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Illinois republican wins seat by 291 votes
Dan Rozek, Chicago Sun-TimesBy a margin of 291 votes out of more than 200,000 cast, GOP challenger Joe Walsh emerged Tuesday as the winner over U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean in their nail-biting 8th District congressional race. Bean, a three-term Democrat, made the results official late Tuesday, conceding the contest after calling Walsh to congratulate him on his upset victory. Walsh, a Tea Party-backed conservative, led Bean by 347 votes at the beginning of the day, but absentee and provisional ballots tallied Tuesday narrowed that margin to less than two-tenths of a percent. Life's been good to him so far. I'm amazed: the Cook County machine should have been good for another 400 cemetery votes. Posted by: Mike 2010-11-17 |
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