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Duckworth became the first woman ever to be re-elected for a second term in the state's history. This was the first Illinois U.S. Senate election where both major party candidates were female. Salvi flipped seven counties—Calhoun, McDonough, Knox, Gallatin, Pulaski, Alexander, and Madison—that had voted for Duckworth in 2016.
- Tammy Duckworth
- 56.82%
- Democratic
- 2,329,136
21 hours ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mary Miller won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. She ran unopposed. First elected in 2020, Miller filled the seat left vacant by Republican John Shimkus’ retirement.
11 hours ago · Kamala Harris of the Democrat party has 66,933,466 votes (47.4%) Donald Trump of the Republican party has 71,816,269 votes (50.9%) This is surely the most dramatic comeback in US political history ...
5 days ago · On Nov. 4, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected to become Wyoming's governor, the first time a woman held a governorship in the United States.
11 hours ago · The 2024 Republican platform vowed to cut federal funds for schools that teach about race and gender, bar transgender women from women’s sports teams and deport international students who voiced ...
Mar 4, 2024 · A Black attorney who served in Illinois' General Assembly before winning election as a U.S. Senator with the support of a Hyde Park base – we're not talking about Barack Obama, but Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman to be elected a U.S. Senator. Born in Chicago, she served as assistant majority leader in the Illinois House during her decade there before becoming Cook County Recorder ...
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22 hours ago · First elected in 1982, Kaptur gained that title in the House in 2018. She now has bested the record of Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Democrat from Maryland who served in Congress for 40 years.
