Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

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Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
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Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives
from the 17th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2019 (2019-January-06)
Democratic Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (incumbent) 42,471 67.62 -1.58%
Republican Yesoe Yoon1872829.82-0.98%
Green Christopher Kruger16062.56N/A
Total votes62,805 100.0

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