Feb 6, 2008 1:18 am US/Central
Lipinski Wins Contentious Congressional Primary
On North Shore, Dan Seals Beats Jay Footlik To Face Rep. Kirk
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
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Rep. Daniel Lipinski won renomiation for his seat Tuesday.
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Dan Seals will face Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) for the second time.
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Despite a strong challenge by a suburban mayor, prosecutor and local attorney, U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) has won renomination for the 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary.
Lipinski, who was elected in 2004 to succeed his father, longtime U.S. Rep. William Lipinski, was declared the winner with 53,613 votes, or 53 percent, with 89 percent of the precincts reporting. That is compared with 25,888 votes, or 26 percent, for his nearest challenger, Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Mark Pera. Chicago attorney Jim Capparelli came next with 11,761 votes, or 12 percent, followed by Palos Hills Mayor Jerry Bennett, who had 9,031 votes, or 9 percent.
Lipinski won the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune and other smaller newspapers, which praised his leadership qualities.
But Pera claimed in his campaign that Lipinski was too conservative. Lipinski is pro-life and has in the past voted against embryonic stem cell research, and has tried to work with Republicans on Iraq War policy.
On the Republican side, real estate broker Michael Hawkins won with 67 percent of the vote, compared with 33 percent for Arthur Jones, who has been known for white supremacist activities.
Lipinski and Hawkins will also face Green Party candidate Jerome Pohlen.
Meanwhile, for the second time, Dan Seals will face Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) in the North Shore's 10th District. Seals, a business consultant and lecturer at Northwestern University, outpolled Jay Footlik, a former special assistant to President Bill Clinton. Seals won 34,474 votes, or 83 percent, compared to 6,946 votes for Footlik.
In 2006, Seals lost a surprisingly contentious general election to Kirk.
Meanwhile, incumbent Democratic Reps. Bobby Rush, Danny Davis and Jan Schakowsky easily won renomination in their districts, as did Republican Judy Biggert.
For the U.S. Senate, west suburban physician Steve Sauerberg won the Republican nomination against foreign policy analyst Andy Martin and army veteran Norm Hill. Sauerberg will face U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in the general election.
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