Darren Bailey's big GOP win and what's in store for Illinois in November's general election. AmandaVinicky breaks down the Tuesday results.
Fresh off an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, farmer and state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, coasted to victory in the six-way GOP contest for Illinois governor — a win he achieved with the help of his opponent in November’s general election, Gov. J.B. Pritzker.“Friends, tonight your voices were finally heard. The voices of working families, parents, taxpayers, law enforcement and everyday citizens,” Bailey said to cheers at a campaign party Tuesday night in Effingham.
Pritzker easily captured the Democrats’ nomination with 92% of the vote, even as he is getting national mentions as a possible contender for president in 2024. The governor’s campaign speech focused on the achievements of his first term: A law that will in 2025 raise the statewide minimum wage to $15, increased funding for schools, budgets that led to a series of upgrades to Illinois’ credit rating, a law protecting the state as welcoming to those seeking abortions and the 2019 $45 billion Rebuild Illinois infrastructure plan paid for in part by an increase in the state tax on motor fuel.
He looks to be joined at the top of the ballot by apparent GOP attorney general nominee Tom DeVore, a lawyer who went to court to fight the “tyranny” of Pritzker’s mask mandates in schools and businesses.With 93% of precincts reporting, DeVore was leading with 44% of the primary vote, besting suburban lawyer Steve Kim at 34%, according to unofficial results. Kim was part of a slate backed by Citadel hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin.
Griffin’s spokesman did not directly respond to a question about whether he’ll lend support to Republicans on a slate with Irvin that made it out of the primary – namely the uncontested candidates for treasurer and comptroller, state Rep. Tom Demmer of Dixon and McHenry County Certified Fraud Examiner Shannon Teresi, respectively.
On the Democrats’ side, former state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias bested Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia in the race for with 53% of the vote to her 34%, with 92% of precincts in, according to unofficial vote totals as of midnight. “For those who need reminding, Illinois fought with the Union in the Civil War,” Pritzker said. “Darren Bailey does not represent Illinois values.”
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