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Thursday, May 9, 2024

State House race: Democrat Yingling wins voter tally in Lake County

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Sam Yingling led Republican Ken Idstein in votes cast in Lake County for the District 62 state House race, according to the latest vote count.

Yingling appeared to outpace Idstein by a margin of 12.8 percent on Tuesday in the county.

In comparison, the 2014 winner, Democrat Sam Yingling, won by a margin of 4.2 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Republican Rod Drobinski, who received 12,789 votes to Yingling's 13,910.

2018 State House race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/%
Dem. 2018
Votes/%
GOP 2014
Votes/%
Dem. 2014
Votes/%
Lake County
Ken Idstein
14,810/ 43.61%
Sam Yingling
19,147/ 56.39%
Rod Drobinski
12,789/ 47.9%
Sam Yingling
13,910/ 52.1%

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