{"id":2581121,"date":"2026-03-18T00:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T04:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-bliss-wins-democratic-primary-to-replace-jan-schakowsky\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T00:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T04:44:44","slug":"daniel-bliss-wins-democratic-primary-to-replace-jan-schakowsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-bliss-wins-democratic-primary-to-replace-jan-schakowsky\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Bliss wins Democratic primary to replace Jan Schakowsky"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdaniel-bliss-wins-democratic-primary-to-replace-jan-schakowsky%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581121&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Daniel Bliss, the mayor of Evanston, won the Democratic primary in Illinois\u2019s 9th District to succeed longtime Rep. Jan schakowsky.The Associated Press called the race at 10:36 p.m.,with Bliss taking 29.6% of the vote, Kat Abughazaleh (progressive) 25.6%,and Democratic state Sen. Laura Fine 20.4%. Bliss was endorsed by Schakowsky as well as Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Elizabeth Warren, Illinois Attorney General Kwame raoul, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Schakowsky had also endorsed Bliss.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois uses a plurality system, so Bliss wins the nomination without needing a majority. He will face Republican John elleson in November in a race considered a safe Democratic seat. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >primary featured notable advocacy<\/a> from AIPAC, which had targeted Bliss with attacks that helped propel Abughazaleh, a Palestinian American and protester against an ICE facility. AIPAC later pulled back its messaging, according to reporting. This is bliss\u2019s second bid for higher office, after a 2018 run for governor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Daniel Bliss defeats Kat Abughazaleh in Democratic primary to replace Jan Schakowsky<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2535300\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Evanston Mayor Daniel Bliss defeated two strong competitors in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"249\">Democratic<\/a> primary to replace longtime Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illinois\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"206\">Illinois&rsquo;s<\/a> 9th District on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race for Bliss at 10:36 p.m., over two hours after the polls closed. Bliss won with 29.6% of the vote, with progressive Kat Abughazaleh coming in second place with 25.6% of the vote. Democratic state Sen. Laura Fine came in third with 20.4%. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4495209\/nebraska-senate-democrat-candidate-ballot\/\">Nebraska secretary of state kicks Democrat off Senate ballot, claims she had no plans to serve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4495158\/juliana-stratton-wins-democratic-primary-illinois-senate\/\">Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic nod for Senate in upset over Krishnamoorthi&#8217;s big spending<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4494578\/janet-mills-graham-platner-rape-victim-comment-attack-ad\/\">Janet Mills highlights Graham Platner&#8217;s comments about rape victims in attack ad: &#8216;He&#8217;s a bully&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Illinois operates under a plurality system, meaning the person with the most votes wins even if they receive less than 50% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Schakowsky had endorsed Bliss as her successor. Bliss also received endorsements from Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tammy-duckworth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2523\">Tammy Duckworth<\/a> (D-IL) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elizabeth-warren\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"250\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-MA), Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">mayor&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s second attempt at a higher office, after losing a 2018 bid for governor against Pritzker.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the Senate race, the 9th District&rsquo;s Democratic primary was a target of allies of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the largest pro-Israel lobbying group. AIPAC had heightened its attacks against Bliss throughout the primary, which was originally intended Fine, their preferred candidate. <\/p>\n<p>But the attacks allowed Abughazaleh, a progressive, Palestinian American, and a vocal critic of Israel, to gain significant momentum in the final days of the race, so AIPAC <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/03\/17\/aipac-illinois-primary-israel-democrats-divides-00829743?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&amp;nname=politico-toplines&amp;nrid=e933b245-12c1-4cd5-b3c0-40e63c3fd196\">pulled back<\/a> all of its anti-Bliss messaging, per <em>Politico.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>Despite a second place finish, Abughazaleh&rsquo;s results capped off a strong, grassroots campaign that she launched before Schakowsky, 81, officially announced she would not seek a 15th term in Congress. Abughazaleh gained national attention when she was arrested on federal charges for protesting outside an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview, Illinois. <\/p>\n<p>Bliss will face Republican John Elleson in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe ...?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a> in November. The race is considered a safe Democrat seat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bliss wins Dem primary to replace Jan Schakowsky<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2581122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP985246627805.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[76030,32807,46479,76031],"class_list":["post-2581121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-daniel-bliss","tag-democratic-primary","tag-illinois-politics","tag-schakowsky-replacement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP985246627805.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581121"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581125,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581121\/revisions\/2581125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}