CHICAGO – In a race where guns quickly dominated the debate, gun control advocate Robin Kelly clinched the Democratic nomination for Illinois 2nd Congressional District general election Tuesday by more than 50 percent of the vote.

The race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. has not been brief, or clean. As many as two dozen aspirants entered a crowded field back in November 2012, when Jackson, Jr. resigned from his post after months of absence, citing health issues and acknowledging a federal probe.