On June 28, Illinois voters will head to the polls to pick their candidates in the primary races for 17 U.S. House seats, one U.S. Senate seat, and the governor of the state.
Among the House seats, five are in Democratic-leaning districts that are considered winnable by Republicans in a midterm year when the president’s party typically loses ground, according to the non-partisan, independent Cook Political Report.
Nationwide, Republicans need to flip a net of five House seats to gain the majority.
13th District
Among the five Illinois seats, the 13th district was remapped by the Democratic-controlled state legislature last year to annex more urban centers across hundreds of miles in central Illinois in a long, narrow, snake-like shape….