2004Final results
2004 election for Illinois's 17th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Lane Evans (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Andrea Zinga (R) by 21.4 points.
Lane EvansDemocrat · winner
60.7%172,320
Andrea ZingaRepublican
39.3%111,680
284,000 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 2004
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 EvansAndrea Zinga
$781K
Raised by the campaign
$270.5K
$752.5K
Spent by the campaign
$270.3K
$35.5K
Cash on hand
$239
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004