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Illinois Senate District 17

State Senate District 17

Covers parts of Kankakee County, Cook County and Will County.

Who Holds This Seat

Elgie Sims

Democrat · State Senator

Holds This SeatOn the 2026 ballot

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Running in 2026

IncumbentNov 3 General
Elgie Sims

Democrat · State Senator

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

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ChallengerNov 3 General
Frederick L. Walls

Republican

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Oct 4
Raised
Not on file
Cash on Hand
Not on file

No finance filing on record.

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The District

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.

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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 in This District

ContestFirstSecondMarginVotes
2024 President140 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial voteKamala D. Harris (D)74,653 · 81.3%Donald J. Trump (R)15,729 · 17.1%D+64.291,809
2022 U.S. Senate132 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial voteTammy Duckworth (D)54,855 · 86.9%Kathy Salvi (R)7,581 · 12.0%D+74.963,155
2022 Governor132 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial voteJb Pritzker (D)53,893 · 85.2%Darren Bailey (R)8,286 · 13.1%D+72.163,285
2020 President217 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial voteJoseph R. Biden (D)94,182 · 82.7%Donald J. Trump (R)18,095 · 15.9%D+66.8113,908
2020 U.S. Senate217 precinctsIllinois State Board of ElectionsOfficial voteRichard J. Durbin (D)79,842 · 70.8%Willie L. Wilson (WIL)16,896 · 15.0%Durbin+55.8112,797

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

State Senator, District 17

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat51,06198.8%
Write-In5751.1%
Anthony Wilson240.0%

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