Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Tuesday coasted to a second term, fending off a challenge from Republican Kathy Salvi to extend her historic Senate career another six years.
Within an hour of the polls closing, Duckworth had declared victory and Salvi had conceded, though returns were incomplete. Later in the night, with about 72% of precincts reporting, Duckworth led with nearly 57% of the vote compared to 42% for Salvi and less than 2% for Libertarian candidate Bill Redpath.
