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Updated Oct 16, 2026, 3:12 PM ET
Julie Fortier, a Democrat who works as a research microbiologist and is an Air Force veteran, is the Democratic nominee for Illinois's 12th congressional district in 2026, facing Republican incumbent Mike Bost.
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2026 race
Julie Fortier, a research microbiologist and Air Force veteran, is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Illinois's 12th congressional district. The district is based in southern Illinois and takes in the southeastern St. Louis exurbs, including Carbondale, Centralia, Marion and O'Fallon.
Fortier was unopposed in the Democratic primary, receiving 26,791 votes. In the general election on November 3, 2026, Fortier faces the Republican incumbent, Mike Bost, who was re-elected with 74.2% of the vote in 2024 and was also unopposed in the Republican primary.