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Tony McCombie defeats Mike Smiddy in Illinois District 71

Voters have chosen to elect Tony M. McCombie as their new representative in the 71st district in Illinois.  The Republican ran against incumbent Democrat Mike S...

Voters have chosen to elect Tony M. McCombie as their new representative in the 71st district in Illinois.  The Republican ran against incumbent Democrat Mike Smiddy.

Smiddy came under fire several months before the election, after he was caught playing video games during a debate on higher education. 

His response to the matter was that he already knew what his decision would be.

"I knew about the higher education bill. I had been in caucus. I knew what it was going to do for my schools, both Western and Black Hawk," Smiddy said in a previous report.

McCombie won with 62% of the vote. Smiddy followed with 38%.

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