Illinois’ 17th District seat, a conservative district held by outgoing Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos, was redrawn to give her party an easier path, but the district could still land in Republican hands.
Illinois’ 17th District seat, a district held by outgoing Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos, was redrawn to give her party an easier path, but the district could still land in Republican hands. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesCHICAGO — Illinois lawmakers rewrote their congressional map last year so aggressively that even as the state lost a district after the 2020 census, Democrats managed to net an additional seat for Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
“These aren’t easy districts. Politics are very different once you get outside of Cook County and the collar counties” around Chicago, the five-term Bustos said in an interview. “You have to have the right candidate and the right message to be successful in these downstate districts.” But with the prospect of losing the House if the GOP wins just six seats in November, Democrats are finding that even places they carved out for themselves are frustratingly competitive as economic concerns spook voters.
The 17th encompasses the populous Rockford and Quad Cities areas in the northwestern region of Illinois and was notable as one of the few areas in the country that elected a Democrat to CongressWith Democrats in control of the Illinois statehouse, a greater edge was given to their party during the redistricting process — but it might not be enough to guarantee a win. King has experience as a candidate and is using it to her advantage, even mimicking ads put out by Bustos a few years ago.
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