Eric Sorensen*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-IL)
2023 – Present
Illinois17th District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
Dillan Vancil
REPUBLICAN
Coffee Shop Owner
2026 Illinois 17th District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for Illinois's 17th congressional district House election between Democrat Eric Sorensen and Republican Dillan Vancil. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
The 2026 Illinois 17th District House election features Democrat Eric Sorensen and Republican Dillan Vancil. Incumbent Representative Eric Sorensen is seeking reelection to a third term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Illinois' 17th congressional district by 1.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- IL-17
- Democratic candidate
- Eric Sorensen
- Republican candidate
- Dillan Vancil
- Incumbent / open seat
- Eric Sorensen
- Forecast rating
- Solid D
- Projected vote
- 58.0% D / 42.1% R
- Projected margin
- D +15.9
- Forecast odds
- 95.8% D / 4.2% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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