IL: 11th District listed as vulnerable to Dem takeover
4:06 PM
A new CQ Politics list includes Illinois' 11th District as one of the five U.S. House seats most vulnerable to takeover by the opposing party this year.
The race synopsis says the seat, held by retiring Republican Jerry Weller, looks like a Dem pickup because "Democrats -- who have been on an overall roll in Illinois for more than a decade -- are highly targeting this race and have a strong nominee in Debbie Halvorson, the majority leader in the Illinois Senate."
Meanwhile, Republicans saw primary winner Tim Baldermann drop out of the race a couple weeks after winning the February primary. He was replaced by businessman Martin Ozinga in late April.
Read CQ Politics' complete race summary
The Cook Political Report has a similar outlook for the race, listing the district as "lean Democratic."
