Robin Kelly Wins 2nd Congressional District Democratic Primary

ILLINOIS 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - Incumbent Illinois 2nd District Congresswoman Robin Kelly has won the Democratic nomination and will have a chance to win re-election in November. With more than 80 percent of precincts reporting as of 9 p.m., Kelly had 81.9 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary to her challenger Marcus Lewis' 18.1 percent. The Republican primary remains too close to call, with Patrick Harmon holding on to a narrow lead over David Merkle.

In 2016, Kelly defeated Lewis and two others in the Democratic primary that year and later topped Morrow in the general election. Kelly has served as the congresswoman for the 2nd District since 2013. Lewis, her challenger, has outlined some of his plans for the district on his campaign's Facebook page.

All three Republican hopefuls - Merkle, Harmon and Morrow - have outlined their platforms with the editorial board of the Chicago Sun-Times.

The Illinois 2nd Congressional District includes all of Kankakee County and parts of Will and Cook counties as well. A portion of the Cook County section of the district covers the southeast side of Chicago. Suburbs in the district include Chicago Heights, Homewood and Dolton.

Follow here as we update vote percentages as soon as they come in after the polls close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

ILLINOIS 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY:

Robin Kelly: 83.73%, 48,105 votes

Marcus Lewis: 16.27%, 9,347

Final city of Chicago results not immediately available.

ILLINOIS 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

(81.8% of precincts reporting)

Patrick Harmon: 36.2%

David Merkle: 35.4%

John Morrow: 28.4%

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