CHICAGO – While JB Pritzker won easily over his opponents in the state's Democrat gubernatorial primary Tuesday, the IL GOP primary was a nail biter. While the governor's orange shows up a lot on Politico Illinois' map, the vast majority of those counties were won by three points or less:
Politico Illinois has an interactive map to view just how close Tuesday night's GOP gubernatorial race was between challenger Jeanne Ives and one-term Governor Bruce Rauner.
But check out the incredibly drastic difference between the number of Democratic primary votes and Republican primary votes. It will take every single Republican – both wings of a divided party – to declare a GOP gubernatorial victory in November.
