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Kat Abughazaleh, who is running to replace Representative Jan Schakowsky in Illinois’s Ninth District, cast her ballot at a Chicago Park District field house on Tuesday morning. She is part of a crowded Democratic primary field, and the race has drawn more outside spending than any other House contest in Illinois.
Election Night winners include Democrats Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, Abigail Spanberger for governor of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill for governor of New Jersey.
The victory of Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in a spirited Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate has both historic implications and may provide a window into what Democratic voters are looking for in the midterms,