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      Home/Elections/2014/Governor/Illinois
      2014·Governor·Illinois

      Illinois Governor

      Winner
      REP
      Bruce Rauner
      50.3%1,823,627 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Pat Quinn
      46.4%1,681,343 votes
      Margin
      R+3.9
      3,627,690 total votes
      3 candidates3,627,690 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Bruce RaunerREP✓
      		REP1,823,62750.3%
      Pat QuinnDEM
      		DEM1,681,34346.4%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH122,7203.4%

      Seat History

      Governor in Illinois

      2022
      J.B. PritzkerDEM
      D+12.5
      2018
      J.B. PritzkerDEM
      D+15.7
      2010
      Pat QuinnDEM
      D+0.8
      2006
      Rod R BlagojevichDEM
      D+10.5
      2002
      Rod R BlagojevichDEM
      D+7.1
      1998
      George H. RyanREP
      R+3.6
      1994
      Jim EdgarREP
      R+29.4
      1990
      Jim EdgarREP
      R+2.6
      1986
      James R. ThompsonREP
      R+46.0
      1982
      James R. ThompsonREP
      R+0.1
      1978
      James R. ThompsonREP
      R+18.9
      1976
      James R. ThompsonREP
      R+30.1
      1972
      Daniel WalkerDEM
      D+1.7
      1968
      Richard B. OgilvieREP
      R+2.8
      View all Governor history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      Bruce RaunerREP
      Record1W-1L
      Avg MarginD+5.9
      Career2014-2018
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Pat QuinnDEM
      Record1W-1L
      Avg MarginR+1.5
      Career2010-2014
      Governor
      Full profile →

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