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Democrat Nabeela Syed wins Republican-held Illinois state senate seat

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“Democrat Nabeela Syed wins Republican-held Illinois state senate seat”

Democrat Nabeela Syed , who in 2022 became one of the first Muslims to serve in the Illinois General Assembly , has unseated a Republican to win a seat in the state's senate. She secured 57 per cent of the vote compared to incumbent Republican Darby Hills, who won 43 per cent. Ms Syed's victory comes on a historic election night during which Democrats across the country made inroads and unseated Republicans in a major rebuke of US President Donald Trump . In the final weeks of her campaign in…

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