Janice Schakowsky, left, and John Elleson
Janice Schakowsky, left, and John Elleson
Democrat Janice Schakowsky has been declared the winner in the 9th Congressional District against Republican John Elleson.
With 92 percent of the precincts reporting, Schakowsky had 73 percent of the vote with a total of 187,519 votes.
Elleson received 27 percent of the vote with a total of 68,895 votes.