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Illinois · Governor

Illinois Governor

JB Pritzker wins. Called.

89% counted
CandidateVotesShare
JB Pritzker D won 2,355,910 59.6%
Darren Bailey R 1,463,600 37.0%
Collin Corbett I 132,867 3.4%
Total3,952,377

2,643 of 2,710 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 3:04 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Cook 735,969 D +49.1 D +27.8 D +21.3 97%
Chicago 653,432 D +76.2 D +58.4 D +17.8 82%
DuPage 330,262 D +31.1 D +13.5 D +17.5 90%
Will 229,535 D +19.4 D +1.6 D +17.7 97%
Lake 221,025 D +37.5 D +21.1 D +16.4 97%
Kane 169,194 D +28.6 D +9.5 D +19.1 97%
McHenry 114,514 D +11.5 R +5.4 D +16.9 97%
Madison 98,806 R +4.3 R +13.5 D +9.2 97%
St. Clair 85,148 D +11.6 D +3.2 D +8.4 97%
Sangamon 78,778 D +4.2 R +5.1 D +9.2 92%
Champaign 69,118 D +33.2 D +24.5 D +8.7 94%
Peoria 59,940 D +13.4 D +4.7 D +8.7 97%
Winnebago 51,041 R +7.0 D +0.6 R +7.6 54%
Tazewell 50,786 R +23.6 R +27.1 D +3.5 97%
Kendall 49,126 D +19.1 D +1.6 D +17.6 97%
Rock Island 47,874 D +23.4 D +9.8 D +13.7 97%
LaSalle 38,233 R +9.9 R +18.7 D +8.8 90%
McLean 37,755 D +5.8 R +3.8 D +9.6 97%
DeKalb 36,258 D +14.5 D +2.0 D +12.5 97%
Kankakee 34,434 R +9.8 R +21.2 D +11.4 97%
Macon 33,603 R +13.6 R +19.2 D +5.5 97%
Bloomington City 28,936 D +27.0 D +16.6 D +10.4 97%
Adams 24,454 R +52.6 R +48.1 R +4.5 97%
Williamson 24,189 R +39.2 R +39.3 D +0.1 97%
Ogle 19,567 R +26.5 R +29.9 D +3.3 93%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+501 votes3,952,377D +23.4
+163 votes3,951,876D +23.4
+8,680 votes3,951,713D +23.4
+2,089 votes3,943,033D +23.4
+3,387 votes3,940,944D +23.4
+1,925 votes3,937,557D +23.3
+28,413 votes3,935,632D +23.4
+60 votes3,907,219D +22.9
+22,030 votes3,907,159D +22.9
+24,454 votes3,885,129D +22.9
+554 votes3,860,675D +23.4
+132,049 votes3,860,121D +23.4