Sorensen Outperforms Harris, Wins Re-Election in 17th Congressional
Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) won an 8-point re-election victory Tuesday over GOP candidate Joe McGraw.
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Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) defeated Winnebago County Judge Joe McGraw in the 17th Congressional District Tuesday, in a race the Associated Press didn’t call until early Wednesday morning.
As of Wednesday morning., the AP showed 88% of precincts reporting and Sorensen leading McGraw by around 22,000 votes. His lead is 54%-46%, outpacing Harris’ result in the district.
As of this morning, the Associated Press has yet to call Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield)’s 13th Congressional District. But that’s only because AP hasn’t uploaded Champaign County results yet.
Budzinski, joining me on the radio Wednesday morning, called it a “disastrous night for Democrats.”
There was a lot of confusion at one point during the night as the AP incorrectly uploaded St. Clair County results and it showed Budzinski trailing by 60,000 votes at one point. Oops.
All other Illinois members of congress were re-elected Tuesday night.