Politics & Government

Election Results 2016: Jan Schakowsky Defeats Joan Lasonde in 9th Congressional District Race

The Evanston Democrat cruised to victory Tuesday night.

Jan Schakowsky will retain her seat in the United States Congress after easily defeating challenger Joan McCarthy Lasonde in Tuesday night's election.

Schakowsky, the 9th District Democratic Rep. from Evanston, had 203,502 votes with 97 percent reporting according to the Associated Press.

Lasonde, a Republican challenger from Wilmette, tallied 105,826 with the same number of votes counted.

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