Haider Projected Winner Of IL District 84 Race: Report

OSWEGO, IL — The Chicago Tribune declared Saba Haider the winner of the Democratic primary in the race for the 84th District of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Haider faced off against Jared Ploger for the nomination. With 95 percent of votes counted, Haider received 6,182 votes, or 64.3 percent, to Ploger's 3,426 votes, or 35.7 percent, the Tribune reported at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

In the November general election, Haider will face off against Brian Scopa, the only Republican candidate. With a population of about 110,200, Illinois's 84th District covers Aurora, Oswego, Naperville and Montgomery.

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Incumbent Stephanie Kifowit, a Democrat who has represented District 84 since 2013, did not seek an eighth term. Instead, she ran to become Illinois's next comptroller, succeeding Susana Mendoza, who announced in July that she would not seek a fourth term.

Haider, a member of the DuPage County Health Department Board of Health, campaigned to lower costs for working families, fight back against federal overreach, and invest in education and public service.

"I know firsthand the struggles our working families are going through, and I want to work with our elected officials to find solutions to the problems we all face," she wrote on her campaign website. "I will use every tool available to ensure public safety, economic growth, and environmental sustainability so that ALL of our families can succeed."

Haider's leadership experience includes serving as director of the Indian Prairie Educational Foundation and chairperson of the DuPage County Strategic Planning Committee and Environmental Committee.

Brian Scopa, a retired naval commander who served for 22 years, will challenge the winner of the Democratic primary. According to his campaign website, he will focus on empowering families by strengthening parental rights and advancing school choice, restoring fiscal discipline and economic opportunity, defending constitutional freedoms and individual rights, supporting law enforcement and public safety, and promoting transparency and accountability in state government.

"After two decades of service to our country, I'm ready to serve my community," Scopa wrote. "Illinois needs leaders who understand what it means to lead with integrity, defend our freedoms, and restore trust in our institutions."