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2014 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2014 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election?

Cheri Bustos won the 2014 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election. Cheri Bustos received 110,560 popular votes (55.46%). The main challenger was Robert T. Schilling (44.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Bustos and Schilling

Bustos +10.9 pts · won by 21,775 votes
Cheri BustosDemocraticWINNER55.46%
110,560 votes
Robert T. SchillingRepublican44.53%
88,785 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.