Sorensen and King win their primaries for 17th Congressional District

Eric Sorensen has won the Democratic primary election for the 17th Congressional District. He will face Republican primary winner Esther Joy King i...

June 29, 2022
12:06 PM

Eric Sorensen has won the Democratic primary election for the 17th Congressional District. He will face Republican primary winner Esther Joy King in the Nov. 8 general election. With 75% of precincts reporting, Sorensen had won nearly 37% of the vote and was leading by almost 4,000 votes three hours after polls closed at 7 p.m.According to unofficial results, Sorensen, 46, defeated the other five Democratic candidates vying to take the seat of outgoing U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, who announced last year she would not seek a sixth term.

Sarah Hayden