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RandySF

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Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:53 AM Nov 9

Early results show Democrats likely to maintain supermajorities in Illinois General Assembly

Preliminary, unofficial election results show no seats in the state House or Senate have changed party hands, although a few races remained too close to call according to the Associated Press.

That means Democrats will maintain supermajorities in each chamber of the General Assembly even as President Donald Trump appears to have vastly outperformed his previous two showings in the state in 2016 and 2020.

The AP called the presidential race for Trump early Wednesday, and with an estimated 93% of votes counted, he trailed Vice President Kamala Harris in Illinois by about eight percentage points. If the total holds, it’s about half of the margin of victory enjoyed by Democrats in the state in each of the past four presidential cycles.

Illinois’ representation in Congress also appears unlikely to change. Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen withstood a challenge in the 17th Congressional District of northwest Illinois, beating Republican challenger Joe McGraw, 54% to 46%, meaning Democrats will keep their 14-3 advantage in the state’s congressional delegation.




https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/early-results-show-democrats-likely-to-maintain-supermajorities-in-illinois-general-assembly/

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Early results show Democrats likely to maintain supermajorities in Illinois General Assembly (Original Post) RandySF Nov 9 OP
Finally, somehing to feel hopeful about! ShazzieB Nov 9 #1
I'm also glad illinois raised their presidential percent. It went from 5 percent to 8 percent since Tuesday. jimfields33 Nov 9 #2

jimfields33

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2. I'm also glad illinois raised their presidential percent. It went from 5 percent to 8 percent since Tuesday.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 05:54 AM
Nov 9

I know it doesn’t mean a lot nationally, but i really didn’t think it would be fair to consider illinois a battleground state in 2028 if that 5 percent stood.

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