Polls close at 7 p.m. Check back then to view real-time results on this race from the AP. Follow our live coverage for context, reactions, and analysis throughout the day. In the race for the Illinois House's northwest suburban 51st District, state Rep. Nabeela Syed, D-Inverness, hoped to further cement Democrats' supermajority in the chamber on Tuesday by fending off a challenge from Republican Tosi Ufodike. Syed, a former digital strategist for a civic engagement nonprofit, is the youngest woman in the chamber and one of its first two Muslim members.She won her first term in 2022 by almost seven percentage points in the 51st District that also includes Vernon Hills, Lake Zurich and Hoffman Estates — an area that previously was favorable to Republicans until Democrats redrew legislative maps after the 2020 U.S. Census.Campaign funds controlled by Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch sent more than $200,000 Syed’s way to hold onto the seat, with major support also coming from organized labor.Ufodike, an Ela Township trustee who runs a preschool academy in Hawthorn Woods, raised more than $70,000, with the state GOP pitching in about $6,800. She billed herself as a fiscal conservative.The progressive incumbent touted legislation she shepherded last year that bans price gouging by pharmaceutical companies on generic drugs. More General Assembly Results Elections Illinois House District 51 election results By Mitchell Armentrout [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]   Elections Illinois House District 52 election results By Mitchell Armentrout [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]   Elections Illinois House District 82 election results By Mitchell Armentrout [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]   Elections Illinois state Senate District 40 election results By Mitchell Armentrout [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]   More Stories