For State Senator Mike Frerichs, Election Day stretched for two weeks longer than his colleagues, as he waited on results in the extremely tight race for Illinois State Treasurer.
But the Democrat from Champaign finally pulled ahead of his opponent, Republican Tom Cross, by more than 9,000 votes, and was officially declared the winner on Sunday.
He's got a little more than a month before being sworn in, and, as he tells Illinois Public Radio's/Media's Hannah Meisel, he's trying to learn all he can, including tips from outgoing state treasurer, Republican Dan Rutherford.