Illinois GOP Voters Opt for Freshman Over Veteran 0 Randall Gross PoliticsMarch 2012Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 5:39 am PDT • Views: 1,360 seattlepi.com 10-term Congressman 17-year Congressional Career Ballot Biggest Re-election Fight Democratic Primary Freshman Over Veteran Illinois Voters Party-backed Republican Surge Republican Primary Battle Redistricting