Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. out to early lead against Halvorson [View all]

[brooklynite]

Source: Chicago Tribune

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.has jumped out to an early lead tonight against long-time foe Debbie Halvorson, a former congressman.

In the 2nd Congressional District contest, Jackson had 73 percent of the vote to Debbie Halvorson’s 26 percent with more than 27 percent of the unofficial vote counted.

Halvorson, a former one-term congresswoman from Crete, hopes to end Jackson’s 17 years in Congress by taking advantage of the Chicago Democrat’s ongoing ethics cloud. He faces a congressional ethics investigation that stems from allegations that Jackson campaign supporters offered to raise money for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for appointing Jackson to Obama’s theU.S. Senate. Jackson denies any wrongdoing.

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