JB Pritzker, Governor

JB Pritzker

Governor● In office
Born
January 19, 1965
Current age
61
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
In office
Governor of Illinois (present)
On the ballot
2018–2022
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pritzker4.7M
Opponents3.5M
2
Elections run

Between 2018 and 2022, JB Pritzker ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Pritzker's biggest single-election total was 2,479,746 votes, in the 2018 governor election in Illinois. Pritzker's closest win came in the 2022 governor election in Illinois, decided by 514,653 votes.

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How many votes has JB Pritzker received?

JB Pritzker has received 4,733,494 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

JB Pritzker’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022GovernorIllinoisWon2,253,74854.91%Darren Bailey
2018GovernorIllinoisWon2,479,74654.53%Bruce Rauner
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6103950). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “JB Pritzker: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jb-pritzker. 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.