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Illinois — 2018 governor election
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Akashicstate2018 gubernatorial electionIllinois · GovernorPritzkerD+15.7
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Jb Pritzker ✓Democrat | 54.5% | 2,479,746 |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce RaunerRepublican | 38.8% | 1,765,751 |
| William "Sam" McCannConservative | 4.2% | 192,527 |
2018gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, IL | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Alexander, IL | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Bond, IL | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Boone, IL | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Brown, IL | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Bureau, IL | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Calhoun, IL | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Carroll, IL | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Cass, IL | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Champaign, IL | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Christian, IL | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Clark, IL | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Clay, IL | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Clinton, IL | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Coles, IL | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Cook, IL | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Crawford, IL | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Cumberland, IL | Republican | R+42.6 |
| De Witt, IL | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Dekalb, IL | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Douglas, IL | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Dupage, IL | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Edgar, IL | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Edwards, IL | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Effingham, IL | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Fayette, IL | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Ford, IL | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Franklin, IL | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Fulton, IL | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Gallatin, IL | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Greene, IL | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Grundy, IL | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Hamilton, IL | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Hancock, IL | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Hardin, IL | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Henderson, IL | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Henry, IL | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Iroquois, IL | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Jackson, IL | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Jasper, IL | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Jefferson, IL | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Jersey, IL | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Jo Daviess, IL | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Johnson, IL | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Kane, IL | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Kankakee, IL | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Kendall, IL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Knox, IL | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Lake, IL | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Lasalle, IL | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Lawrence, IL | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Lee, IL | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Livingston, IL | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Logan, IL | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Macon, IL | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Macoupin, IL | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Madison, IL | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Marion, IL | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Marshall, IL | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Mason, IL | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Massac, IL | Republican | R+34.3 |
| McDonough, IL | Republican | R+5.9 |
| McHenry, IL | Republican | R+10.3 |
| McLean, IL | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Menard, IL | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Mercer, IL | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Monroe, IL | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Montgomery, IL | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Morgan, IL | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Moultrie, IL | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Ogle, IL | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Peoria, IL | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Perry, IL | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Piatt, IL | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Pike, IL | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Pope, IL | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Pulaski, IL | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Putnam, IL | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Randolph, IL | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Richland, IL | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Rock Island, IL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Saline, IL | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Sangamon, IL | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Schuyler, IL | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Scott, IL | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Shelby, IL | Republican | R+40.7 |
| St. Clair, IL | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Stark, IL | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Stephenson, IL | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Tazewell, IL | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Union, IL | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Vermilion, IL | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Wabash, IL | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Warren, IL | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Washington, IL | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Wayne, IL | Republican | R+56.1 |
| White, IL | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Whiteside, IL | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Will, IL | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Williamson, IL | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Winnebago, IL | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Woodford, IL | Republican | R+39.5 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016D+16.9Governor 2018D+15.7vs. baselineR+1.2
Illinois's 2018 governor race ran 1.2 points more Republican than its 2016 presidential margin.
By county — 102 counties
| 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 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.