What to know about Illinois legislative races ahead of the Nov. 3 election
Many Illinois legislative candidates are running unopposed in the upcoming Nov. 3 general election. While some suburban races remain competitive, Democrats are expected to maintain their majorities in both the state Senate and House.
The primary elections in March featured several challenges to Democratic incumbents in the General Assembly, but now that the general election Nov. 3 is almost here many politicians are running unopposed.There are still some hotly contested races in the suburbs. However, Democrats appear unlikely to be unseated from their big majorities in the Illinois Senate and Illinois House.After the election, lawmakers are expected to meet Nov. 17-19 and Dec. 1-3 for the fall veto session and then the new…
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