2022 Illinois Primary Election Results
As he is in most GOP contests, former President Donald Trump is a central issue in Illinois' Republican primary for governor. Darren Bailey, a cons...
As he is in most GOP contests, former President Donald Trump is a central issue in Illinois' Republican primary for governor. Darren Bailey, a conservative farmer who earned Trump's endorsement over the weekend and often reads from the Bible in campaign videos, is part of a six-candidate Republican field. His rivals include Richard Irvin, the first Black mayor of Aurora, Illinois' second-largest city, who had $50 million in support from billionaire Ken Griffin but was heavily targeted by Democrats who see Bailey as an easier matchup for incumbent Jay Pritzker.