2006Final results
2006 election for Illinois's 17th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Phil Hare (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Andrea Zinga (R) by 14.3 points.
Phil HareDemocrat · winner
57.2%115,025
Andrea ZingaRepublican
42.8%86,161
201,186 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 2006
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.
Phil HareAndrea Zinga
$865.1K
Raised by the campaign
$460.2K
$808.8K
Spent by the campaign
$457.6K
$56.1K
Cash on hand
$8.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006