Bruce Rauner, Governor

Bruce Rauner

Governor
Born
February 18, 1957
Current age
69
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2014–2018
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rauner3.6M
Opponents4.2M
2
Elections run

Between 2014 and 2018, Bruce Rauner ran in 2 governor elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Rauner's biggest single-election total was 1,823,627 votes, in the 2014 governor election in Illinois.

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How many votes has Bruce Rauner received?

Bruce Rauner has received 3,589,378 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Bruce Rauner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018GovernorIllinoisLost1,765,75138.83%JB Pritzker
2014GovernorIllinoisWon1,823,62750.27%Pat Quinn
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q15972549). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bruce Rauner: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bruce-rauner. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.