2020Final results
2020 election for Illinois's 17th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Cheri Bustos (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Esther Joy King (R) by 4.0 points.
Cheri BustosDemocrat · winner
52.0%156,011
Esther Joy KingRepublican
47.9%143,863
300,042 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Cheri BustosEsther Joy King
$5.1M
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$6.5M
Spent by the campaign
$2.1M
$918.6K
Cash on hand
$2.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020