2026 results · Illinois · Illinois 17th District
Eric Sorensen, the Democrat, wins re-election in Illinois's 17th District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 4.7 points in 2024; this year's count is a 15.6-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric SorensenDemocrat, incumbent | 142,005 | 60.2% | |
| Dillan VancilRepublican | 94,022 | 39.8% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST · 95% counted.
About 95% of the expected vote counted236,027 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:02 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:00 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
Illinois's 17th District takes in all or part of 14 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+4.7 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 15.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 9 of 17 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+4.7
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+8.9
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 9 of 17
- Rock Island County20%
- Winnebago County17%
- Peoria County15%
- McLean County12%
- Whiteside County8%
- Knox County7%
- Stephenson County5%
- Fulton County4%
- 6 more12%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 14 counties compared moved 15.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 74% as many votes as in 2024, from 84% in Carroll County to 64% in Tazewell County.
McLean County moved most: D+21.4 for president in 2024, D+40.9 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Rock Island County added 7,726 net votes for Sorensen against the 2024 margin, 24% of the district's change
Across the 14 counties compared, the margin moved by 32,811 votes toward Sorensen: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Rock Island County+7,726 Sorensen
- Winnebago County+4,215 Sorensen
- Whiteside County+3,484 Sorensen
- McLean County+3,292 Sorensen
- Peoria County+2,557 Sorensen
- Knox County+2,463 Sorensen
- Fulton County+1,788 Sorensen
- Stephenson County+1,736 Sorensen
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Sorensen this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Knox CountyR+8.8D+3.2
- Stephenson CountyR+10.0D+1.5
Illinois’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 6 of Illinois's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 14–3, now D 14–3
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.