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The 2026 Illinois superior results for politician person acceptable up a rematch betwixt Gov. JB Pritzker and his 2022 Republican challenger Darren Bailey, aft CBS News projects Bailey has won the GOP primary.
Pritzker, present moving with Christian Mitchell aft Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launched her run for Dick Durbin's U.S. Senate seat, was unopposed successful the Democratic superior and is present seeking his 3rd word arsenic the politician of Illinois.
Pritzker's nationalist illustration has grown arsenic helium has been 1 of President Trump's astir vocal critics. He utilized a run advertisement successful March to item efforts to reason the Trump Administration's assertive national migration crackdown successful Chicago, known arsenic Operation Midway Blitz, past fall.
He spent immoderate of his triumph code Tuesday nighttime focused connected the president.
"Right now, grifters of corruption and selfishness, purveyors of bigotry and hatred, person taken power of the White House and Congress," Pritzker said. "The Carnival Barker successful Chief – sorry, the Commander successful Thief – says there's nary national wealth for wellness attraction and nutrient assistance for families successful need. But they had nary occupation uncovering tens of millions of dollars to nonstop masked troops with battle weapons onto the streets of Illinois to terrorize Americans. They're shooting moms successful the face. They changeable a caregiver successful the backmost who was peacefully protesting. A teacher's adjunct was changeable 5 times for honking her horn and yelling. These were each American citizens. And past thing singular happened – adjacent arsenic different states capitulated to Donald Trump – the seemingly unstoppable unit of Trump's unrestrained powerfulness met the immovable entity of Illinoisans' courage."
Bailey, a erstwhile Illinois authorities typical and authorities senator, joined with Cook County Republican Party Chairman Aaron Del Mar arsenic his moving mate this year. A husbandman successful confederate Illinois, Bailey made a sanction for himself during the COVID-19 pandemic erstwhile helium unsuccessfully fought authorities enforcement orders requiring masks successful astir nationalist settings.
Bailey easy won the 2022 Republican primary, but went connected to lose to Pritzker successful the wide predetermination by 13 points. In 2024, helium challenged U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Illinois) successful the Republican superior for his spot and lost.
Bailey has criticized Pritzker's leadership, including blaming him for rising costs, and saying he's "just different billionaire who has ne'er erstwhile felt the symptom he's inflicted."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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