Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 11th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Bill Foster (D) defeated Tonia Khouri (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Foster ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016, while Tonia Khouri defeated Nick Stella and Herman White to win the Republican nomination.[4][5][6]
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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. Illinois uses an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party, but they do have to choose, publicly, which party's ballot they will vote on at the primary election.[7][8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
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 is located in the district.[9]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Bill Foster Incumbent |
60.4% | 166,578 | |
| Republican | Tonia Khouri | 39.6% | 108,995 | |
| Total Votes | 275,573 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Tonia Khouri |
36.9% | 22,859 | ||
| Nick Stella | 36.3% | 22,489 | ||
| Herman White | 26.7% | 16,536 | ||
| Total Votes | 61,884 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Bill Foster   Tonia Khouri |
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Primary candidates:[10] |
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Republican Nick Stella - Cardiologist[13][11] Herman White[11] |
Race background
Tonia Khouri was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."[14]
District history
2014
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 Darlene Senger (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Bill 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 | ||||
2012
The 11th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Bill Foster (D) won the election in the district.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Bill 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" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Illinois elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Illinois in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| November 30, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for established party candidates | |
| January 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for write-in candidates for the primary election | |
| January 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | December quarterly report due | |
| March 15, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| April 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | March quarterly report due | |
| June 27, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for new political party candidates and independent candidates | |
| July 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | June quarterly report due | |
| September 8, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for write-in candidates for the general election | |
| October 17, 2016 | Campaign finance | September quarterly report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 17, 2017 | Campaign finance | December quarterly report due | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2016," accessed August 7, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Khouri, Stella separated by less than a percentage point in 11th District," March 16, 2016
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/7-41," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Daily KOS, "Morning Digest: Peter Kinder pledges 'no more Fergusons'—but not the way you might think," July 14, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Organization," September 5, 2015
- ↑ NRCC, "32 Congressional Candidates Announced “On the Radar” as Part of NRCC’s Young Guns Program," November 19, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, " accessed August 15, 2012
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