Live Election Results: Illinois Primary 2022
Follow live election results from WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times, including primaries for Illinois Governor and Attorney General, U.S. House Districts, U. S. Senate and county races.
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Illinois Primary 2022
The June 28 primary election in Illinois will determine who makes it to November’s general election. Follow WBEZ’s coverage of top races.
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U.S. Rep. Mary Miller defeats fellow incumbent Rodney Davis
Miller wins the 15th Congressional District Republican primary, just days after she made a racially-charged gaffe saying the reversal of Roe v. Wade was a “victory for white life.”
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Sean Casten handily defeats Marie Newman in 6th Congressional District primary
“I just got off the phone with Sean and congratulated him on winning this race,” Newman told supporters. “He has my full support.“
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Darren Bailey pledges to bring ‘common sense solutions to the table’ — but not copies of his income tax returns
The tradition of Illinois gubernatorial nominees releasing their tax returns dates back to 1976, at least. But Bailey told the Sun-Times, “Right now, I see absolutely no reason in doing that.”
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Gov. JB Pritzker is not gloating about Griffin’s losses after Tuesday’s primary
Battle of the billionaires tilts the incumbent governor’s way as Pritzker says the grudge was started by Ken Griffin — not himself.
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Kathy Salvi declares victory in GOP race for U.S. Senate nomination to take on Tammy Duckworth
In a video posted to Twitter a few hours before the polls closed, Salvi told her supporters she was “the only Republican who can defeat Tammy Duckworth in the fall.”
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Giannoulias scores political comeback with Democratic nomination for secretary of state
A heated primary that forced Illinois’ top Democrats to pick sides ended with Giannoulias winning handily — his first since mostly bowing out of the public eye after a failed U.S. Senate bid in 2010.
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Bloomington state Rep. Dan Brady cruises to GOP nomination for Illinois secretary of state
Brady, a 21-year General Assembly veteran and deputy minority leader, has promised to modernize the secretary of state’s office.
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Jonathan Jackson wins 1st District congressional race, Danny Davis leads in 7th
The son of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. beat 16 other Democrats, while longtime Congressman Davis defeated a progressive rival.
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State Rep. Delia Ramirez defeats Ald. Gil Villegas in newly drawn Illinois 3rd District
A jubilant crowd greeted Ramirez, 39, chanting her name as she entered her election party Tuesday.
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What did $50 million buy Ken Griffin in Illinois’ primary? Not much.
Griffin, who was the state’s richest man, reaped a weak return on his millions. But packaging magnate Dick Uihlein’s support for gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey paid off.
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Darren Bailey wins Republican nomination for governor
Bailey, a state senator endorsed by former President Donald Trump, defeated five other candidates in a high-profile race that included Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin spending millions.
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PHOTOS: Illinois voters head to the polls for today’s primary
Voters, seasoned and first-timers, are heading to polling places and filling out their ballots across Illinois.
