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IL-13 (Budzinski), IL-17 (Sorenson)

Redistricting in Illinois resulted in Democrats picking up two D-leaning seats while Republicans lost two R-leaning seats. The Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave the state’s new map an overall grade of B, but in terms of partisan fairness, the map got an A.

Illinois 13th Congressional District, an open seat, shifted from R+4 to D+4. This means the current district in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections would perform an average of four points more Democratic than the nation a whole, But the district is only Lean D, and it’s most recent congressman was a Republican.

Nikki Budzinski won the Democratic primary with 78.5% of the vote. Republican Regan Deering squeaked by her opponent in the primary, getting 34.7%. Budzinski is running as a friend of working families. She advocates for a woman’s right to choose, meaningful tax reform for the middle class, and restoring the Voting Rights Act. Deering says she “sleeps better at night knowing my kids are protected by my handgun, which is why I’m a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment.” She supports the Hyde amendment and has said Illinois needs to stop being a gateway for easy access and on-demand abortions.

Illinois 17th CD is also an open seat because the incumbent, Democrat Cheri Bustos, decided against running. Though the district has a D+2 rating, Republicans are targeting the 17th as a district they can flip and a pouring money into it.

In Ill-17, Eric Sorensen, a meteorologist well-versed in climate issues, won the Democratic primary. Sorensen will face Republican Esther Joy King who has far outpaced Sorensen in fundraising. However, Sorensen is part of the DCCC’s “Red to Blue” program, which supports Dems in competitive congressional districts.

Sorensen is a staunch supporter of reproductive rights and is campaigning to create sustainable jobs. King is a JAG officer in the Army Reserves who is unapologetically anti-abortion, is opposed to enacting commonsense gun laws, and has received campaign contributions from election-deniers. In fact, King took three weeks to concede her loss to Cheri Bustos in 2020, falsely claiming that mail-in ballots would change the outcome.

