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U.S. House · Illinois's 12th District

Southern Illinois, including Carbondale, Marion, and Mount Vernon.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Mike Bost, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Mike Bost194,65169.7%
Julie Fortier84,76830.3%

About 98% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Both candidates ran unopposed in their March 17, 2026 primaries: Mike Bost won the Republican primary with 100% (81,400 votes) and Julie Fortier won the Democratic primary with 100% (26,791 votes).[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Mike BostRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2015)Full profile →Julie FortierDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[36][37][38]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Julie Fortier
    Supports[7]

    Campaign site says she supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law.

Stricter gun laws

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[31][32][33][34]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Julie Fortier
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Julie Fortier
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][27][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Julie Fortier
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][23][24]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Julie Fortier
    Supports[7]

    Campaign site says the country must move toward a universal care option.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][25][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Julie Fortier
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[35]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Julie Fortier
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Julie Fortier
    Opposes[7]

    Campaign site lists fighting policies like tariffs among her agriculture priorities, saying they disrupt the market and raise costs.

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Julie Fortier
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Julie Fortier
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Mike Bost
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Julie Fortier
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Mike Bost
    Supports[13]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (119th Congress), which would bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's school sports programs that receive federal funds.

  • Julie Fortier
    —

Research notes & limits

No campaign website, public statements, or Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey found for Julie Fortier beyond her Air Force service; positions and priorities could not be documented. Julie Fortier's biography draws on a public-radio interview and a student-newspaper profile; her year of birth and the dates of her service and degrees were not found.

Sources · 42

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Mike Bost · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Pro-Life Issues · Office of Rep. Mike Bost Official record
  3. 3.Health Care · Office of Rep. Mike Bost Official record
  4. 4.Agriculture · Office of Rep. Mike Bost Official record
  5. 5.Jobs & Economic Growth · Office of Rep. Mike Bost Official record
  6. 6.Energy · Office of Rep. Mike Bost Official record
  7. 7.Julie Fortier Issues Platform for IL-12 Voters · Julie Fortier for Congress campaign website · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Mike Bost · Ballotpedia Reference
  9. 9.Biography · Office of Rep. Mike Bost · 2026-10-21 Official record
  10. 10.Illinois U.S. House District 12 election results 2026 · NBC News · 2026-11-09 News report
  11. 11.H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 7296, the SAVE America Act (SAVE America Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  39. 39.Julie Fortier · Ballotpedia Reference
  40. 40.Transcript: Democratic congressional candidate Julie Fortier on economy, gun laws, and Southern Illinois voters · Illinois Public Media (WILL) · 2026-10-21 News report
  41. 41.Meet the candidates running to represent Illinois 12th Congressional District · Daily Egyptian · 2026-10-21 News report
  42. 42.U.S. House, Illinois's 12th District results 2026 · NBC News News report