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Pritzker lost just 4 counties

Wednesday, Mar 21, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Yes, counties don’t vote, people do, but the Tribune has some really good interactive election maps. Click through to scroll over each county for results. It’ll definitely suck you in


Kennedy’s two counties were Ford (which he won 145-143) and Hardin (123-109).

* And remember how Pritzker took all that heat for heading to the Metro East last week? He was apparently running up the score

Democratic primary winner Pritzker outperformed Biss and Kennedy Downstate — in some counties by more than 50 points — but margins were narrower in northeastern Illinois.

He won St. Clair County by 65.5 points and Madison by 43.

Anyway, click here and go browse through the results and tell us what you think.

* Other stuff…

* Billionaire J.B. Pritzker wins Illinois Democratic governor primary on strength of $70 million campaign: Pritzker did well in Chicago and the suburbs. With nearly 90 percent of the city’s precincts counted, Pritzker had 45 percent of the vote to Biss’ 27 percent and Kennedy’s 24 percent. But Pritzker also was holding at least 40 percent of the vote in the suburbs and racking up 60 percent of the vote or more in several smaller Downstate counties.

* Did you miss the election results? Here are the takeaways from yesterday’s Illinois primary: With 94 percent of precincts reporting, 1.2 million Democratic votes had been cast in the governor’s race, compared to 655,000 for Republicans — an advantage that feeds Democratic hopes of a national wave election in November.

* Estimates of voter turnout in Chicago, Cook County ‘disappointing,’ official says

       

27 Comments
  1. - DeseDemDose - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 12:52 pm:

    Pritzker and Stratton are a dynamic duo. Their victory speech was inspiring last night


  2. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 12:55 pm:

    While the focus was on the spending on TV, radio… the best money Pritzker spent was the ground game infrastructure that paid for itself when you win 98 counties, running up the score in the counties in a way that regional campaigns focusing up north never had the means to compete, or eventually win.


  3. - Ron - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:03 pm:

    I thought it was record turnout in Chicago and Cook. Is that really disappointing?


  4. - Pundent - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:06 pm:

    The Pritzker results show how critical it is to have a ground game and how it can overcome obstacles and missteps in a campaign. There was a sense that momentum was building for Biss and Kennedy but the reality is that Pritzker built the infrastructure and reaped the rewards.


  5. - Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:06 pm:

    Marshall pulled 1% in Cook County. Maybe three states is more appealing to Chicagoans


  6. - Real - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:09 pm:

    Biss did so much whining about JB skipping the downstate debate yet JB outperformed you there. Either way I like how both Biss and Kennedy pledged to support JB.


  7. - Real - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:13 pm:

    Dems have a great team running statewide right now. Especially now that Quinn didn’t win. They have Jesse White, Mendoza, Raoul, and JB and Stratton. I know Rauner maybe wanted Quinn to win since he has more baggage.


  8. - Anon221 - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:17 pm:

    I wonder what impact ISU and U of I students had on Biss’s vote totals in McLean and Champaign counties.


  9. - wondering - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:26 pm:

    jb is roly poly, jolly, comes across as a listener, has deep pockets, fire with fire ideal


  10. - Cool Papa Bell - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:33 pm:

    D votes in Cook for Governor 742,688
    R votes in IL for Governor 681,313


  11. - hisgirlfriday - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:37 pm:

    @Anon221 - That is a common sense assumptiom to make. Biss also got the endorsement of the Bloomington mayor, albeit soon after this Tari Rauner became more entangled in scandal to make it less meaningful.


  12. - wordslinger - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:39 pm:

    What makes Rauner so popular among Republicans in the C-U area? Drawing down the endowment lessen the sting of squeeze the beast?


  13. - Cool Papa Bell - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:42 pm:

    Sling - Campus Republicans might be buying some of Rauner’s economic agenda but would accept Ives social platform. They had to pick 1.


  14. - Old Time R - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:43 pm:

    Clevland wasn’t able to deliver in Cook County as much as they thought he would for Ives


  15. - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:46 pm:

    ===What makes Rauner so popular among Republicans in the C-U area?===

    Once you pick the GOP ballot, your choice is simply the guy who voted to decimate the region’s economic engine or the gal who would turn the clock back to the middle ages.

    Probably not a tough choice for the College Republicans and their pals.


  16. - wordslinger - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 1:49 pm:

    –Once you pick the GOP ballot, your choice is simply the guy who voted to decimate the region’s economic engine or the gal who would turn the clock back to the middle ages.–

    The difference is, Rauner had the ways and means to wreck the economic engine — and did — while Ives would not have the ability to turn back the clock.


  17. - wondering - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 2:16 pm:

    slinger, this piece was about Prtzger, not Rauner


  18. - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 2:19 pm:

    ===this piece was about Prtzger, not Rauner===

    You must have missed the big pink and red county map of the state. Scroll back up and take a look so you don’t embarrass yourself again.

    Also, there is no g in Pritzker. I’ve noticed a lot of people trying to type his name phonetically because they are too lazy to read.


  19. - former southerner - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 2:30 pm:

    47th, “Also, there is no g in Pritzker. I’ve noticed a lot of people trying to type his name phonetically because they are too lazy to read.”

    Maybe Rauner could buy some of those spare g’s to use when he is talkin’ about workin’ and governin’ to us downstate types.


  20. - Pete - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 2:44 pm:

    2 to 1 d ballots drawn to r. Landslide coming.


  21. - HeraC - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 4:15 pm:

    == Dems have a great team running statewide right now. Especially now that Quinn didn’t win. They have Jesse White, Mendoza, Raoul, and JB and Stratton. ==

    Great energy and likability there, especially if they keep (make?) it classy and ride the wave from last night. If the general were tomorrow, my only qualm would be Raoul. I think I’d go Harold rather than all-in, and I voted for Raoul in the primary. Will be following that race.


  22. - wondering - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 6:19 pm:

    47th, I admit typing on a cell phone is not my forte,thanks for your pedantics, it was about Pritzker


  23. - wordslinger - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 7:06 pm:

    –Great energy and likability there, especially if they keep (make?) it classy and ride the wave from last night.–

    Stratton and Pritzker went yard last night.

    If elections were decided by victory speeches, it would be over.

    As a white male, I’m sick to death of the likes of rich white dudes like Rauner, Trump and their TV friends whining about how tough they got it, how life is so unfair to them.

    By accident of birth, you got a spot at the top of the ladder. Act accordingly. Cowboy up. Leave it better than you found it.


  24. - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 7:13 pm:

    ===it was about Pritzker===

    Lol. It was about counties.


  25. - Not a Billionaire - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 8:37 pm:

    I see no problems for Pritzger but there is a noticeable problem for Rauner. He did poorly inbehat I would call the more Bible belty areas . I think the abortion vote hurt there and will reduce turnout.Ironically his gun veto failed to make up there and may have even hurt in the burbs. Pritzger could win in a blowout and just stay north but he will win metro east and the University counties and help flip some other races.


  26. - BlueDogDem - Wednesday, Mar 21, 18 @ 8:44 pm:

    Prediction. Rauner will leave the state in worse shape than he found it. Pritzker will leave the state in worse shape than when he takes over.


  27. - Lynn S. - Thursday, Mar 22, 18 @ 1:13 am:

    Why do Champaign County Republicans like Rauner over Ives?

    Because Champaign County Republicans are offended by Ives’ racism.

    And the U of I employees probably lean more Democrat than Republican, but I would characterize it as a 51.5 % Dems / 48.5% Republican split.


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