Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Poised for another term as speaker, Welch reflects on growing majorityNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governi...
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Mark Kelly wins in Arizona, puts Democrats a seat away from Senate controlNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - PHOENIX - Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly won his bid for reelection Friday in the crucial swing state of Arizona, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to pu...
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Syed's defeat of Bos in 51st House District bucked trend of incumbent victories in Northwest suburbsNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Among the Illinois House and Senate races in the Northwest suburbs, voters Tuesday largely favored incumbents - most of them Democrats - but there was a notable exceptio...
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After victory, Underwood campaign spokesman blasts Republicans, pundits in profane tweetsNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Hours after U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood won a third term representing Illinois' 14th District, a spokesman for the Naperville Democrat's campaign posted a tweet in which ...
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No red wave here: Democratic congressional candidates won big in the suburbsNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Despite projections of a red wave that would push Republicans into office in Illinois and across the country, Democrats - nearly all of them incumbents - swept all eight...
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Schakowsky appears headed back to CongressNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct punctuation errors. The vote totals are updated, too. Following a campaign that didn't have much in the way of...
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Cunningham leads Kane County clerk raceNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Kane County Clerk John "Jack" Cunningham appears to have won his bid for a seventh term, according to unofficial results. With all precincts counted, Republican Cunningh...
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Pappas holds comfortable lead in treasurer's race; Kaegi leading Libertarian opponentNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, who has held the office since 1998, appears headed for another term. With 70% of the vote counted, Pappas garnered 937,788 votes, whi...
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Mendoza leading in bid to be re-elected state comptrollerNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Incumbent state Comptroller Susana Mendoza of Chicago jumped out to a substantial lead in her bid to be reelected, according to early, unofficial results. The Associated...
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Schneider leads Severino in bid for fifth term in CongressNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider holds a large a lead in his bid for a fifth term in Congress, unofficial results showed Tuesday night. With about 95% of precincts re...