2026 midterms · Illinois
Illinois 11th District
U.S. House · primary Mar 17, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
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- Republicans
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candidate advanced
Jeffrey Walter (R) advanced from the primary held on Mar 17, 2026. The general election is on Nov 3, 2026.
The candidates
One candidate recorded as advancing from the primary. One challenger. Bill Foster (D), who holds the seat now, is not on the list of those advancing.
Status is the FEC’s: an incumbent holds the seat, a challenger runs against one, and an open seat has no incumbent running. The lab records a primary’s result once it is official; candidates who did not advance are no longer listed.
Democrats
No candidate recorded as advancing.
Republicans
Challenger · advanced from the primary · 902 statements classified · $431.4K raised
Holds the seat now: Bill Foster (D), not among the candidates recorded as advancing.
Notes
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings; where a state redrew its map for 2026, a candidate may appear under their old district. A sitting member is placed in the race for the seat they hold now.
What they say
Only Jeffrey Walter has enough classified statements to measure. The other no candidates have fewer than 10.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; each bar is the share of a candidate’s statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do the candidates’ statements compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; grey tick: median of ranked House candidates
Personal attacks
Median 2.5% · axis 0–60%
- Walter R0.4%
Policy criticism
Median 15% · axis 0–60%
- Walter R5.3%
Policy discussion
Median 58% · axis 0–60%
- Walter R30%
Bipartisanship
Median 3.8% · axis 0–60%
- Walter R1.4%
Credit claiming
Median 16% · axis 0–60%
- Walter R12%
Show the data
| Candidate | Party | Statements | Personal attacks | Policy criticism | Policy discussion | Bipartisanship | Credit claiming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Walter | R | 902 | 0.4% | 5.3% | 30% | 1.4% | 12% |
| Median, ranked House candidates | 2.5% | 15% | 58% | 3.8% | 16% |
The five kinds of statement
Personal attacks. Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.
Policy criticism. Objects to a specific policy, law or court ruling with fact-based arguments, without personal attacks or emotional appeals.
Policy discussion. Discusses a specific public policy or policy area (health care, taxes, defense, …).
Bipartisanship. Emphasises working across the aisle, compromise or common ground between the parties.
Credit claiming. Claims credit for passing legislation, securing funding or grants, or other accomplishments in office.
Candidates with fewer than 10 classified statements are left out. The grey tick is the median of the ranked House candidates (50 or more statements), for scale.
Money
Jeffrey Walter reports $431.4K raised. The candidate has campaign-finance figures from the FEC.
Totals each campaign reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 cycle: money raised, money spent and cash on hand at the end of the latest filing.
How much has each candidate raised?
Total receipts reported to the FEC, with cash on hand
- Jeffrey Walter$431.4K$7,779 on hand
Show the data
| Candidate | Party | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Individuals | PACs | Party committees | Own money | Candidate loans | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Walter | R | $431.4K | $423.6K | $7,779 | $198.1K | $221.9K | $6,154 | $500 | $507 | $200.1K | — |