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Cook Political Report: Toss Up[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean D[2]
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By Jennifer Springer and the Congress team
In the first installment of Ballotpedia's in-depth look at each 2014 battleground district, the Congress team turns its attention to Illinois' 12th Congressional District's 2014 election.
Current incumbent: William Enyart (D) was elected to the 12th District in 2012. Enyart is a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program is designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2014 election.[4]
2012 MOV: Enyart replaced primary winner Brad Harriman (D) after he withdrew from the race in May 2012.[5] Enyart won the seat in 2012 with a margin of victory of 8.9% over Jason Plummer (R).
2014 candidates: Incumbent William Enyart (D) and state Rep. Mike Bost (R) both face no primary challenger. They will face each other, and Green Party candidate Paula Bradshaw, in the general election on November 4, 2014. Bradshaw managed to secure almost 6% of the total votes in 2012.[6]
What made it a Ballotpedia battleground district?: The Cook PVI listed this race as virtually even and the Fairvote projections show the district as only slightly favoring Democrats. In addition, the district has become increasingly competitive in presidential elections. In 2012, Obama barely won the district with 1.5% over Mitt Romney. Additionally, this is Enyart's first bid for re-election. According to a poll released by NRCC Chairman Greg Walden in November 2013, Enyart only had a 25% approval rating in his district and 40% of those polled were undecided.[7][8]
FEC: Enyart has dominated the money race. Bost reported just over $43,000 at the end of 2013, while Enyart had more than nine times that amount, with $409,119 cash on hand.[9][10]
- The information above was compiled following the Illinois' candidate filing deadline. Please find all further updates on the 12th District's election page.
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See also
- U.S. House battleground districts, 2014
- Illinois' 12th Congressional District
- Illinois' 12th Congressional District elections, 2014
- William Enyart
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Announces 2013-2014 Frontline Members," accessed March 5, 2013
- ↑ List of active candidates
- ↑ The Southern, "Bradshaw to seek 12th Congressional seat," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Battleground Polling, "NRCC Poll Gives Bost and Dold edge," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ The Hill, "NRCC chief: ObamaCare will doom Democrats," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mike Bost Year End Report," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "William Enyart Year End Report," accessed February 3, 2014
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