It’s a two way race now in the Illinois 18th Congressional District. After winning a seat a special election and then going through a primary a short time later, Congressman Darin LaHood now has an opponent.
Democrats in the 18th have selected Junius Rodriguez to fill out the other side of the ballot. Rodriguez is a history professor at Eureka College.
The district, which has been held by a republican for more than five decades, spreads over parts of Quincy, Bloomington, Peoria and Springfield.