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Illinois · U.S. House

Illinois 17th District

Eric Sorensen wins. Called.

78% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Eric Sorensen D won 118,281 58.7%
Dillan Vancil R 83,257 41.3%
Total201,538

11 of 286 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Rock Island 47,702 D +29.3 D +9.8 D +19.5 97%
Peoria 35,895 D +29.7 — — 97%
Whiteside 19,288 R +0.8 R +15.0 D +14.2 97%
McLean 14,782 D +43.7 — — 97%
Bloomington City 14,452 D +38.0 — — 97%
Stephenson 11,035 D +1.5 — — 97%
Fulton 9,090 R +7.5 — — 85%
Galesburg 8,621 D +24.4 D +10.7 D +13.8 91%
Winnebago 8,474 D +8.5 — — 17%
Knox 8,127 R +19.2 R +31.6 D +12.4 90%
Carroll 6,128 R +21.1 R +32.3 D +11.3 97%
McDonough 4,029 D +16.1 — — 97%
Tazewell 3,952 R +34.0 — — 97%
Warren 3,655 R +4.5 — — 97%
Henry 3,163 D +14.3 — — 37%
Mercer 3,145 R +14.1 — — 97%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+8,621 votes201,538D +17.4
+6,128 votes192,917D +17.1
+8,474 votes186,789D +18.3
+9,128 votes178,315D +18.8
+11,035 votes169,187D +18.1
+15,684 votes158,152D +19.3
+2,782 votes142,468D +21.2
+26,405 votes139,686D +21.5
+1,663 votes113,281D +21.7
+3,952 votes111,618D +22.2
+3,655 votes107,666D +24.2
+5,718 votes104,011D +25.2