Casten, Quigley, Schneider victorious in suburban U.S. House races

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove was among the members of the Chicago-area congressional delegation who scored primary victories Tuesday.

Casten defeated challenger Joey Ruzevich of Chicago the 6th District’s Democratic Party primary, The Associated Press declared. With an estimated 95% of Democratic ballots counted, Casten was ahead 66,115-20,705, unofficial results showed.

Casten will face Republican Niki Conforti of Glen Ellyn, who soundly defeated rival Skylar Duensing of Shorewood, The Associated Press declared.

The district includes parts of Cook and DuPage counties.

5th District

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley and Republican Tommy Hanson were victorious in their respective 5th District primaries, setting up another showdown between the two Chicagoans.

With an estimated 98% of Democratic ballots counted, Quigley had 67,517 votes and was declared the victor by The Associated Press. Matt Conroy had 25,013 votes, Ellen Corley had 7,618 votes and Anthony Michael Tamez had 2,969, according to unofficial results.

With 83% of ballots counted in the GOP primary, Hanson had 10,617 votes, enough for The Associated Press to crown him the winner. Barry Wicker had 2,475 votes and Kimball Ladien had 1,665.

The district includes parts of Cook and Lake counties.

10th District

Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Highland Park fended off a primary challenge from Mundelein’s Morgan Coghill in the 10th District.

With an estimated 83% of ballots counted, Schneider was ahead of Coghill 41,782 votes to 10,084, enough for The Associated Press to declare a winner.

Schneider will face Republican Carl Lambrecht of Highland Park in the general election.

The district includes parts of Cook, Lake and McHenry counties.

11th District

Elburn Village President Jeff Walter was leading in the Republican primary for Illinois’ 11th District seat.

With 79% of ballots counted, Walter was ahead of three other candidates. If that holds, Walter will face U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville in November. Foster ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Walter had 12,147 votes as of late Tuesday, unofficial results showed. He was trailed by Naperville’s Mike Pierce, who had 11,088 votes; Aurora’s Charlie Kim, who had 3,757 votes; and Tedora Brown of Palos Park, who had 1,603 votes.

The district encompasses portions of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, DeKalb and Boone counties.

14th District

Oswego’s Jim Marter defeated Gary Vician of Somonauk in the GOP primary for the 14th District seat, The Associated Press declared.

With an estimated 76% of ballots counted, Marter was ahead 21,590-7,177. Marter will face Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville in November; she defeated him in 2024.

The district includes parts of Kane, Will and five other counties.