Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2022
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| Filing deadline: March 14, 2022 |
| Primary: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
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| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Illinois |
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Eric Sorensen (D) defeated Esther Joy King (R) in the general election for Illinois' 17th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Cheri Bustos (D) did not run for re-election.
Bloomberg Government's Greg Giroux said, "Legislators boosted the district’s Democratic leanings after Rep. Cheri Bustos (D) announced her retirement, though Republicans say the reconfigured district—one of 23 nationwide that Biden would have won in 2020 by between 5 and 10 percentage points—is competitive enough for them to flip."[1][2]
Sorensen was a TV meteorologist in Rockford and the Quad Cities area for nearly 20 years, and this was his first run for public office.[3] Sorensen was part of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "Red to Blue" program, a project that supported Democratic candidates in competitive congressional districts.[4][5]
King, a lawyer and JAG officer in the U.S. Army, was the Republican nominee for the 17th district in 2020, when she lost to Bustos 52% to 48%. King was part of the National Republican Congressional Committee's "Young Guns" program, an initiative that supported Republican candidates running for Congress in open or Democratic-held House districts.[6][7][8]
In a campaign ad, Sorensen said, "As a meteorologist, it was my job to help our local communities prepare for a storm. [...] Right now, the storm is in Washington. The Supreme Court taking away a woman's right to choose, politicians who only want to stoke hatred and division, and big corporations blocking legislation that would lower prescription drug costs. [...] I'll be a Congressman that doesn't just warn you about these issues but helps you fight back."[9]
King said her campaign was focused on tackling inflation and high gas prices. "That’s what this campaign is all about, bringing common sense solutions to Washington D.C. Holding the Biden Administration accountable to get gas prices down and make sure we’re bringing solutions that work for just us regular people that need a break on the gas and grocery prices," King said.[10]
A Democrat had represented the 17th district since 1983, except from 2011 to 2013, when former Rep. Bobby Schilling (R) represented the district. Bustos defeated Schilling 53.3% to 46.7% in the 2012 general election and had represented the district since.[11]
The redrawn district had a more Democratic partisan lean than the old district, according to The Cook Political Report and FiveThirtyEight. The Cook PVI (Partisan Voting Index) score for the old district was R+3, while the score for the new district was D+2. According to FiveThirtyEight, the old district had a partisan lean of R+5, while the new district had a partisan lean of D+4.[12][13] To view a comparison of the old and new district maps, click here.
The redrawn district included parts of Rockford, Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, Macomb, and the Quad Cities.[2] President Joe Biden (D) received 53% of the redrawn district's vote in 2020, while former President Donald Trump (R) received 45%.[1]
The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 52.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 44.9%.[14]
Eric Sorensen (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary)
- Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Democratic primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Eric Sorensen defeated Esther Joy King in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Sorensen (D)  | 52.0 | 121,186 |
 | Esther Joy King (R) | 48.0 | 111,931 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 233,123 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Natasha Thompson-Devine (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Sorensen | 37.7 | 14,702 |
 | Litesa Wallace | 23.3 | 9,103 | |
 | Jonathan Logemann | 14.4 | 5,628 | |
 | Angie Normoyle | 12.4 | 4,818 | |
 | Marsha Williams | 6.9 | 2,701 | |
 | Jacqueline McGowan | 5.2 | 2,040 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 39,006 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Spence Morris (D)
- Linda McNeely (D)
- Michael Swanson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Esther Joy King defeated Charlie Helmick in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Esther Joy King | 68.5 | 31,065 |
 | Charlie Helmick | 31.5 | 14,274 | |
| Total votes: 45,339 | |||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Illinois
Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Growing up, I was terrified of storms. But my local weatherman, “TV Eric,” explained what was happening, and helped me feel safe during them. From a young age I knew that I wanted to be “TV Eric,'' and at age 27 that dream came true when I became the Chief Meteorologist at WREX in Rockford. For two decades, I was your weatherman. I spent 22 years keeping you safe by telling the truth, informing, and educating our communities daily. Because telling you how the weather impacted your jobs, schools, weekends, and yes, sometimes your lives, I earned your trust through thousands of broadcasts bringing you the daily weather and important updates about “once in a century” storms. To me, being a meteorologist has always been about protecting our neighbors and our communities, values I learned from my family at an early age. Today I live in Moline with my partner Shawn and our two dogs Oliver and Petey. We enjoy bike riding, kayaking, and exploring good food in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Illinois District 17 in 2022.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Biography: King received a degree in public relations and advertising from Oral Roberts University in 2007. King received a J.D. and an L.L.M. in Taxation from Northwestern University School of Law in 2013. King worked as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP from 2013 to 2015. From 2015 to 2016, King worked at Illinois' Department of Commerce. King has been a JAG officer in the U.S. Army Reserve since 2018.
