Illinois State Politics
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Holmes tops Hurtado in 42nd SenateNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Democratic State Sen. Linda Holmes defeated Republican challenger Peter Hurtado to win a 2-year term representing the 42nd District in the Aurora area. With all precinc...
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Mayfield easily retains 60th House seatNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - State Rep. Rita Mayfield, a Democrat from Waukegan, won re-election in Illinois’ 60th House District handily Tuesday. With all 51 precincts counted, unofficial vote tota...
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Willis steals 77th House from SavianoNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Longtime Republican state Rep. Angelo “Skip” Saviano of Elmwood Park lost his bid for re-election to Democrat Kathleen Willis of Addison. Willis collected 53 percent of ...
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Dillard easy winner in 24th Senate DistrictNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Kirk Dillard, a 19-year Illinois Senate Republican, has retained his seat in the 24th District. With all precincts reporting, Dillard, of Hinsdale, defeated Democratic c...
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Des Plaines mayor wins 55th House seatNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Democratic Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan was poised to win the 55th House District seat Tuesday, beating Park Ridge Republican Susan Sweeney by more than 2,000 votes. W...
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Morrison wins second term in 54th House DistrictNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Incumbent Republican state Rep. Tom Morrison is headed back to Springfield for a second 2-year term representing the 54th House District. With all 77 precincts reporting...
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Murphy cruises to another term in Illinois SenateNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Republican state Sen. Matt Murphy has earned another term in the Illinois General Assembly, easily defeating Democratic challenger David Page in Tuesday’s election, acco...
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Conroy defeats Kordik in race for 46th state House seatNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Democrat Deb Conroy says she wants to be a voice for DuPage County’s working- and middle-class families as the 46th state House district representative. The Elmhurst art...
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‘It’s been a long road,’ Sente says of win over MathiasNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Redistricting played a major role in deciding the race for the 59th Representative District, as Democratic state Rep. Carol Sente ended Republican state Rep. Sidney Math...
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Bush edges Neal to win 31st state Senate seatNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Democrats took back the 31st state Senate seat in a seesaw nail-biter Tuesday, as Melinda Bush edged Republican Joe Neal to represent northern and parts of central Lake ...