AP Race Call: Democrat Robin Kelly wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District

WASHINGTON – Democratic Rep. Robin Kelly won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Kelly, who has ben in office for over a decade, has been a vocal supporter of gun reforms and community policing. She first won the district in 2013 in a special election to replace then-U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who later pleaded guilty to misspending campaign funds. The strongly Democratic Chicago-area district includes neighborhoods on the city’s South Side, suburbs and other communities along the border Illinois shares with Indiana. The Associated Press declared Kelly the winner at 8:59 p.m. EST.

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