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U.S. House District 17

2026 general election.

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Campaign finance

Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.

Every candidate below reports through Jun 30, 2026.

Reported campaign finance for each candidate with complete FEC data in the 2026 cycle
CandidateTotal receiptsCash on handDirect PAC receipts
Eric Sorensen Democratic incumbent$2,233,676$1,325,642$848,250
Dillan Vancil Republican$308,832$56,689$10,700

Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jun 30, 2026.

Total receipts

Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.

Highest total receipts: Eric Sorensen at $2,233,676. Lowest: Dillan Vancil at $308,832. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,233,676.

Cash on hand

The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.

Highest cash on hand: Eric Sorensen at $1,325,642. Lowest: Dillan Vancil at $56,689. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,325,642.

Direct PAC receipts

Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.

Highest direct PAC receipts: Eric Sorensen at $848,250. Lowest: Dillan Vancil at $10,700. The largest reported value sets this scale at $848,250.

Outside spending supporting

Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.

Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending supporting. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.

Outside spending opposing

Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.

Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending opposing. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.

Where each campaign's committee money came from

Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.

Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee

Contributions each campaign received for each compared candidate, grouped by who the FEC says runs the giving committee
CategoryEric Sorensen DemocraticDillan Vancil Republican
Labor union PACs$206,10724.1%$0
Corporate PACs$203,00023.7%$0
Trade association PACs$133,25015.6%$0
Leadership PACs$116,00013.6%$0
Non-connected committees$75,3508.8%$1,00033.3%
Membership organization PACs$68,9008.0%$0
Cooperative PACs$21,0002.5%$0
Other candidates' committees$17,3002.0%$2,00066.7%
Corporations without capital stock$15,0001.8%$0
Itemized total$855,907$3,000

Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced

Contributions each campaign received for each compared candidate, grouped by the interest the giving committee is categorized as advancing
CategoryEric Sorensen DemocraticDillan Vancil Republican
Building trades unions Labor$60,0008.3%$0
Agribusiness Agriculture$55,6007.7%$0
Public sector unions Labor$49,0006.8%$0
Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate$42,0005.8%$0
Electric utilities Energy and natural resources$34,5004.8%$0
Food and beverage Agriculture$32,0004.4%$0
Industrial unions Labor$32,0004.4%$0
Transportation unions Labor$32,0004.4%$0
Defense Defense$29,0004.0%$0
Air transport Transportation$27,5003.8%$0
Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate$20,5002.8%$0
Construction Construction$17,0002.4%$0
Automotive Transportation$15,0002.1%$0
Renewable energy Energy and natural resources$14,5002.0%$0
Hospitals and nursing homes Health$13,5001.9%$0
Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate$13,0001.8%$0
Oil and gas Energy and natural resources$11,0001.5%$0
Health insurance Health$10,0001.4%$0
LGBTQ rights Ideological and single-issue$10,0001.4%$0
Lawyers and law firms Professional services$8,5001.2%$0
Technology Communications and technology$7,5001.0%$0
Telecommunications Communications and technology$7,0001.0%$0
Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate$5,2500.7%$0
Media and entertainment Communications and technology$5,0000.7%$0
Physicians and medical specialties Health$5,0000.7%$0
Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue$5,0000.7%$0
Nurses and nursing specialties Health$4,5000.6%$0
Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue$3,5000.5%$0
Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate$3,0000.4%$0
Mining Energy and natural resources$3,0000.4%$0
Accounting Professional services$2,5000.3%$0
Pharmaceuticals Health$2,5000.3%$0
Cryptocurrency and blockchain Finance, insurance, and real estate$2,0000.3%$0
Committees not yet categorized$140,25719.4%$1,000100.0%
Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees$133,300$2,000
Itemized total$855,907$3,000

Last-minute contributions reported before an election

Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.

48-hour notices reported by candidates in this race
CandidateReported on noticesNoticesCoversState
Eric Sorensen Democratic$89,5009Feb 27 to Mar 13, 2026Covered by regular reports
Dillan Vancil Republican$7,0001Feb 28 to Feb 28, 2026Covered by regular reports

Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.