We now have 61 percent of the expected vote in for Illinois’s 1st District and there’s still no clear frontrunner, though Jackson doesn’t appear to be surrendering his lead. He still leads Dowell 29 percent to 20 percent.
Latest count in Illinois’s 1st District Democratic primary
Results of the Democratic primary for Illinois’s 1st Congressional District, as of 9:44 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan L. Jackson | 15,933 | 29.4% |
| Pat Dowell | 10,847 | 20.0 |
| Karin Norington-Reaves | 7,291 | 13.4 |
| Jacqueline “Jacqui” Collins | 6,588 | 12.1 |
| Chris Butler | 2,781 | 5.1 |
| Jahmal Cole | 2,651 | 4.9 |
| Jonathan T. Swain | 1,771 | 3.3 |
| Charise A. Williams | 1,138 | 2.1 |
| Michael A. Thompson Jr. | 1,072 | 2.0 |
| Cassandra Goodrum | 864 | 1.6 |
| Marcus Lewis | 614 | 1.1 |
| Nykea Pippion McGriff | 603 | 1.1 |
| Kirby Birgans | 577 | 1.1 |
| Robert A. Palmer | 496 | 0.9 |
| Terre Layng Rosner | 470 | 0.9 |
| Ameena Matthews | 430 | 0.8 |
| Steven DeJoie | 147 | 0.3 |