2018 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2018 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

JB Pritzker won the 2018 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. JB Pritzker received 2,479,746 popular votes (54.53%). The main challenger was Bruce Rauner (38.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Pritzker and Rauner

Pritzker +15.7 pts · won by 713,995 votes
2,479,746 votes
1,765,751 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.