Elections / 2018 · Governor · IL
Jb Pritzker won Illinois's 2018 governor's race.
Jb Pritzker (Democrat) led by 15.7 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
Illinois 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jb Pritzker | DDemocrat | 2,479,746 | 54.5% |
| Bruce Rauner | RRepublican | 1,765,751 | 38.8% |
| William "Sam" McCann | OConservative | 192,527 | 4.2% |
| Grayson Kash Jackson | OLibertarian | 109,518 | 2.4% |
| Nancy Foster | OOther | 32 | 0.0% |
| Kevin D Ryan | OOther | 20 | 0.0% |
| 753 Jo | OOther | 16 | 0.0% |
| Michael W Scruggs | OOther | 15 | 0.0% |
| Gregg Moore | OOther | 13 | 0.0% |
| Robert G "Bob" Canfield | OOther | 12 | 0.0% |
| Thomas "Jacob" J Kuna | OOther | 4 | 0.0% |
| David A Tholin | OOther | 3 | 0.0% |
By county (102)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | D | Jb Pritzker | +47.6 | 1,756,583 |
| Dupage | D | Jb Pritzker | +2.3 | 365,034 |
| Lake | D | Jb Pritzker | +7.7 | 250,739 |
| Will | D | Jb Pritzker | +6.3 | 246,670 |
| Kane | D | Jb Pritzker | +2.4 | 169,709 |
| McHenry | R | Bruce Rauner | +10.3 | 116,214 |
| Madison | R | Bruce Rauner | +1.7 | 103,315 |
| St. Clair | D | Jb Pritzker | +12.3 | 98,431 |
| Winnebago | D | Jb Pritzker | +2.4 | 95,017 |
| Sangamon | R | Bruce Rauner | +3.0 | 85,663 |
| Champaign | D | Jb Pritzker | +17.3 | 78,394 |
| McLean | R | Bruce Rauner | +4.7 | 67,276 |
| Peoria | D | Jb Pritzker | +4.6 | 64,748 |
| Tazewell | R | Bruce Rauner | +19.7 | 51,432 |
| Rock Island | D | Jb Pritzker | +8.6 | 50,699 |
| Kendall | D | Jb Pritzker | +1.2 | 44,801 |
| Lasalle | R | Bruce Rauner | +4.1 | 39,601 |
| Macon | R | Bruce Rauner | +13.8 | 38,923 |
| Kankakee | R | Bruce Rauner | +12.7 | 36,667 |
| Dekalb | D | Jb Pritzker | +2.3 | 36,206 |
| Williamson | R | Bruce Rauner | +18.7 | 26,890 |
| Adams | R | Bruce Rauner | +39.9 | 24,358 |
| Vermilion | R | Bruce Rauner | +21.0 | 22,977 |
| Whiteside | R | Bruce Rauner | +4.0 | 21,362 |
| Jackson | D | Jb Pritzker | +13.2 | 20,220 |
| Henry | R | Bruce Rauner | +19.7 | 19,323 |
| Grundy | R | Bruce Rauner | +14.8 | 19,308 |
| Ogle | R | Bruce Rauner | +20.1 | 19,010 |
| Macoupin | R | Bruce Rauner | +7.7 | 18,118 |
| Boone | R | Bruce Rauner | +10.2 | 17,861 |
| Knox | D | Jb Pritzker | +2.6 | 17,700 |
| Coles | R | Bruce Rauner | +18.8 | 17,000 |
| Stephenson | R | Bruce Rauner | +17.3 | 16,194 |
| Woodford | R | Bruce Rauner | +39.5 | 16,100 |
| Monroe | R | Bruce Rauner | +26.1 | 15,570 |
| Franklin | R | Bruce Rauner | +17.7 | 15,234 |
| Effingham | R | Bruce Rauner | +48.6 | 14,238 |
| Clinton | R | Bruce Rauner | +37.2 | 14,079 |
| Jefferson | R | Bruce Rauner | +25.0 | 13,767 |
| Bureau | R | Bruce Rauner | +12.0 | 13,468 |
| Christian | R | Bruce Rauner | +23.6 | 12,717 |
| Marion | R | Bruce Rauner | +25.1 | 12,603 |
