2022 general election
Illinois 11th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$7.3M was spent on the 2022 Illinois 11th District race: $6.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.5M of it from PACs, plus $1.2M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Bill Foster (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$7.3M
Raised by campaigns
$6.1M
PAC checks
$1.5M
Outside money
$1.2M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Bill FosterDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.3M
- Spent
- $6.3M
- From individuals
- $2.2M
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $7K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $804K
Who paid: 40% of Foster's money came from PACs
Corporate $466K (37%)Trade group $166K (13%)Leadership PAC $205K (16%)Membership $106K (8%)Union $205K (16%)Super PAC $32K (3%)Party $7K (1%)Other $89K (7%)
- American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$15K
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$15K
- International Association of Fire Fighters Union$13K
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
- American Financial Services Assn Trade group$10K
- Investment Company Institute Trade group$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Club for Growth Action · $758K attacking
- Restoration PAC · $46K attacking
Catalina LaufRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $2.8M
- Spent
- $2.7M
- From individuals
- $2.3M
- From PACs
- $133K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $367K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 5% of Lauf's money came from PACs
Trade group $6K (5%)Leadership PAC $73K (61%)Membership $10K (8%)Super PAC $4K (3%)Party $5K (4%)Other $23K (19%)
- Lauf Other$10K
- Elise Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Freedom for All Americans Leadership PAC$10K
- Building America's Republican Representation PAC Leadership PAC$6K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$5K
- Team Lahood Leadership PAC$5K
- Cole Combined Committee Party$5K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) Trade group$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Club for Growth Action · $258K supporting
- Defending the Republic PAC Inc. · $52K supporting
- Restoration PAC · $41K supporting
- Club for Growth PAC · $10K supporting
- House Conservatives PAC · $7K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Illinois 11th District race?
- $7.3M was spent on the 2022 Illinois 11th District race: $6.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.5M of it from PACs, plus $1.2M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Bill Foster (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Illinois 11th District race?
- Bill Foster (Democrat) raised $3.3M.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Illinois 11th District race?
- Club for Growth Action ($1.0M), Restoration PAC ($87K), Defending the Republic PAC Inc. ($52K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Illinois 11th District race?
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) gave $15K to Bill Foster; D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters) gave $15K to Bill Foster; International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC gave $13K to Bill Foster.