PHOTO GALLERY: Nekritz Wins Fifth Term
In a Republican-dominated election, 57th District House Democratic incumbent Elaine Nekritz captured 60 percent of the vote.
Around 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, 57th District state representative candidate Richard Hamen joined supporters at Prospect Heights sports bar Rocky Vander's. Supporters had gathered to back Hamen and watch election returns. Early optimism waned by 7:30 p.m. when initial precincts reported Hamen trailed Nekritz with 40 percent of the vote counted. Subsequent precinct results did little to narrow the margin and by the end of the night, with all the votes counted, Nekritz secured a fifth term win with 61.11 percent of the vote to Hamen's 38.89 percent. A major issue for voters was Illinois' current budget crisis. Hamen, who stressed that a balanced budget is constitutionally mandated, advocated cutting waste to raise revenue. Tax hikes …
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Steve Handwerker
2:05 pm on Friday, November 5, 2010
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