1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois's 17th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Lane Evans (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Anderson (R) by 9.1 points.
Lane EvansDemocrat · winner
54.5%95,312
Jim AndersonRepublican
45.5%79,471
174,783 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Lane EvansJim Anderson
$255K
Raised by the campaign
$15.9K
$270.9K
Spent by the campaign
$15.6K
$1.6K
Cash on hand
$313
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994