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Mike Bost

Listed for U.S. House Representative in the 2026 Illinois General Election. Review the filing, ballot status, and source record before treating a campaign as certified.

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2026-11-03 | officeholder-linked

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Office

U.S. House Representative

U.S. House District 12

Election date

2026-11-03

2026 Illinois General Election

Party

Republican

Incumbent

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Source reliability

Strong (74/100)

Strong candidate record using cached official-source coverage, backed by 2 official sources out of 3.

Fallback: cached official sourceConflict: no conflictFreshness: stale

2 official sources out of 3 total · Updated 100 days ago

Last verified Jul 11, 2026

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