"Neck-and-Neck: Cook County State's Attorney Race Hangs on Mail-In Ballot Count"
TL;DR
The Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney is extremely close, with Eileen O’Neill Burke leading Clayton Harris III by just 2,015 votes after the latest mail-in ballots were counted, shrinking the gap even further. The Chicago Board of Elections admitted to underreporting the number of mail ballots received by Election Day, causing confusion and social media backlash. Both campaigns have not declared victory or conceded, and the winner will face Republican Bob Fioretti and Libertarian Andrew Charles Kopinski in the November general election.
Topics:nationpolitics#cook-county#democratic-primary#election-results#mail-in-ballots#politics#states-attorney
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- City mail vote slices Burke lead over Harris to less than half a percentage point in state's attorney's race Chicago Sun-Times
- Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney remains too close to call; vote-by-mail ballots still being processed WGN TV Chicago
- State's attorney's race tightens as city elections board acknowledges mail-in ballot miscalculation Chicago Tribune
- Race for Cook County State's Attorney to come down to 3.5k ballots as vote counting continues NBC Chicago
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