2022 general election
Illinois 17th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$23M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 Illinois 17th District race: $8.2M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $15M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Eric Sorensen (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$23M
Raised by campaigns
$8.2M
PAC checks
$1.1M
Outside money
$15M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Esther Joy KingRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $5.1M
- Spent
- $5.0M
- From individuals
- $3.6M
- From PACs
- $724K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $288K
- Outside money against
- $7.1M
Who paid: 14% of King's money came from PACs
Corporate $60K (9%)Trade group $76K (12%)Leadership PAC $299K (46%)Membership $32K (5%)Union $5K (1%)Super PAC $40K (6%)Party $10K (2%)Other $127K (20%)
- Mcmorris Rodgers Win the Future Fund Super PAC$10K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC Other$10K
- Majority Rising Leadership PAC$10K
- United Parcel Service Inc. Corporate$10K
- Team Lahood Leadership PAC$10K
- Elise Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- America Reloaded Leadership PAC$10K
- Take Back the House 2022 Super PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $3.5M attacking
- DCCC · $2.7M attacking
- 314 Action Fund · $700K attacking
- Defending the Republic PAC Inc. · $93K supporting
- Dmfi PAC · $75K attacking
Eric SorensenDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.1M
- Spent
- $3.1M
- From individuals
- $2.5M
- From PACs
- $419K
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $358K
- Outside money against
- $7.0M
Who paid: 13% of Sorensen's money came from PACs
Corporate $11K (3%)Trade group $4K (1%)Leadership PAC $127K (32%)Membership $29K (7%)Union $119K (30%)Super PAC $48K (12%)Party $9K (2%)Other $52K (13%)
- Hoyer Leadership PAC$18K
- National Weather Service Employees Organization Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Lgbtq Victory Fund Federal PAC Super PAC$10K
- 314 Action Victory Fund Super PAC$10K
- No Vote Left Behind PAC Other$10K
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$10K
- Democracy Engine, Inc. Corporate$5K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $5.9M attacking
- NRCC · $1.1M attacking
- DCCC · $187K supporting
- House Majority PAC · $162K supporting
- No Vote Left Behind PAC · $9K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2022 Illinois 17th District race?
- $23M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 Illinois 17th District race: $8.2M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $15M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Eric Sorensen (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Illinois 17th District race?
- Esther Joy King (Republican) raised $5.1M and had $288K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Illinois 17th District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.9M), House Majority PAC ($3.7M), DCCC ($2.9M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Illinois 17th District race?
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $18K to Eric Sorensen; Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee gave $10K to Esther Joy King; Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC gave $10K to Esther Joy King.