COMPETITIVE ILLINOIS SEATS

Results	State	District	Incumbent	PVI	Cook Rating	Sabato Rating	Primary Date	Dem Candidate	Candidate Profile	Rep Candidate
WIN	Alaska	AKAL	Mary Peltola (Special Election)	R+8	Lean D	Tossup		Mary Peltola	Mary Peltola	Sarah Palin
LOSS	Arizona	AZ01	David Schweikert (R)	R+2	Tossup	Lean R	2-Aug	Jevin D Hodge ($706,318)		David S. Schweikert ($645,690)
LOSS	Arizona	AZ02	Tom O'Halleran (D)	R+6	Lean R	Lean R		Tom O'Halleran		Eli Crane (R)
LOSS	Arizona	AZ06	Open (D)	R+3	Lean R	Lean R	2-Aug	Kirsten Engel ($1,041,479)		Juan Ciscomani ($1,658,991)
WIN	California	CA09	Josh Harder (D)	D+5	Likely D	Lean D	7-Jun	Josh Harder ($4,233,777)		Thomas Patti ($498,400)
LOSS	California	CA13	Open (D)	D+4	Tossup	Tossup	7-Jun	Adam C. Gray ($664,425)		John S Duarte ($234,450)
LOSS	California	CA22	David Valadao (R)	D+5	Tossup	Tossup	7-Jun	Rudy Salas ($460,158)		David Valadao ($1,752,035)
LOSS	California	CA27	Mike Garcia (R)	D+4	Tossup	Tossup	7-Jun	Christy Smith ($830,862)		Michael Garcia ($3,682,830)
LOSS	California	CA41	Ken Calvert (R)	R+3	Lean R	Lean R	7-Jun	Will Rollins		Ken Calvert
LOSS	California	CA45	Michelle Steel (R)	D+2	Lean R	Lean R	7-Jun	Jay Chen ($1,964,097)		Michelle Steel ($2,744,333)
WIN	California	CA47	Katie Porter (D)	D+3	Lean D	Lean D	7-Jun	Katie Porter ($13,268,126)		Scott Baugh ($1,368,313)
WIN	California	CA49	Mike Levin (D)	D+3	Lean D	Lean D	7-Jun	Mike Levin ($2,594,411)		Brian L Maryott ($774,200)
WIN	Colorado	CO08	New Seat (N)	EVEN	Tossup	Lean R	28-Jun	Yadira Caraveo ($567,794)		Barbara Kirkmeyer ($291,808)
WIN	Connecticut	CT05	Jahana Hayes (D)	D+3	Lean D	Lean D	9-Aug	Jahana Hayes ($1,112,088)		George S Logan ($375,091)
LOSS	Iowa	IA03	Cindy Axne (D)	R+3	Lean R	Lean R	7-Jun	Cindy Axne		Zach Nunn ($695,573)
WIN	Illinois	IL13	Open (N)	D+3	Lean D	Lean D	28-Jun	Nikki Budzinski ($1,438,783)		Regan Deering ($113,496)
WIN	Illinois	IL17	Open (D)	D+2	Tossup	Tossup	28-Jun	Eric Sorensen ($307,547)		Esther Joy King ($2,299,211)
WIN	Indiana	IN01	Frank J. Mrvan (D)	D+3	Tossup	Tossup	3-May	Frank J Mrvan ($640,557)		Jennifer-Ruth Green ($346,964)
WIN	Kansas	KS03	Sharice Davids (D)	R+1	Tossup	Tossup	2-Aug	Sharice Davids ($3,513,158)		Amanda Adkins ($1,767,432)
WIN	Maine	ME02	Jared Golden (D)	R+6	Tossup	Tossup	14-Jun	Jared Golden ($2,705,743)		Bruce Lee Poliquin ($2,016,947)
WIN	Michigan	MI03	Peter Meijer (R)	D+1	Lean D	Lean D	2-Aug	Hillary Scholten		John Gibbs
WIN	Michigan	MI07	Elissa Slotkin (D)	R+2	Tossup	Tossup	2-Aug	Elissa Slotkin ($4,756,462)		Thomas More Barrett ($1,045,254)
WIN	Michigan	MI08	Dan Kildee (D)	R+1	Tossup	Tossup	2-Aug	Daniel Kildee ($2,192,936)		Paul Junge ($207,097)
WIN	Minnesota	MN02	Angie Craig (D)	D+1	Tossup	Tossup	9-Aug	Angie Craig ($3,613,413)		Tyler Kistner ($1,553,556)
WIN	North Carolina	NC01	Open (D)	D+2	Lean D	Lean D	17-May	Don Davis ($450,078)		Sandy Smith ($789,108)
WIN	North Carolina	NC13	Open (R)	R+2	Tossup	Lean R	17-May	Wiley Nickel ($466,242)		Robert Hines ($1,636,468)
