Illinois 17th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Eric SorensenIncumbent
$2.23M
RDillan Vancil
$309K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Eric Sorensen	D	$2,233,676	$0	$0	8%
Dillan Vancil	R	$308,832	$0	$0	100%

$2.54M

Raised by candidates

$1.29M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Eric Sorensen (D)	$2.23M	$1.29M	$848K	8%	43%	$1.02M	940
Dillan Vancil (R)	$309K	$282K	$11K	100%	98%	$272K	138

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Eric Sorensen

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $2.23M
Small-dollar: 8%
In-state: 43%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz Backed by the Winklevoss twins Backed by Deborah Simon Backed by Stephen Mandel Backed by Reid Hoffman Backed by AIPAC Backed by crypto super PACs Backed by End Citizens United+4 more

Dillan Vancil

R Republican

Raised: $309K
Small-dollar: 100%
In-state: 98%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by the Uihleins Small-dollar funded

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.