Esther Joy King
Esther Joy King (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 17th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
King received a degree in public relations and advertising from Oral Roberts University in 2007 and a J.D. and L.L.M. in Taxation from Northwestern University School of Law in 2013. King worked as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP from 2013 to 2015. From 2015 to 2016, King worked at Illinois' Department of Commerce. King has been a JAG officer in the U.S. Army Reserve since 2018.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Eric Sorensen defeated Esther Joy King in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Sorensen (D)  | 52.0 | 121,186 |
 | Esther Joy King (R) | 48.0 | 111,931 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 233,123 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Natasha Thompson-Devine (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Sorensen | 37.7 | 14,702 |
 | Litesa Wallace | 23.3 | 9,103 | |
 | Jonathan Logemann | 14.4 | 5,628 | |
 | Angie Normoyle | 12.4 | 4,818 | |
 | Marsha Williams | 6.9 | 2,701 | |
 | Jacqueline McGowan | 5.2 | 2,040 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 39,006 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Spence Morris (D)
- Linda McNeely (D)
- Michael Swanson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Esther Joy King defeated Charlie Helmick in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Esther Joy King | 68.5 | 31,065 |
 | Charlie Helmick | 31.5 | 14,274 | |
| Total votes: 45,339 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2020
See also: Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2020
Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)
Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Incumbent Cheri Bustos defeated Esther Joy King and General Parker in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cheri Bustos (D) | 52.0 | 156,011 |
| Esther Joy King (R) | 48.0 | 143,863 | |
 | General Parker (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 | |
| Total votes: 299,895 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Incumbent Cheri Bustos defeated Spanky Edwards in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Bustos | 99.7 | 56,388 |
 | Spanky Edwards (Write-in) | 0.3 | 189 | |
| Total votes: 56,577 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Swisher (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17
Esther Joy King defeated Bill Fawell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 17 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Esther Joy King | 65.1 | 19,464 |
 | Bill Fawell | 34.9 | 10,423 | |
| Total votes: 29,887 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Esther Joy King did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign advertisements
| July 1, 2022 |
| January 3, 2022 |
View more ads here:
2020
Esther Joy King did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
|
Candidate U.S. House Illinois District 17 |
Personal |
Footnotes
