One of the big questions on the ballot Tuesday night was the graduated income tax constitutional amendment. That appears to have failed — supporters conceded this morning. In central Illinois’ 13th Congressional District, which got a lot of national attention and money, incumbent Republican Rep. Rodney Davis fended off a second challenge from Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan. She came within a point of defeating him two years ago, and while some mail-in ballots could affect the final tallies in the weeks ahead, Davis has a decisive, 10-point lead.

Click here to see Election 2020 results from across Illinois.

The 21st was joined by a the Chief Political Reporter at The Chicago Tribune, a correspondent for WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” and a first year journalism major at the University of Illinois and Urbana-Champaign. 

Guests:

Amanda Vinicky, Correspondent, Chicago Tonight, WTTW News

Rick Pearson, Chief political reporter, Chicago Tribune

Farrah Anderson, First year journalism major at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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