Republican Keith Pekau won a Republican U.S. House primary election in Illinois on June 28 and will face incumbent Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) in the general election in the fall to represent the state’s 6th Congressional District.
Illinois’ 6th district is a Democratic-leaning House seat that is considered winnable by Republicans in a midterm year when the president’s party typically loses ground. Nationwide, Republicans need to flip a net of five House seats to gain the majority.
