Peterson shakes off election losses to win state House District 52 primary: ‘I’ve built a strong grassroots foundation’
By Steve Sadin
Published on March 18, 2026.
Maria Peterson won the Democratic nomination in the 52nd Illinois State House District after knocking on 8,000 doors in an effort to win. She will face state Rep. Martin McLaughlin, R-Barrington Hills, in a rematch of their 2024 contest. Peterson lost to McLaughlin two years before, losing to then state Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie by 385 votes. She believes her progress in the campaign will help in her rematch with McLaughlin. Both Peterson and Ding are children of immigrants and their parents came to the U.S. from Mexico and China.
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