Midterm election results are in for Illinois — and Democratic politicians have successfully held on to power in both Springfield and Washington, D.C. Democrats outpaced their Republican counterparts not just in votes but also dollars this election cycle. Ahead of Election Day, candidates campaigning on reproductive, voting and criminal justice rights racked in large sums.
U.S. House Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) won the congressional seat for Illinois’ 9th District with 70.5% of the vote and 87% of the vote in, securing her seat for the 13th consecutive election. Her Republican challenger, Max Rice, secured 29.5% of the vote. Schakowsky told The Daily she is elated about her win. Her happiness.
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Democrat Kwame Raoul won re-election as Illinois’ Attorney General, receiving 55.3% of reported votes. Raoul ran against Republican Tom DeVore, who won 42.6% percent of the votes counted, and Libertarian Daniel Robin, who won 2.2%. Seventy-six percent of votes have been tallied so far. In his victory speech Tuesday, Raoul said his late mother prayed.
Incumbent Democratic state Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) is projected to win her reelection campaign to Illinois’ statehouse over Republican challenger Charles Hutchinson. With 95% of the vote, The New York Times called the race with data from The Associated Press. Gabel received 83% of the vote at 8:38 p.m. CST, with 95% of the vote.