根据Decision Desk HQ的预测，前众议员梅丽莎·宾（民主党-伊利诺伊州）有望重返国会山，她击败了共和党对手珍妮弗·戴维斯，夺得了众议员拉贾·克里希纳穆尔蒂（民主党-伊利诺伊州）留空的众议院席位。
Former Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) is projected to return to Capitol Hill after defeating Republican opponent Jennifer Davis for the House seat left open by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), according to Decision Desk HQ.
截至周二晚上8点46分，DDHQ已统计24%的选票，宾以66.6%对33.5%的得票率领先戴维斯超过30个百分点。
Bean led Davis by over 30 percentage points — 66.6 percent to 33.5 percent — with 24 percent of the vote reported by DDHQ as of 8:46 p.m. Tuesday.
宾此前曾代表芝加哥地区第8选区的一个版本，直到在2010年茶党浪潮中竞逐第四届众议员任期失败。她的竞选网站显示，她将失败归咎于在国会任职期间不断捍卫《平价医疗法案》。
Bean previously represented an iteration of the Chicago-area 8th District until she lost a bid for a fourth House term amid the 2010 Tea Party wave. She credited the loss to her continual defense of the Affordable Care Act while she served in Congress, according to her campaign website.
她在3月的民主党初选中与其他七名候选人竞争，以大约4000票的优势获得胜利，排名第二的朱奈德·艾哈迈德落后于她。根据联邦选举委员会的备案文件，她的初选胜选和竞选活动得到了“电芝加哥女性”组织的支持，该组织与美国以色列公共事务委员会结盟，以及其他人工智能相关游说团体的支持。
She competed in a crowded Democratic primary in March against seven other candidates and garnered around 4,000 more votes than Junaid Ahmed, who came in second. Her primary win and campaign was backed by Elect Chicago Women — aligned with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — and other AI-focused lobby groups, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
宾的竞选纲领包括加强中产阶级、加强对移民与海关执法局的监督，以及提供负担得起且高质量的医疗保健。
Bean campaigned on strengthening the middle class, greater oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and providing affordable and high-quality healthcare.
参议员塔米·达克沃思（民主党-伊利诺伊州）、前众议院议长南希·佩洛西（民主党-加利福尼亚州）和前伊利诺伊州州务卿杰西·怀特都支持宾竞逐这个空缺的众议院席位。克里希纳穆尔蒂竞选参议员未能成功。
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White endorsed Bean in her bid for the open House seat. Krishnamoorthi unsuccessfully ran for Senate.
在她第一次担任国会议员期间，作为温和派的宾是新民主党联盟的成员，该联盟被描述为一群“致力于促进经济增长、促进创新和财政负责任政策的前瞻性民主党人”。她与佩洛西合作推动了“奥巴马医改”，以及华尔街改革和2009年莉莉·莱德比特公平薪酬法案，该法案延长了个人根据1964年《民权法案》第七章提出所谓薪酬歧视指控的时限。
In her first stint in Congress, Bean, a moderate, was a part of the New Democrat Coalition, which is described as a group of “forward-thinking Democrats who are committed to pro-economic growth, pro-innovation, and fiscally responsible policies.”She worked with Pelosi on ObamaCare,”along with Wall Street reform and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which extended the time period for individuals to file charges of alleged pay discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
离开国会后，Bean 在摩根大通和美西罗金融等私营金融公司工作，之后决定再次参选。
After leaving Congress, Bean worked in the private sector at finance firms including JPMorgan Chase and Mesirow Financial before deciding to run again.