page_title: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
section_title: District 14
hierarchical_section_title: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois / District 14
caption_attribution_description: Bill Foster, member of the United States Congress.
context_page_description: Elections were held on November 2, 2010, to determine Illinois's 19 members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th United States Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. Primary elections were held on February 2, 2010.
  Of the 19 elections, the 10th, 11th, 14th and 17th districts were rated as competitive by CQ Politics and The Rothenberg Political Report; while the 8th, 10th, 11th, 14th and 17th districts were rated as competitive by The Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Of Illinois's nineteen U.S. Representatives, fourteen were re-elected. Republican Mark Kirk of the 10th district did not seek re-election in order to run for the U.S. Senate, while Democrats Melissa Bean of the 8th district, Debbie Halvorson of the 11th district, Bill Foster of the 14th district and Phil Hare of the 17th district were defeated in the general election.
  In total, eleven Republicans and eight Democrats were elected.
context_section_description: The 14th district included Carpentersville, DeKalb and parts of Aurora and Elgin. The district's population was 74 percent white, 10 percent Hispanic, 8 percent Asian and 6 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States Census); 93 percent were high school graduates and 46 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $84,132. In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 55 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 44 percent to Republican nominee John McCain. In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+1.
  Democrat Bill Foster, who was first elected in a March 2008 special election, was the incumbent. Foster was re-elected in November 2008 with 58 percent of the vote. In 2010 Foster's opponent in the general election was Republican nominee Randy Hultgren, a member of the Illinois Senate. Green Party nominee Daniel J Kairis, a substitute teacher, and Doug Marks, who ran as a write-in Libertarian Party candidate, also ran.
  Bobby G. Rose also sought the Democratic nomination as a write-in candidate. Ethan Hastert, a lawyer and the son of former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, also sought the Republican nomination. Jim Purcell, a businessman, sought the Republican nomination but ended his campaign in December 2009. Jeff Danklefsen, who identified himself as "just a regular guy"; and Mark Vargas, who worked for the United States Department of Defense, both ended their campaigns for the Republican nomination the same month. Bill Cross, a former Aurora alderman, ended his campaign for the Republican nomination in October 2009. Kairis was unopposed in the Green primary.
  Foster raised $3,804,082 and spent $3,737,519. Hultgren raised $1,581,719 and spent $1,552,578. Hastert raised $623,686 and spent the same amount. Purcell raised $42,200 and spent $39,384. Danklefsen raised $10,268 and spent $9,118. Vargas raised $8,460 and spent $9,421.
  In a poll of 817 likely voters, conducted by We Ask America (WAA) on February 18, 2010, 38 percent of respondents supported Hultgren while 36 percent favored Foster, 5 percent chose Kairis and 21 percent were undecided. A poll of 300 likely voters, conducted by the Tarrance Group for Hultgren's campaign on May 3 and 4, 2010, found Hultgren leading with 45 percent to Foster's 44 percent. A WAA poll of 1,028 registered voters, conducted on August 4, 2010, found Hultgren leading with 44 percent to Foster's 37 percent while 19 percent were undecided. In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by the Tarrance Group for Hultgren's campaign on October 3 and 4, 44 percent of respondents backed Hultgren, 38 percent chose Foster, 4 percent supported Kairis and 16 percent were undecided. In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by the Benenson Strategy Group between October 4 and 6, 2010, Foster led with 48 percent to Hultgren's 38 percent. A poll of 406 likely voters, conducted by Penn Schoen Berland between October 9 and 12, 2010, found Hultgren leading with 43 percent to Foster's 42 percent, while 12 percent were undecided. In a poll of 784 likely voters, conducted by WAA on October 31, Hultgren led with 50 percent while Foster received 45 percent and Kairis received 4 percent.
  Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the race as "Leans Republican". In October 2010 The Cook Political Report rated the race as a "toss up" and CQ Politics rated the race as a "tossup". In November 2010 The Rothenberg Political Report rated the race as "Toss-up/Tilt Republican". Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Hultgren a 52 percent chance of winning and projected that he and Foster would each receive 49 percent of the vote. 
  On election day Hultgren was elected with 51 percent of the vote to Foster's 45 percent. Hultgren was re-elected in 2012, 2014, and 2016. He unsuccessfully sought re-election in 2018 and was succeeded by Democrat Lauren Underwood. Foster was elected in the new 11th district in 2012 and re-elected in 2014, 2016 and 2018.
caption: Bill Foster, who unsuccessfully sought re-election in the 14th district
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