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Daniel Biss wins fierce House primary as Democrats fight over Israel and four Illinois open seats

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Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss has won the contested Democratic primary in Illinois' 9th Congressional District, part of a split decision Tuesday night for progressives and moderates who fought furiously across four Chicago-area House districts over a number of issues, including Israel policy.

Along with Biss, NBC News projects that state Rep. La Shawn Ford won the Democratic primary in the 7th District. Cook County commissioner Donna Miller and former Rep. Melissa Bean, who ran campaigns more in line with the party establishment and more moderate Democrats, won the Democratic primaries in the 2nd and the 8th districts, respectively...

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