Illinois 17th Congressional District
Congressional District 17
Covers all of Knox County, Whiteside County and Carroll County; parts of Fulton County, Rock Island County, Stephenson County, Tazewell County, Peoria County, Mercer County, McLean County, Warren County, Winnebago County, Henry County and McDonough County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Democrat · U.S. Representative
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- New finance report · Oct 1
- Raised
- $2,251,296cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $1,325,642cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Republican
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 25
- Raised
- $339,484cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $56,689cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
On File, Not Running
The District
Includes Rockford (part), Peoria (part), Galesburg, Moline, Rock Island (part), Bloomington (part), East Moline, Freeport, Lake Carroll, Normal (part), Bartonville, Canton and 113 more.
681 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · 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
Results in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President878 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote | Kamala D. Harris (D)176,721 · 50.5% | Donald J. Trump (R)164,312 · 47.0% | D+3.5 | 349,832 | Illinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote |
| 2022 U.S. Senate709 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote | Tammy Duckworth (D)135,515 · 51.6% | Kathy Salvi (R)121,481 · 46.3% | D+5.3 | 262,373 | Illinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote |
| 2022 Governor709 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote | Jb Pritzker (D)129,635 · 49.2% | Darren Bailey (R)125,788 · 47.8% | D+1.5 | 263,399 | Illinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote |
| 2020 President681 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote | Joseph R. Biden (D)183,760 · 52.0% | Donald J. Trump (R)160,209 · 45.4% | D+6.7 | 353,198 | Illinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote |
| 2020 U.S. Senate681 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote | Richard J. Durbin (D)181,155 · 51.9% | Mark C. Curran Jr. (R)153,847 · 44.1% | D+7.8 | 348,837 | Illinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial vote |
Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.
Past Results
Representative in Congress, District 17
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric SorensenDemocrat | Democrat | 170,261 | 54.4% |
| Joe McGrawRepublican | Republican | 142,567 | 45.6% |
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
Representative in Congress, District 17
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric SorensenDemocrat | Democrat | 121,186 | 51.9% |
| Esther Joy KingRepublican | Republican | 111,931 | 48.0% |
| Write-in | 301 | 0.1% | |
| Brad Ahrens | 4 | 0.0% | |
| 17th Congressional District | 0 | 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
Representative in Congress, District 17
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheri BustosDemocrat | Democrat | 156,011 | 52.0% |
| Esther Joy KingRepublican | Republican | 143,863 | 47.9% |
| Write-in | 195 | 0.1% | |
| General Parker | 19 | 0.0% | |
| General Parker (The General) | 2 | 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