2018 Illinois gubernatorial election

2018 Illinois gubernatorial election

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Turnout	56.15% 7.67 pp
Nominee J. B. Pritzker Bruce Rauner Party Democratic Republican Running mate Juliana Stratton Evelyn Sanguinetti Popular vote 2,479,746 1,765,751 Percentage 54.5% 38.8%
County results Pritzker:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80% Rauner:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election Bruce Rauner Republican Elected Governor J. B. Pritzker Democratic

The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Illinois. The Democratic and Republican primary elections took place on March 20, 2018^[1] and the Libertarian Party state convention was held on March 4th.^[2]

Incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner ran for re-election to a second term^[3][4] against Democrat J. B. Pritzker and Libertarian Kash Jackson.

In March 2018, the primary results concluded with J. B. Pritzker winning the Democratic nomination with Rauner winning the Republican nomination. Meanwhile, Kash Jackson won the Libertarian Party nomination during a state convention in Bloomington, IL.^[2]

Pritzker defeated incumbent Rauner in the general election by a landslide.

1. ↑ The Green Papers: Illinois 2018 General Election
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} [email protected], Julia Evelsizer. "Libertarian party selects governor candidate in Bloomington". pantagraph.com.
3. ↑ "Rick Pearson on Twitter: #ILGov Rauner tells Tribune editorial board he will run again. Says he's said it before, but don't recall that". Twitter. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
4. ↑ "Rauner quietly confirms re-election bid". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.