Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker won his reelection bid over Republican downstate state senator Darren Bailey — in a decisive victory that also clears a path to any future political aspirations.
The Associated Press called the race at 7 p.m., based on exit polling. Roughly five hours later, with just over 79% of precincts reporting, Pritzker led Bailey 55% to 42.1%. Pritzker took the stage to deliver a victory speech at 8:13 p.m., citing networks calling the race.
