More Results From Tuesday’s Primary Election
From upsets in county races to referendum results, here are some of the outcomes from Tuesday's primary ballotting in east-central Illinois.
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IL House Primary Results: Republican Caulkins In 101st, Democrat Cunningham In 104th
Dan Caulkins and Cindy Cunningham are running for Illinois House seats in different districts and for different parties. But they both say they want to promote cooperation, not gridlock, after winning their respective primary races on Tuesday.
Londrigan, Gaither Win Dem Congressional Nominations
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan of Springfield has won the Democratic nomination for the 13th District Congressional seat currently held by Republican Rodney Davis of Taylorville.
And in the 15th District, Kevin Gaither of Charleston has won the Democratic nomination for the Congressional seat currently held by Republican John Shimkus of Collinsville.
Harold, Raoul Win Primary Elections For Attorney General
Erika Harold won the Republican primary for Attorney General, while State Sen. Kwame Raoul edged out former governor Pat Quinn in a tight race for the Democratic nomination, according to Associated Press election results.
Pritzker, Rauner Win Party Nominations For Governor
The race for Illinois governor will be a battle between two deep-pocketed candidates who’ve already sunk more than $120 million combined into the contest, putting it on pace to become the costliest such campaign in U.S. history.