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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Eric Sorensen (D)
I dedicated my career to discovering the truth and keeping people accurately informed. The pandemic, vaccine disinformation, and ongoing climate crises show that it's more important than ever to elect scientists to Congress. We need more science leadership to keep people informed, not political partisanship.
In Congress, I will continue to stand up for vulnerable communities, and I will fight to protect the rights of all people against discrimination
Eric Sorensen (D)
Early in his career, Eric started discussing climate change with his viewers when it was not a popular thing to do. To him, it isn’t political; his job as a meteorologist is to speak the truth. In Central and Northwest Illinois, we know that climate change is real -- whether it was the 2021 summer drought or, the August 2020 derecho with 100 miles per hour winds, or the record-high Mississippi River flood of 2019. And as the water was rising, it was people coming together from all walks of life to fill sandbags that protected our small businesses.
There is not a single climate communicator in Congress who matches the communication and climate science backgrounds of Eric.
Strengthening health care: Eric believes that everyone should have access to quality and affordable health care.
Eric supports protecting and improving the Affordable Care Act to ensure health care coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. He supports allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices to lower costs and the creation of a public option to expand access to coverage.
Health care is an equity issue for Eric. Students can’t focus in school and people can’t focus on making a living when they don’t feel well, either physically or mentally. We need to be setting people up for success, and quality, affordable health care is essential to providing opportunity for all.
Eric Sorensen (D)
Eric Sorensen (D)
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Eric Sorensen (D)
When we talk about addressing climate change, we’re talking about investing in the green economy of the future, the green infrastructure that’s going to transform our society. As we invest in EVs (electric vehicles) and renewable energy, there will be an opportunity for good-paying, union jobs, and we should encourage those jobs to remain right here in the United States (in particular, Northwest and Central Illinois).
We must also recognize that we are going to need to make sure that those solutions are affordable and accessible to all people.
Eric Sorensen (D)
For the next few minutes, she talked about how Washington seems so far away from the everyday life of a Moliner. That there seems to be more problems than solutions these days. As we wrapped up and she was about to push her cart away, she said “I just can’t wait until you’re in Congress and you can explain to us how everything works.” I stood there for a minute, thinking about what she said. What did “explain how things work” mean?
Honestly, it isn’t something I thought about much before that moment. But it’s something I’ve been thinking about constantly since. The people we elect to represent us need to show us their work. Less of the “trust me” and more of the “let me show you.”
When elected to Congress, I'll be able to do just that - explain the inner workings and demystify the legislative process for the people of IL-17. And it’s what I’ve been doing for the past 20 years in our community: explaining the weather in a way that made sense for our viewers, and then communicating that information to keep our families safe.
Eric Sorensen (D)
Campaign advertisements
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Eric Sorensen
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Esther Joy King
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Election competitiveness
Polls
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Race ratings
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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[15]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[16][17][18]
| Race ratings: Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Toss-up | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Republican | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Endorsements
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Election spending
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[19] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[20] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Jonathan Logemann | Democratic Party | $424,779 | $424,753 | $26 | As of August 4, 2022 |
| Jacqueline McGowan | Democratic Party | $28,678 | $27,094 | $1,584 | As of June 8, 2022 |
| Angie Normoyle | Democratic Party | $215,403 | $214,207 | $1,196 | As of September 30, 2022 |
| Eric Sorensen | Democratic Party | $3,120,058 | $3,079,130 | $40,928 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Litesa Wallace | Democratic Party | $223,732 | $223,649 | $84 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Marsha Williams | Democratic Party | $59,340 | $32,745 | $50,221 | As of October 19, 2022 |
| Charlie Helmick | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Esther Joy King | Republican Party | $5,114,935 | $5,038,169 | $79,058 | As of December 31, 2022 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[21][22][23]
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District analysis
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- District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
- Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.
