Election

Published on Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Print This Article
Halvorson leading Ozinga in race to replace Weller


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last updated on 00/00/0000 at 12:00 a.m.

emocrat Debbie Halvorson is leading Republican concrete company owner Marty Ozinga in a race for an open Illinois congressional seat.

The race is to replace exiting GOP Congressman Jerry Weller. Weller opted not to seek an eighth term amid ethics questions in Illinois' 11th District. The district stretches from Chicago's south suburbs to the farms of central Illinois.

With 54 percent of precincts reporting, Halvorson had 59 percent and Ozinga had 34 percent. Green Party candidate Jason Wallace had 7 percent.

Ozinga and Halvorson's race got nasty as the election neared, with both candidates trying to tie the other to Illinois' unpopular Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich through TV ads.

Comment On This Article

All comments are moderated before being published. We will not edit your comments, but we also will not approve those that are abusive, off-topic, attack another poster or contain information we know to be libelous or false.

During peak weekday viewing times, most comments will be reviewed within six hours. For more detailed information, click here.

After submitting your comment, check below for a confirmation message.


  • Your name:
  • Enter text from image:
  • Your comment:
Question of the Day
Only who can prevent forest fires?
you
me

Sign up to receive Northern Star headlines in your inbox, delivered weekdays at 6 a.m.


Feedback? E-mail us.
Real-time updates of recently viewed articles on the site.

1  "Back to the '80s" rocks the Egyptian Theatre

2  DeKalb a home to endangered species

3  Taking it up another level

4  Colleges Against Cancer kicks off Relay For...

5  10 most bizarre ways to die in a 'Final...