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Illinois' 11th Congressional District elections, 2014

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Illinois' 11th Congressional District
General Election Date
November 4, 2014
Primary Date
March 18, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
Bill Foster Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Bill Foster Democratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely D[1]

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely D[2]

Fairvote's Monopoly Politics: Safe D[3]
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The 11th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Bill Foster (D), who was first elected in 2012, defeated challenger Darlene Senger (R) in the general election. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014.[4] Senger won a contested Republican primary by defeating opponents Bert Miller, Ian Bayne and Chris Balkema.

Foster was a Democratic member of the U.S. House representing the 14th District of Illinois but was unseated in the 2010 election. He was one of nine individuals elected to U.S. House in 2012 who had prior congressional experience and one of five House Democrats ousted in 2010 who came back to unseat freshman Republican members two years later.[5][6]

The National Republican Congressional Committee added Senger (R) to their "On the Radar" list in November 2013. According to the NRCC, candidates that made this were set to receive "...the tools they need to run successful, winning campaigns against their Democratic opponents."[7]

Despite the interest from outside groups, Cook Political Report rated the district as "Likely D." Foster also held a large sum of cash-on-hand with close to $1.4 million for his campaign. Senger had significantly less cash-on-hand, but received a modest sum of contributions that totaled almost $200,000 during the Federal Election Commission July Quarterly.[8]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
December 2, 2013
March 18, 2014
November 4, 2014

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Illinois, state law provides for a closed primary where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However, voters state their affiliation at the polls and any voter may change their affiliation on the day of the primary. A voter's eligibility to vote a party's ballot may be challenged.[9]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by February 18, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 7, 2014.[10]

See also: Illinois elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Bill Foster (D), who was first elected in 2012.

Illinois' 11th Congressional District includes portions of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and Will counties. The city of Joliet was located in the district.[11]

Candidates

General election candidates


March 18, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Withdrew from race

Election results

General election results

The 11th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bill Foster (D) defeated challenger Darlene Senger (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 11 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Foster Incumbent 53.5% 93,436
     Republican Darlene Senger 46.5% 81,335
Total Votes 174,771
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results

Primary results

U.S. House, Illinois District 11 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDarlene Senger 36.9% 13,290
Chris Balkema 33.4% 12,024
Bert Miller 26.3% 9,460
Ian Bayne 3.5% 1,253
Total Votes 36,027
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

Issues

Duck Dynasty

Ian Bayne (R) expressed support for “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson on December 20, 2013, and compared the reality television personality to civil rights icon Rosa Parks.[16][17]

Bayne wrote, "In December 1955, Rosa Parks took a stand against an unjust societal persecution of black people, and in December 2013, Robertson took a stand against persecution of Christians. What Parks did was courageous. What Mr. Robertson did was courageous too.”[16]

Key votes

Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Nay3.png On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[18] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[19] Bill Foster voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[20]

Yea3.png The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[21] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Bill Foster voted for HR 2775.[22]

Polls

General election match-upo
Poll Bill Foster (D) Darlene Senger (R)UndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
We Ask America
June 11, 2014
 46%42%12%+/--842
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Media

NPF

New Prosperity Foundation's March 2014 ad for Bert Miller.

New Prosperity Foundation (NPF), a political group based in Chicago, released an ad for Bert Miller (R) on March 6, 2014.[23][24] The ad buy reportedly cost $53,000.[25] Miller was defeated in the Republican primary.

Endorsements

Darlene Senger

The National Republican Congressional Committee added Darlene Senger (R) to their "On the Radar" list in November 2013. According to the NRCC, candidates that made this list received "...the tools they need to run successful, winning campaigns against their Democratic opponents."[26][27]

Campaign contributions

Bill Foster

Darlene Senger

Ian Bayne

Chris Balkema

Bert Miller

Bert Miller (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
Year End[48]January 31, 2014$0$311,375$(64,189)$247,185
Running totals
$311,375$(64,189)

Craig Robbins

Craig Robbins (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
July Quarterly[49]July 15, 2013$0$10,000$(262)$9,737
October Quarterly[50]October 15, 2013$9,737$0$(5,366)$4,371
Year End[51]January 31, 2014$4,371$2,155$(1,514)$5,012
Running totals
$12,155$(7,142)

District history

Candidate ballot access
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2012

On November 6, 2012, Bill Foster (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Judy Biggert and Diane Harris in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 11 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Foster 58.6% 148,928
     Republican Judy Biggert Incumbent 41.4% 105,348
Total Votes 254,276
Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Adam Kinzinger won election to the United States House. He defeated Deborah L. Halvorson (D) in the general election.[52]

U.S. House, Illinois District 11 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Kinzinger 57.3% 129,108
     Democratic Deborah L. Halvorson incumbent 42.7% 96,019
Total Votes 225,127

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
  2. ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
  3. ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
  4. ↑ Associated Press, "Primary Election 2014," accessed March 18, 2014
  5. ↑ The New York Times, "Election brings seasoned politicians to congress," accessed December 8, 2012
  6. ↑ The Washington Post, "Political comeback kids to take seats again in the House," accessed November 18, 2012
  7. ↑ Roll Call, "House Republicans Put 36 Recruits ‘On the Radar’" accessed November 21, 2013
  8. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Report for Receipts and Disbursements: July Quarterly," accessed October 7, 2014
  9. ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 10, § 5/7–59," accessed October 20, 2025
  10. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Registering to Vote in Illinois," accessed January 3, 2014
  11. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Daily Herald "Senger meets with GOP officials about challenge to Foster" accessed April 17, 2013
  13. ↑ Sun Times "Aurora man exploring run for Congress in 11th District" accessed April 17, 2013
  14. ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Bert Miller Candidate Detail," accessed November 27, 2013
  15. ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 2, 2013
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Politico, "Hill hopeful likens ‘Duck Dynasty,’ Rosa Parks," accessed December 21, 2013
  17. ↑ Huffington Post, "Ian Bayne, GOP Congressional Candidate: 'Duck Dynasty Star Is Rosa Parks Of Our Generation'," accessed December 23, 2013
  18. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  19. ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
  20. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  21. ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
  22. ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
  23. ↑ Huffington Post, "New Prosperity Foundation: Former Bush Pioneers Quietly Form Political Group To Shape Midwest Elections," accessed March 10, 2014
  24. ↑ Capitol Fax, "Friday March 7, 2014," accessed March 10, 2014
  25. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "The New Prosperity Foundation," accessed March 10, 2014
  26. ↑ Roll Call, "House Republicans Put 36 Recruits ‘On the Radar’" accessed November 21, 2013
  27. ↑ NRCC Young Guns, "List," accessed March 20, 2014
  28. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
  29. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
  30. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
  31. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 11, 2014
  32. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed April 23, 2014
  33. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
  34. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 14, 2014
  35. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
  36. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
  37. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 6, 2013
  38. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 26, 2014
  39. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed May 14, 2014
  40. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 14, 2014
  41. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 14, 2014
  42. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 30, 2013
  43. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 6, 2013
  44. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End," accessed February 26, 2014
  45. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 30, 2013
  46. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 6, 2013
  47. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 26, 2014
  48. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End," accessed February 26, 2014
  49. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed February 26, 2014
  50. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed February 26, 2014
  51. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 26, 2014
  52. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
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