WIN	New Hampshire	NH01	Chris Pappas (D)	EVEN	Tossup	Tossup	13-Sep	Chris Pappas		Karoline Leavitt
WIN	New Hampshire	NH02	Annie Kuster (D)	D+2	Lean D	Lean D	13-Sep	Annie Kuster		Bob Burns
LOSS	New Jersey	NJ07	Tom Malinowski (D)	R+1	Lean R	Lean R	7-Jun	Tom Malinowski ($4,555,639)		Thomas H. Kean ($1,844,184)
WIN	New Mexico	NM02	Yvette Herrell (R)	D+1	Tossup	Tossup	7-Jun	Gabriel Vasquez ($588,777)		Stella Yvette Herrell ($2,397,713)
WIN	Nevada	NV01	Dina Titus (D)	D+3	Tossup	Lean D	14-Jun	Dina Titus ($1,030,454)		Mark Robertson ($415,107)
WIN	Nevada	NV03	Susie Lee (D)	D+1	Tossup	Tossup	14-Jun	Susie Lee ($2,927,013)		April Becker ($1,009,569)
WIN	Nevada	NV04	Steven Horsford (D)	D+3	Tossup	Lean D	14-Jun	Steve Horsford ($2,290,819)		Samuel James Peters ($654,592)
LOSS	New York	NY01	Open (R)	R+3	Lean R	Lean R	23-Aug	Bridget Fleming	/key_candidates/bridget-fleming/	Nicholas LaLota
LOSS	New York	NY03	Open (D)	D+2	Lean D	Lean D	23-Aug	Robert Zimmerman	Not available yet	George Santos
LOSS	New York	NY17	Sean Patrick Maloney (D)	D+3	Lean D	Lean D	23-Aug	Sean Patrick Maloney	/key_candidates/sean-patrick-maloney/	Michael Lawler
WIN	New York	NY18	Open (D)	D+1	Lean D	Lean D	23-Aug	Pat Ryan		Colin Schmitt
LOSS	New York	NY19	Pat Ryan (D) (special election)	EVEN	Tossup	Tossup	23-Aug	Josh Riley		Marc Molinaro
LOSS	New York	NY22	Open (R)	D+1	Tossup	Tossup	23-Aug	Francis Conole		Brandon Williams
WIN	Ohio	OH01	Steve Chabot (R)	D+2	Tossup	Tossup	3-May	Greg Landsman ($575,540)		Steve Chabot ($881,071)
WIN	Ohio	OH09	Marcy Kaptur (D)	R+3	Lean D	Tossup	3-May	Marcy Kaptur ($1,051,851)		J R Majewski ($418,741)
WIN	Ohio	OH13	Open (D)	R+1	Tossup	Tossup	3-May	Emilia Sykes ($402,292)		Madison Gesiotto Gilbert ($409,631)
LOSS	Oregon	OR05	Open (D)	D+2	Tossup	Tossup	17-May	Jamie Mcleod-Skinner ($935,656)		Lori Chavez-Deremer ($355,225)
WIN	Pennsylvania	PA07	Susan Wild (D)	R+2	Tossup	Tossup	17-May	Susan Wild ($3,006,083)		Lisa Scheller ($1,189,912)
WIN	Pennsylvania	PA08	Matt Cartwright (D)	R+4	Tossup	Tossup	17-May	Matt Cartwright ($2,546,102)		Jim Bognet ($713,988)
WIN	Pennsylvania	PA17	Open (D)	EVEN	Tossup	Tossup	17-May	Chris Deluzio ($446,030)	/key_candidates/chris-deluzio/	Jeremy Shaffer ($175,352)
WIN	Rhode Island	RI02	Open (D)	D+4	Tossup	Lean D	13-Sep	Seth Magaziner		Allen Fung
WIN	Texas	TX28	Henry Cuellar (D)	D+3	Lean D	Tossup	24-May	Henry Cuellar ($3,832,815)		Cassandra Garcia ($376,975)
WIN	Texas	TX34	Merged Seat (D)	D+9	Tossup	Lean D	24-May	Vicente Gonzalez ($1,971,149)		Mayra Nohemi Flores ($402,736)
LOSS	Virginia	VA02	Elaine Luria (D)	R+2	Tossup	Tossup	21-Jun	Elaine Luria ($3,806,720)		Jennifer Kiggans ($1,646,888)
WIN	Virginia	VA07	Abigail Spanberger (D)	D+1	Lean D	Lean D	21-Jun	Abigail Spanberger ($4,246,473)		Yesli Vega ($356,105)
WIN	Washington	WA08	Kim Schrier (D)	D+1	Tossup	Tossup	2-Aug	Kim Schrier ($4,136,518)		Matt Larkin ($398,614)
LOSS	Wisconsin	WI03	Open (D)	R+4	Lean R	Lean R	9-Aug	Brad Pfaff		Derrick Van Orden