Illinois 12th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Mike BostIncumbent
$1.33M
DJulie Fortier
$88K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Mike Bost	R	$1,327,225	$0	$0	3%
Julie Fortier	D	$88,060	$0	$0	16%

$1.42M

Raised by candidates

$918K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Mike Bost (R)	$1.33M	$513K	$811K	3%	65%	$890K	593
Julie Fortier (D)	$88K	$80K	$6K	16%	95%	$28K	84

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Mike Bost

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.33M
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 65%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Paul Singer Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Julie Fortier

D Democrat

Raised: $88K
Small-dollar: 16%
In-state: 95%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.