2022 general election
Illinois 12th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.8M was spent on the 2022 Illinois 12th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $916K of it from PACs, plus $25K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Mike Bost (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.8M
Raised by campaigns
$1.7M
PAC checks
$916K
Outside money
$25K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Mike BostRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $1.7M
- From individuals
- $736K
- From PACs
- $898K
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $25K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 54% of Bost's money came from PACs
Corporate $303K (35%)Trade group $235K (27%)Leadership PAC $65K (7%)Membership $81K (9%)Union $126K (14%)Super PAC $6K (1%)Other $62K (7%)
- Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC Other$10K
- American Maritime Officers Union$10K
- National Electrical Contractors Association Trade group$10K
- Air Line Pilots Association Union$10K
- National Association of Postmasters of the United States Membership$10K
- Majority Rising Leadership PAC$10K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade group$10K
- American Council of Engineering Companies Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- US Veterans Assistance Foundation PAC · $14K supporting
- Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator' · $10K supporting
- The Guardian Fund · $902 supporting
Homer MarkelDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $65K
- Spent
- $63K
- From individuals
- $34K
- From PACs
- $18K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $9K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 27% of Markel's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $3K (13%)Union $15K (75%)Party $3K (13%)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$5K
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$5K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$5K
- Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association Party$3K
- Prairie Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$3K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Illinois 12th District race?
- $1.8M was spent on the 2022 Illinois 12th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $916K of it from PACs, plus $25K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Mike Bost (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Illinois 12th District race?
- Mike Bost (Republican) raised $1.7M and had $25K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Illinois 12th District race?
- US Veterans Assistance Foundation PAC ($14K), Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator' ($10K), The Guardian Fund ($902).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Illinois 12th District race?
- Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC gave $10K to Mike Bost; American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action Fund gave $10K to Mike Bost; National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee gave $10K to Mike Bost.