1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 17
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Carol Ronen (D) won with 83.8% of the vote, defeating Kurt James Eckhardt (R) by 67.6 points.
Carol RonenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.8%20,763
Kurt James EckhardtRepublican
16.2%4,009
24,772 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET