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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, declared victory
over challenger Darren Bailey, saying primaries are tough and
Bailey was going against a fellow conservative.
“And every time that he tried to attack us on the issue, I got
endorsed by the people he said I didn’t support, whether it was
pro life, whether it was Second Amendment, the list went on,”
Bost said.
Bost set his sights on November and getting former President
Donald Trump and Republicans back in control of Congress.
“To secure the border … to make sure that we send a clear
message to those who are fighting around this world that we have
a strong leader back in power,” Bost said.
Bost is expected to take on Brian Roberts in November. Roberts
is projected to beat Preston Nelson for the Democratic primary
in that district.
In other congressional districts, Joshua Loyd is the projected
winner for the 13th Congressional District Republican primary.
He’s expected to face off against Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep.
Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, in November. She was unopposed
in Tuesday’s primary.
For Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, it looks like a
matchup between Republican Joe McGraw and incumbent Democratic
U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen. In Chicago Congressional Districts,
incumbents fended off primary challengers.
Voter turnout is another story from Tuesday’s primary. In
Sangamon County, just 14% turned out. Cook County showed about
17%. But even after Tuesday, it will take up to two weeks to
tally all the votes with outstanding mail-in ballots remaining.
The Illinois State Board of Elections shows statewide, there
were 667,000 ballots requested by mail with 277,000 returned
before election day. That leaves around 390,000 mail-in ballots
that could still be counted within the next two weeks.
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