CalledUnofficial results
Illinois Representative District 17
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz won re-election by 52.3 points over James "Jim" Geldermann.
Jennifer Gong-GershowitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.1%30,052
James "Jim" GeldermannRepublican
23.9%9,421
100% of the expected vote counted · 39,473 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jennifer Gong-GershowitzJames "Jim" Geldermann
$244.3K
Raised by the campaign
$22.1K
$132K
Spent by the campaign
$22.6K
$522.9K
Cash on hand
$1.9K
Campaign money: Illinois State Board of Elections, through Sep 30, 2026.
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Sep 30, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- >99%
- James "Jim" Geldermann
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+45.1