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Franklin dominates field in State House 8th District primary

Summary by oakpark.com
Real estate agent Shantel Franklin will be the first ever female state representative from the 8th House District after a surprisingly strong performance in a four-candidate field in her first political race.  Franklin, 32, who also served as an aide to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, for six years, had 5,997 votes, nearly 46% of the total, with around 88% of ballots counted. Latonya Mitts was a distant second with 25.9%, followed by Jill…
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oakpark.com broke the news in on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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