2026 elections · Illinois

Illinois U.S. House, district 17

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat Incumbent

Eric Sorensen

Raised
$2,615,272
From individuals
$1,460,109
From PACs and other committees
$1,018,709
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,342,978
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

264 committees reported giving $923,076 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $20K
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $6K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $6K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican

Dillan S. Vancil

Raised
$398,099
From individuals
$364,072
From PACs and other committees
$16,700
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$16,542
Cash on hand
$51,281
Debts
$12,700

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

4 committees reported giving $6,789 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Eric SorensenDemocrat$2,615,272$1,342,978$0$0
Dillan S. VancilRepublican$398,099$51,281$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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