Democrat on the ballot in the 18th Congressional District

Posted on May 9, 2016

Eureka College history professor Junius Rodriguez will challenge U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood in the November election. (Photo courtesy eureka.edu)

By FarmWeekNow/WFMB

EUREKA – It’s a two way race now in the Illinois 18th Congressional District.

After winning a seat a special election and then going through a primary a short time later, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood now has an opponent.

Democrats in the 18th have selected Junius Rodriguez to fill out the other side of the ballot. Rodriguez is a history professor at Eureka College. The district, which has been held by a republican for more than five decades, spreads over parts of Quincy, Bloomington, Peoria and Springfield.

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