| Fulton | D | Jb Pritzker | +4.6 | 12,551 |
| Lee | R | Bruce Rauner | +8.5 | 12,524 |
| Randolph | R | Bruce Rauner | +8.1 | 12,165 |
| Livingston | R | Bruce Rauner | +34.0 | 12,004 |
| Morgan | R | Bruce Rauner | +18.6 | 11,698 |
| Montgomery | R | Bruce Rauner | +6.4 | 11,458 |
| Iroquois | R | Bruce Rauner | +54.4 | 10,228 |
| McDonough | R | Bruce Rauner | +5.9 | 10,156 |
| Logan | R | Bruce Rauner | +32.9 | 10,008 |
| Saline | R | Bruce Rauner | +13.7 | 9,336 |
| Shelby | R | Bruce Rauner | +40.7 | 9,146 |
| Jo Daviess | R | Bruce Rauner | +14.2 | 9,113 |
| Jersey | R | Bruce Rauner | +18.9 | 8,607 |
| Perry | R | Bruce Rauner | +14.5 | 8,474 |
| Fayette | R | Bruce Rauner | +31.4 | 7,815 |
| Piatt | R | Bruce Rauner | +33.2 | 7,590 |
| Union | R | Bruce Rauner | +12.3 | 7,498 |
| Hancock | R | Bruce Rauner | +33.3 | 6,930 |
| Mercer | R | Bruce Rauner | +16.1 | 6,904 |
| Crawford | R | Bruce Rauner | +27.6 | 6,853 |
| Bond | R | Bruce Rauner | +15.5 | 6,561 |
| Pike | R | Bruce Rauner | +1.5 | 6,547 |
| Douglas | R | Bruce Rauner | +44.1 | 6,361 |
| De Witt | R | Bruce Rauner | +39.6 | 6,161 |
| Edgar | R | Bruce Rauner | +35.9 | 6,087 |
| Clark | R | Bruce Rauner | +31.5 | 6,084 |
| Warren | R | Bruce Rauner | +16.4 | 6,069 |
| Washington | R | Bruce Rauner | +41.1 | 6,065 |
| Richland | R | Bruce Rauner | +31.4 | 6,036 |
| Carroll | R | Bruce Rauner | +31.2 | 5,945 |
| Wayne | R | Bruce Rauner | +56.1 | 5,926 |
| White | R | Bruce Rauner | +41.4 | 5,817 |
| Menard | R | Bruce Rauner | +26.6 | 5,379 |
| Massac | R | Bruce Rauner | +34.3 | 5,352 |
| Mason | R | Bruce Rauner | +15.6 | 5,194 |
| Johnson | R | Bruce Rauner | +30.6 | 5,187 |
| Moultrie | R | Bruce Rauner | +41.1 | 5,090 |
| Ford | R | Bruce Rauner | +50.7 | 4,979 |
| Clay | R | Bruce Rauner | +46.1 | 4,791 |
| Marshall | R | Bruce Rauner | +28.6 | 4,667 |
| Cass | R | Bruce Rauner | +15.7 | 4,509 |
| Jasper | R | Bruce Rauner | +37.8 | 4,392 |
| Greene | R | Bruce Rauner | +9.3 | 4,366 |
| Cumberland | R | Bruce Rauner | +42.6 | 4,321 |
| Lawrence | R | Bruce Rauner | +28.3 | 4,268 |
| Wabash | R | Bruce Rauner | +36.4 | 3,940 |
| Hamilton | R | Bruce Rauner | +34.8 | 3,431 |
| Schuyler | R | Bruce Rauner | +17.9 | 3,077 |
| Henderson | R | Bruce Rauner | +20.7 | 2,652 |
| Putnam | R | Bruce Rauner | +5.1 | 2,538 |
| Edwards | R | Bruce Rauner | +54.1 | 2,387 |
| Pulaski | R | Bruce Rauner | +3.8 | 2,355 |
| Calhoun | R | Bruce Rauner | +4.5 | 2,282 |
| Alexander | D | Jb Pritzker | +12.7 | 2,174 |
| Scott | R | Bruce Rauner | +6.3 | 2,065 |
| Gallatin | R | Bruce Rauner | +12.9 | 2,065 |
| Stark | R | Bruce Rauner | +31.1 | 2,035 |
| Brown | R | Bruce Rauner | +29.0 | 1,882 |
| Pope | R | Bruce Rauner | +38.2 | 1,721 |
| Hardin | R | Bruce Rauner | +17.1 | 1,622 |