CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth was expected to sail to a second term Tuesday after her Republican challenger struggled to gain traction against the incumbent and rising political star in the Democratic Party.
The Associated Press called the race for U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth shortly after the polls closed Tuesday, and in other statewide contests, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza and Treasurer Michael Frerichs saw good early returns in their reelection against GOP opponents.
In unofficial early results, Mendoza was leading her opponent, Shannon Teresi, with 62% of the vote and 1% of precincts reporting shortly before 7:30 p.m. Frerichs was leading Republican Tom Demmer with 59% of the vote with 1% of precincts reporting shortly after the polls closed.
