Mike Bost survives GOP primary challenge from the right to win nomination for sixth term

Southern Illinois congressman Mike Bost has won the Republican nomination for the state’s 12th Congressional District despite a challenge from the right in former state Sen. Darren Bailey. Bailey, the 2022 GOP nominee for Illinois governor, challenged the five-term incumbent, claiming he was not conservative enough for the district that encompasses virtually the entire bottom one-third of the state. Bailey, 57, attempted to capitalize on the shift to the right in the 12th District after the 2020 Census.