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Bill Foster

Won 7 consecutive elections as house from Illinois

Democratic
US HouseState House
Electoral Grade
Requires 3+ graded races
10
Races
8-2
W-L (80%)
-99.7
Avg Margin
1984–2024
Career Span
Best: +-99.7 (1984 State House)Worst: -99.7 (1984 State House)
80%
Win Rate
7
Win Streak
40 yrs
Career Span
1
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

Source owners

Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

Boundary scope

Candidate-level profile spanning every contest recorded for this person in Akashic Edge.

Claim type

Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
Open methodology

Career Timeline

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Candidate Votes
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Vote %
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Total Votes
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Margin
Top opponent: Anna SchiefelbeinOTH

Key Insights

1 insights generated

Deterministic highlights from career record, margins, and standout performances.

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Geographic Performance

10 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

Sortable, searchable table of every county result for each race.

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

10 races available

Scatter plots correlating county performance with demographics: race, education, income, foreign-born.

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Primary History

6 primaries

Primary election results, win rates, field sizes, and vote share.

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