With Hoan Huynh running for #IL09 (and getting a whopping 2% of the vote), his #HD13 on the north side of Chicago featured an open primary on Tuesday.

In the end, Army vet Demi Palecek won out, with the progressive turning back some seriously strong opposition to win by 14%.

Illinois #HD13 precinct results

🏆 @demiforillinois.bsky.social 41.9% 9,988
🥈 @jamesforillinois.bsky.social 27.7% 6,614
🥉 @sunjayforillinois.com 13.6% 3,242
🤡 Adam Braun 10.9% 2,609
🫰 @ridgeknapp.bsky.social 5.9% 1,410

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Progressives are having a good night in the State House:

#HD08: Shantel Franklin ahead by 2,000 votes
#HD13: Demi Palacek (backed by Kat and Jan Schakowsky) up by 1,100 votes
#HD40: Miguel Alvelo-Rivera is close to unseating incumbent Jaime Andrade