Illinois Democrats hang onto U.S. House of Representative seats, gain new seat

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Illinois 2022 Election Results
Illinois 2022 Election ResultsIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke after he and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won their reelection bid.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- More than half a dozen Illinois Democrats won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, and even grew their margin with a new congresswoman.

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ABC News projects that Robin Kelly wins re-election in Illinois' 2nd District; Brad Schneider wins re-election in Illinois' 10th District; Jesus "Chuy" Garcia wins re-election in Illinois' 4th District; Danny Davis wins re-election in Illinois' 7th District; Jonathan Jackson wins re-election in Illinois' 1st District; Mike Quigley wins re-election in Illinois' 5th District; and Jan Schakowsky wins re-election in Illinois' 9th District.

Jonathan Jackson won re-election to Illinois' 1st Congressional District Tuesday night.

ABC News also projects Bill Foster won re-election in the Illinois 11th Congressional District.

Rep. Bill Foster won re-election in the 11th Congressinal DIstrict Tuesday.

ABC News also projects that Delia Ramirez has won the first election in the newly drawn 3rd Congressional District.

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Hotly contested races in Illinois 6th and 14th Districts have drawn national attention, as Sean Casten and Lauren Underwood also fight for re-election in remapped districts following the 2020 census.

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So far ABC News has not projected winners in either of those races.