Frederick L. Walls
Candidate for Illinois Senate District 17 · Republican
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Illinois Senate District 17 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — Candidate List, General Election 11/3/2026: 17TH SENATE · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What Illinois Senate District 17 covers
Covers parts of Kankakee County, Cook County and Will County.
Includes Chicago (part), Lansing, Calumet City (part), Lynwood (part), Hopkins Park, Grant Park, Sauk Village (part), Aroma Park, Plum Valley, Burnham (part), Momence (part), Willowbrook and 4 more.
143 precincts · District lines: State senate lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Boundaries - Ward Precincts (2023-2024) (data.cityofchicago.org 6piy-vbxa) for the City of Chicago; Cook County Clerk, Suburban Cook Election Precincts - Current (datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov k7sw-w3b8); DuPage County, Election_Precincts layer (gis.dupageco.org, current, retrieved 2026-09-24); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Cook County 2020 elections: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts
Results
Certified results for Illinois Senate District 17
State Senator, District 17
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat | Democrat | 51,061 | 98.8% |
| Write-In | 575 | 1.1% | |
| Anthony Wilson | 24 | 0.0% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Illinois Senate District 17
- Elgie SimsDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
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