Democratic incumbent Rep. Cheri Bustos has won re-election in Illinois's 17th congressional district. Bustos, the chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, defeated young Republican challenger Esther Joy King on Thursday, according to the Fox News Decision Desk.
Bustos won by 51.84 percentage points to King's 48.16 percentage points, or 153,266 votes to 142,406, respectively. The five-term congresswoman was one of Republicans' top targets, according to The Hill.
Outside groups, including the Congressional Leadership Fund, ran ads against Bustos. The incumbent candidate outraised King almost three times over, however, raking in almost $4 million to King’s nearly $1.7 million.
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