Illinois District 17
until January 2, 2023
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Illinois District 17
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[24] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[25]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Illinois | ||||
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| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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Joe Biden
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| Illinois' 1st | 70.5% | 28.1% | 73.9% | 24.7% |
| Illinois' 2nd | 69.3% | 29.3% | 77.5% | 21.2% |
| Illinois' 3rd | 69.7% | 28.3% | 55.5% | 42.9% |
| Illinois' 4th | 72.3% | 25.9% | 80.7% | 17.3% |
| Illinois' 5th | 68.9% | 29.3% | 72.1% | 26.0% |
| Illinois' 6th | 54.5% | 43.6% | 55.3% | 42.6% |
| Illinois' 7th | 85.6% | 12.8% | 86.3% | 12.1% |
| Illinois' 8th | 56.8% | 41.4% | 59.2% | 39.0% |
| Illinois' 9th | 69.9% | 28.4% | 71.0% | 27.4% |
| Illinois' 10th | 62.0% | 36.1% | 64.2% | 34.0% |
| Illinois' 11th | 56.6% | 41.3% | 61.9% | 36.2% |
| Illinois' 12th | 27.7% | 70.5% | 41.9% | 56.1% |
| Illinois' 13th | 54.4% | 43.2% | 47.0% | 50.5% |
| Illinois' 14th | 54.7% | 43.3% | 50.2% | 47.8% |
| Illinois' 15th | 29.6% | 68.3% | 25.9% | 72.2% |
| Illinois' 16th | 38.1% | 59.6% | 36.8% | 60.9% |
| Illinois' 17th | 52.7% | 44.9% | 48.1% | 49.7% |
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Illinois.
| Illinois U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 95 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 55.9% | 7 | 46.7% | ||||
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 73 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 58.3% | 10 | 58.8% | ||||
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 79 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 55.6% | 7 | 41.2% | ||||
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 49 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 38.9% | 7 | 41.2% | ||||
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 50 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 25.0% | 3 | 16.7% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Illinois in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 13, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Ninety-five candidates filed to run for Illinois' 17 U.S. House districts, including 47 Democrats and 48 Republicans. That's 5.59 candidates per district, more than the 4.05 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.39 in 2018.
This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census, which resulted in Illinois losing one U.S. House district. The 95 candidates who filed to run in 2022 were the most candidates running for Illinois' U.S. House seats since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data.
The 2022 elections featured two districts where two incumbents ran against each other. Rep. Marie Newman (D), who represented the 3rd district, ran against incumbent Rep. Sean Casten (D) in the 6th district, and Rep. Rodney Davis (R), who represented the 13th district, ran against incumbent Rep. Mary Miller (R) in the 15th district. Four seats, including Newman's 3rd and Davis' 13th, were open, the most since at least 2014. Rep. Bobby Rush (D), who represented the 1st district, and Rep. Cheri Bustos (D), who represented the 17th district, decided to retire.
Twenty-one candidates filed to run in the 1st district to replace Rush, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year. There were 19 contested primaries, the fewest since 2016, when there were 14 contested primaries. Eight of the contested primaries were Democratic, and 11 were Republican. Eight incumbents — one Republican and seven Democrats — did not face any primary challengers.
The 7th district was guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed, and the 16th district was guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed.
