2018 Illinois gubernatorial election
The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Illinois. Republican Governor Bruce Rauner ran for reelection to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democratic nominee JB Pritzker. This is the most recent Illinois gubernatorial contest in which an incumbent was defeated and the last time the governorship of Illinois changed partisan control. Rauner oversaw a historic budget crisis as governor that severely affected his popularity. His approval rating declined to just 36% in 2017, and he was widely viewed as the most vulnerable incumbent governor in the country. Rauner struggled to galvanize conservatives after making several policy concessions to Democrats and was nearly ousted in the Republican primary by state senator Jeanne Ives. By October 2018, The Cook Political Report assessed that "there is no path to victory for Rauner." Pritzker ultimately defeated Rauner by nearly 16 points, the largest gubernatorial victory in Illinois...
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