 2026

Illinois U.S. House, District 12, 2026

Primary: March 17, 2026 · General election: November 3, 2026

Money raised

  1. Michael Bost (R)$1.6M raised · $845K on hand
  2. Julie Fortier (D)$159K raised · $34K on hand
  3. Michael Eugene Tabacchi (R)$9K raised · $0 on hand

Raised Cash on hand · bars are blue for Democrats, red for Republicans, gray for others

Candidates

CandidateStatusRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
Michael Bost (R)General-election nominee$1,617,352.95$1,124,840.20$844,808.762026-10-14
Julie Fortier (D)General-election nominee$159,060.74$125,311.39$33,749.352026-10-14
Michael Eugene Tabacchi (R)Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)$9,350.00$9,350.00$0.002025-12-31

Totals from the FEC candidate summary file, retrieved October 23, 2026. A dated snapshot, not live reporting; each candidate’s FEC page is the official source.

Total spent on this race

$1,223,030.71 = candidates’ own spending $1,223,020.71 + outside spending $10.00

CandidateOutside spending forAgainstElectioneering and member messages
Julie Fortier$10.00$0.00$0.00

Candidates’ own spending is their committees’ disbursements less transfers to other committees, contributions to others, loan repayments and refunds (FEC committee summary). Outside spending is independent expenditures, electioneering communications and company or union member communications for or against these candidates (FEC totals by candidate from regular reports, retrieved October 24, 2026; the latest 24- and 48-hour notices are not included yet). Party coordinated spending is not split by race and is not included. All the money

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe ROctober 10, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid ROctober 7, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid ROctober 5, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe ROctober 2, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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