Despite being thrown out of the Illinois House by his colleagues just weeks ago, former Representative Derrick Smith appears to have a huge lead in his November race to reclaim his old seat.
A survey, reported by Rich Miller’s Capitol Fax blog, finds Smith with 48-percent of the vote, compared to just nine-percent for third party candidate Lance Tyson.
Tyson was chosen by Democrats as an alternative to Smith, who is facing federal bribery charges.
43-percent of voters in that Chicago area district are still undecided.
