LaHood Wins GOP Nomination, Credits His Record; Campaign Team

Darin LaHoodPEORIA, Ill. (AP) –The Republican nominee to replace ex-Congressman Aaron Schock says he spent most of his campaign talking about his record as a state senator and former prosecutor, not his famous former U.S. transportation secretary father Ray LaHood.

State Sen. Darin LaHood won his party’s nomination yesterday. According to Politico, the Peoria Senator led with 70 percent of the vote with only 56 percent of the precincts reporting. LaHood tells The Associated Press his campaign team hit the ground running early on and didn’t take anything for granted.

He had early backing from the state GOP, more money than the other candidates and key endorsements, including from the National Rifle Association.

But one of LaHood’s two GOP opponents, conservative writer Michael Flynn, argued voters were tired of party politics, particularly after the Schock scandal. Flynn clocked in at only 28 percent when the race was called.

In the Democratic Primary, High School teacher Robert Mellon won the nomination.

The general election will now take place Sept. 10. The election is expected to be tough for a Democrat, due to the district’s Republican controlled history.

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