The 2nd Congressional District Donna Miller, a Cook County commissioner since 2018, has been declared the winner of a packed Democratic primary for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District seat.
The Associated Press called the race for Miller, 61, who received 40% of votes, according to unofficial results, after more than 90% of all ballots had been counted. She defeated Jesse Jackson Jr. — who previously held this seat for several years — who earned 29% of votes. The 7th Congressional District Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford declared victory in the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District after his closest competitor in Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin conceded the race.
Ford has 23.9% of votes, putting him ahead of Conyears-Ervin, who has 20.4% of votes with nearly 90% of votes tallied, according to unofficial results. The 8th Congressional District Melissa Bean, who previously served Illinois’ 8th Congressional District for three terms, took a major step toward taking that seat back, as she has been declared the winner in Tuesday’s Democratic primary race. The Associated Press called the race for Bean, who leads the eight-person field of candidates with 32% of votes, according to unofficial results, while progressive tech businessman Junaid Ahmed is currently running in second place with 26.5% after nearly 90% of votes were tallied. The candidates ran to replace U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who left his seat in the northern suburban district that covers parts of Cook, DuPage and Kane counties after nearly a decade to run for the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. The 9th Congressional District Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss has been declared the winner of a jam-packed Democratic primary race for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat, which is set to see its first new leader in more than 25 years with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky retiring. The Associated Press called the race for Biss, who leads the 15-candidate Democratic field with 29.5% of votes, according to unofficial results, putting him ahead of former journalist Kat Abughazaleh (25.9% of votes) and state Sen. Laura Fine (20.2%), after 92% of votes have been tallied. “This race had everything and it had fundamental questions about who are we going to be as a Democratic party,” Biss said late Tuesday. “Are we going to concede in advance, or are we going to fight?”
