据Decision Desk HQ预测，民主党人帕蒂·加西亚将获胜，接替其前老板、众议员丘伊·加西亚（Jesús “Chuy” García，D-Illinois）出任伊利诺伊州第4国会选区议员。
Democrat Patty García is projected to win and succeed her former boss Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) in Illinois's 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.
帕蒂·加西亚是墨西哥移民的子女，击败了另外三名竞争该席位的候选人。
Patty García, the child of immigrants from Mexico, defeated three other candidates for the seat.
她此前曾担任丘伊·加西亚的选区主任和幕僚长，并有社区组织工作经验。
She previously served as Chuy García’s district director and chief of staff, and has prior experience in community organizing.
帕蒂·加西亚获得了包括其前老板以及民主党众议员普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔（华盛顿州）、罗伯特·加西亚（加利福尼亚州）、罗·坍纳（加利福尼亚州）和杰里·纳德勒（纽约州）在内的多位人士的背书。她的竞选活动引发争议。
Patty García racked up endorsements from figures such as her former boss and Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Robert Garcia (Calif.), Ro Khanna (Calif.) and Jerry Nadler (N.Y.). Controversy has swirled around her campaign.
2025年10月，丘伊·加西亚最初在伊利诺伊州请愿书提交窗口期的第一天提交了竞选连任第4国会选区的申请。然而，他在提交截止日期几天后又改变了主意。
In October 2025, Chuy García initially filed to run for reelection in the 4th Congressional District on the first day of the Illinois petition filing window. However, he later reversed course a few days after the filing deadline.
这位众议员随后背书了其前幕僚长，后者在截止日期前不久提交了参选申请。
The congressman then endorsed his former chief of staff, who had filed to run shortly before the deadline.
下个月，众议院通过了一项决议，谴责这位众议员因其退休宣布的时间引发争议。
The House the following month passed a resolution condemning the congressman due to the controversial timing of his retirement announcement.