MSNBC projects Democrat Duckworth wins Illinois House seat

Published on Nov 07, 2012
12:14 PM

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - MSNBC projected that Democrat Tammy Duckworth won Illinois' eighth congressional district in Tuesday's election.

Ms Duckworth, a wounded Iraq War veteran, defeated incumbent Republican Representative Joe Walsh, a Tea Party activist.

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