Salvi Declares Victory, Eyes Duckworth: IL Primary Election Results

ILLINOIS — Like much of the crowded field of candidates seeking to gain the Republican nomination for the Illinois U.S. Senate seat held by Tammy Duckworth, Kathy Salvi based her chances of winning on a conservative foundation that believes America can do better than Joe Biden.

Salvi, the 63-year-old Mundelein attorney will now see if that works in her bid to defeat Duckworth in the November general election. Salvi entered Tuesday's primary election with perhaps the most name recognition among Illinois voters and used that pre-election momentum to declare herself the winner with more than 90 percent of votes counted.

CNN projected Salvi as the winner in Tuesday's primary election, based on unofficial results.

• Kathy Salvi 208,203 (30.3 percent)
• Peggy Hubbard 170,343 (24.7 percent)
• Matt Dubiel 87,590 (12.7 percent)
• Casey Chlebek 73,002 (10.6 percent)
• Bobby Piton 63,441 (9.2 percent)
• Anthony Williams 50,737 (7.4 percent)
• Jimmy Lee Tillman 35,039 (5.1 percent)

“Thank you, #TeamSalvi, for the overwhelming support at the polls today!” Salvi wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday evening. “Our movement is just getting started; it's time to mobilize to take on Tammy Duckworth in November.”

According to her campaign website, Salvi said that the freedoms of Americans are under attack and that Biden/Duckworth agenda has worked to divide us, not make us stronger.

"Illinoisans can no longer afford their failed leadership," her website says.