Rick Laib

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Rick Laib (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 11th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Laib completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Laib was a candidate who sought election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 86. Laib lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on March 20, 2018.

Biography

Rick Laib was born in Joliet, Illinois. He served in the United States Army from 1992 to 2000. Laib earned a B.A. from the University of St. Francis, an M.A. from Biola University, and a Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His career experience includes working as a police sergeant with the Will County Sheriff's Office in Joliet, Illinois.^[1]

Elections

2020

Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)

Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 11

Incumbent Bill Foster defeated Rick Laib and Jon Harlson in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Bill Foster (D)	63.3	194,557
	Rick Laib (R)	36.7	112,807
	Jon Harlson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	13

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 307,377
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11

Incumbent Bill Foster defeated Rachel Ventura in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on March 17, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Bill Foster	58.7	46,116
	Rachel Ventura	41.3	32,422

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,538 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11

Rick Laib defeated Krishna Bansal in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on March 17, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rick Laib	54.1	12,474
	Krishna Bansal	45.9	10,603

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,077 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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