Presidential elections
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 17th the 196th most Democratic district nationally.[26]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Illinois' 17th based on 2022 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 52.7% | 44.9% | |||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Illinois, 2020
Illinois presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 16 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Illinois and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Illinois | ||
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| Illinois | United States | |
| Population | 12,812,508 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 55,512 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 69.8% | 70.4% |
| Black/African American | 14.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.2% | 18.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.7% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 35.5% | 32.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $68,428 | $64,994 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12% | 12.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Illinois' congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Illinois, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Republican | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 18 | 20 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Illinois' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Illinois, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | J.B. Pritzker
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| Lieutenant Governor | Juliana Stratton
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| Secretary of State | Jesse White
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| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Illinois State Legislature as of November 2022.
Illinois State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 41 | |
| Republican Party | 18 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | |
Illinois House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 73 | |
| Republican Party | 45 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Illinois was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Illinois Party Control: 1992-2022
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Election context
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Illinois in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Illinois, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Illinois | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 400 | N/A | 3/14/2022 | Source |
| Illinois | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 5,000 | N/A | 7/11/2022 | Source |
District history
2020
See also: Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2020
Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)
Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Incumbent Cheri Bustos defeated Esther Joy King and General Parker in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cheri Bustos (D) | 52.0 | 156,011 |
| Esther Joy King (R) | 48.0 | 143,863 | |
 | General Parker (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 | |
| Total votes: 299,895 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Incumbent Cheri Bustos defeated Spanky Edwards in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Bustos | 99.7 | 56,388 |
 | Spanky Edwards (Write-in) | 0.3 | 189 | |
| Total votes: 56,577 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Swisher (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Esther Joy King defeated Bill Fawell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Esther Joy King | 65.1 | 19,464 |
 | Bill Fawell | 34.9 | 10,423 | |
| Total votes: 29,887 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Incumbent Cheri Bustos defeated Bill Fawell in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Bustos (D) | 62.1 | 142,659 |
| Bill Fawell (R) | 37.9 | 87,090 | |
| Total votes: 229,749 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Incumbent Cheri Bustos advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Bustos | 100.0 | 42,964 |
| Total votes: 42,964 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Bill Fawell advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Fawell | 100.0 | 38,411 |
| Total votes: 38,411 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Cheri Bustos (D) defeated Patrick Harlan (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bustos ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016, while Harlan defeated Jack Boccarossa to win the Republican nomination.[27][28]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Cheri Bustos Incumbent |
60.3% | 173,125 | |
| Republican | Patrick Harlan | 39.7% | 113,943 | |
| Total Votes | 287,068 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Patrick Harlan |
75.7% | 52,405 | ||
| Jack Boccarossa | 24.3% | 16,805 | ||
| Total Votes | 69,210 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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2014
The 17th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Cheri Bustos (D) defeated Bobby Schilling (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheri Bustos Incumbent |
55.5% | 110,560 | |
| Republican | Bobby Schilling | 44.5% | 88,785 | |
| Total Votes | 199,345 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results | ||||
March 18, 2014, primary results
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2022 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This election was a battleground race. Other 2022 battleground elections included:
- Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
- Michigan gubernatorial election, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary)
- North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 14 Republican primary)
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bloomberg Government, "Redistricting Will Oust Another Incumbent: Ballots & Boundaries," August 2, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNPR - ↑ Central Illinois Proud, "On the Record: Eric Sorensen wins Democrat nomination for IL-17 Congressional District," July 1, 2022
- ↑ Twitter, "Cheri Bustos," July 2, 2022
- ↑ DCCC, "Red to Blue," accessed August 18, 2022
- ↑ NRCC, "Esther Joy King," accessed August 18, 2022
- ↑ Esther Joy King for U.S. Congress, "Endorsements," accessed August 18, 2022
- ↑ Esther Joy King for U.S. Congress, "About Esther," accessed August 12, 2022
- ↑ Youtube, "Eric Sorensen for Illinois," October 8, 2022
- ↑ CIProud.com, "Esther Joy King looks ahead to November election after winning GOP primary," July 14, 2022
- ↑ Quad-City Times, "Bustos defeats Schilling in 17th," November 12, 2012
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List," July 12, 2022
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed August 12, 2022
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ QC Times "Schilling eyes 2014" accessed June 11, 2013
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