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Illinois Legislative District 17
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Elgie Sims won re-election by 71.3 points over Frederick L. Walls.
Staggered Senate
Elgie SimsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.7%53,694
Frederick L. WallsRepublican
14.3%8,993
100% of the expected vote counted · 62,687 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.
Elgie SimsFrederick L. Walls
$945.1K
Raised by the campaign
$2.8K
$535.2K
Spent by the campaign
$4.3K
$783.6K
Cash on hand
-$1.1K
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.
- Elgie Sims
- >99%
- Frederick L. Walls
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+67.2