Gong-Gershowitz appeared to outpace Lee by a margin of 37.7 percent on Tuesday in the county.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Democrat Laura Fine, won by a margin of 16.8 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Republican Kathleen Myalls, who received 15,534 votes to Fine's 21,809.
2018 State House race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/%
Dem. 2018
Votes/%
GOP 2014
Votes/%
Dem. 2014
Votes/%
Cook County
Peter Lee
15,051/ 31.17%
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
33,233/ 68.83%
Kathleen Myalls
15,534/ 41.6%
Laura Fine
21,809/ 58.4%
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