Posted: 8:32 AM - Mar 09, 2008
Democrats Win Dennis Hastert's House Seat!
March 8, 2008, 9:59PM
In an amazing upset, the Democrats have won the special election for the House seat of former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL), a district that has long been
in Republican hands and voted 55%-44% for President Bush in 2004.
With 99% reporting, Democrat Bill Foster, a physicist and businessman, leads Republican businessman and perennial candidate Jim Oberweis by 52%-48%, and
has been projected the winner by the Associated Press.
Only the start of things to come for Republicans in 2008
March 8, 2008, 9:59PM
In an amazing upset, the Democrats have won the special election for the House seat of former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL), a district that has long been
in Republican hands and voted 55%-44% for President Bush in 2004.
With 99% reporting, Democrat Bill Foster, a physicist and businessman, leads Republican businessman and perennial candidate Jim Oberweis by 52%-48%, and
has been projected the winner by the Associated Press.
Only the start of things to come for Republicans in 2008