17th Congressional District

The Associated Press picked the winner of the GOP primary around 9:30 p.m., and the Democrats’ race around 10:15 p.m., with about two-thirds of the votes counted.

Republican Esther Joy King and Democrat Eric Sorensen will face off in November in what will be a closely watched race for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District.

Six Democrats are making a bid in Tuesday’s primary to replace 17th Congressional District Rep. Cheri Bustos of East Moline, who decided not to seek reelection after her fifth term in office.

Esther Joy King and Charlie Helmick contend for the Republican nomination

A periodic report on election news in the Sauk Valley

Periodic news and notes on the the 2022 elections

Asked about manufacturing jobs, Litesa Wallace, 17th Congressional District candidate wrote, "One big part of the problem is that we don’t do enough to support commercialization and mass production of promising new technologies." Read Wallace's full election questionnaire here.

Asked about manufacturing jobs, 17th Congressional District candidate Angie Normoyle wrote, "Preserving their employment and expanding opportunities for good-paying, union jobs is one of my top priorities." Read Normoyle's election questionnaire here.

An update on information about the 2022 election campaign

Two women who jointly filed objections to three Democratic 17th District Congressional candidates say one filed false affidavits, another violated petition circulator requirements, and all three have enough improper signatures to invalidate their campaigns.

A national group supporting Republican congressional candidates has added Illinois’ 11th District – now held by Democrat Bill Foster of Naperville – to a list of seats it’s focusing on this year.

Two Republicans and seven Democrats file petitions for Congressional seat long held by Cheri Bustos

A year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, Bustos says partisan politics is as bad as ever.