There were solid wins in four of the area Congressional primaries Tuesday and one really tight contest. Only one incumbent faced primary opposition.
In the 17th District, Republican Patrick Harlan took nearly 76 percent of the vote over Knox County Tea Party leader Jack Boccarossa to win the right to face Democratic incumbent Cheri Bustos in the fall.
In the 6th District, Incumbent Republican Peter Roskam won renomination with 68.6% of the vote over Gordon "Jay" Kinzler. He faces a challenge from Democrat Amanda Howland, who captured 66.9 percent of the vote against Robert Marshall.
In the 8th District, Raja Krishnamoorthi finished with 56.9% of the vote in a three-way race to pick up the Democratic banner laid down when incumbent Tammy Duckworth entered the U.S. Senate race. Michael Boland won less than 30% of the GOP vote and Deborah Bullwinkel was below 14%. Republican Pete DiCianni ran unopposed.
In the 11th District, Republican Tonia Khouri squeaked out a win over Nick Stella by 418 votes in the quest to face incumbent Democrat Bill Foster. Herman White managed less than 27% of the GOP primary vote.
In the 14th District Democratic Primary, Jim Walz won the right to challenge incumbent Republican Randy Hultgren by taking 42.7% of the vote. John Hosta finished with 38.2%, and Jesse Maggitt won only 19.1%.