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AP Race Call: Democrat Nikki Budzinski wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District

Original Publication Date: November 6, 2024 8:25AM
Publication Updated: April 11, 2025 4:41PM

Democratic Rep. Nikki Budzinski won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Wednesday. The freshman congresswoman was once a former senior advisor to Gov. JB Pritzker and worked as a labor union activist. She defeated Republican Joshua Loyd. The narrow Democrat-leaning district cuts through central Illinois from the St. Louis area to Champaign. The Associated Press declared Budzinski the winner at 11:23 a.m. EST.

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