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State Representative District 17
March 19, 2024 primary: each party's primary · the general
The district
104,690people
$128,002median household incomeIllinois: $83,390
$521,000median home valueIllinois: $263,300
79%of homes lived in by their ownerIllinois: 67%
65%of adults with a bachelor's degree or moreIllinois: 38%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024), on the district lines in use since 2022.
| Candidate | Votes | Raised | Their own | Cash on hand | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic primary | ||||||
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Dincumbent✓ nominee | 11,639 100% | $282,874 | — | $395,682 | ||
| Republican primary | ||||||
| Jim Geldermann R✓ nominee | 1,994 100% | $13,438 | $500 | $3,030 | ||
Raised: itemized contributions to the candidate's committees since January 1, 2023. Their own: contributions and loans in the candidate's name. Cash on hand: at the end of the committees' latest quarterly report (December 31, 2024). Large since last report: $1,000-plus contributions reported on A-1s since that report (included in Raised).
Votes: official totals from the State Board of Elections; the share is of the votes cast in that party's primary.