#18th General Assembly district
Gabel holds slight lead over Keenan-Devlin in state rep race
As of 11 p.m., votes are still being counted in the race for Evanston’s state legislature seat, but the ticket for Obama’s senate seat is set as Democrat Alexi Giannoulias will face Republican Mark Kirk. In the primary for governor, less than a percentage point separates the top candidates in both Democratic and Republican races. more 
Last week, about 50 aging residents of Evanston’s Three Crowns Park retirement home wheeled and hobbled into a question-and-answer session with the five candidates vying to be the next representative of Illinois’ 18th legislative district. In a room full of grandparents, two of the candidates—NU alum Patrick Keenan-Devlin, 25, and Evanston-born Eamon Kelly, 29—are fresh-faced grandchildren begging for a seat at the adults’ table. And yet one of them will probably be Evanston’s next representative in the state legislature.
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