Illinois Primary Election Scorecard
Amanda Vinicky reports on key legislative races, the U-S Senate contests and the heavy turnout in Tuesday's Illinois Primary.
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Record Primary Turnout For Champaign County
Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten says interest in both presidential primaries contributed to the roughly 60,000 votes cast, but he says others, particularly University of Illinois students, were drawn to the polls because of a new same-day voter registration law. He says at one campus polling site, about 200 were still in line as the polls closed at 7 p.m.
Election 2016: State And Local Results
Updated results from statewide, congressional and local races in Illinois' primary election. Check back throughout Tuesday night for the latest information from the Illinois Public Media newsroom.
Election 2016: Presidential Results
Updated results from the Democratic and GOP races in Illinois' primary election. Check back throughout Tuesday night for the latest information from the Illinois Public Media newsroom.
Illinois Issues: Campaign Shenanigans In The State Have Been Known To Turn Deadly
Exercising your right to vote on Election Day and campaigning for your preferred candidates are usually safe, low-risk endeavors. But in the first half of the 20th Century it wasn’t always peaceful.
