And with a mere 45% plurality with a socialist taking 20%.
The district was just a little chunk of ethnic White Chicago then.
https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=397727
Only a fraction of it’s geographic territory is in the current third.
https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=782800
The current third is shining example of rat gerrymandering, put some GOP ‘burbs in with a chunk of Chicago/Black suburbs that vote supermajority rat, wasting many GOP votes, several State Senate districts are the same thing.
They would do more of it. ... What holds em back? If the district becomes too suburban, then a suburban Dem could win the primary.