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Dilara Sayeed
Dilara Sayeed (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 5. Sayeed lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.
Biography
Dilara Sayeed was born and lives in Chicago, Illinois. She earned her bachelor's degree in economics and marketing from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1991, her masters in education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne in 2012, and her doctorate in education leadership from Harvard University in 2015. Sayeed's career experience includes working as a teacher at Naperville Community Unit School, a special assistant for Chicago Public Schools, and a managing partner at vPeer.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Lamont Robinson Jr. won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lamont Robinson Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 35,388 |
| Total votes: 35,388 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Lamont Robinson Jr. defeated Dilara Sayeed, Kenneth Dunkin, and Felicia Bullock in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lamont Robinson Jr. | 40.8 | 7,230 |
 | Dilara Sayeed | 27.4 | 4,844 | |
 | Kenneth Dunkin | 18.3 | 3,246 | |
 | Felicia Bullock | 13.5 | 2,387 | |
| Total votes: 17,707 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tregg Duerson (D)
- Johnae Strong (D)
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Illinois House of Representatives
- Illinois State Legislature
External links
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- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Twitter page
- Illinois Legislature website
Footnotes
