Big Wins For Democrats: Illinois 2018 Election Results

ILLINOIS — Would it be a red tide or a blue wave? Both left- and right-leaning pundits still didn't seem to know as we headed into the 2018 midterms. Here in Illinois, it wound up a "blue wave" as Democrats took or kept control of statewide offices.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner — dubbed the worst Republican governor in the U.S. by National Review and slammed as "Benedict Rauner" after angering the GOP base by signing a bill that allows Medicaid to fund abortions —conceded an early defeat to Democrat billionaire J.B. Pritzker. Pritzker leads in the polls but has faced some controversy of his own, including allegations of campaign racism, a "blackface" scandal and reports that he removed toilets from one of his mansions to dodge taxes.

Meanwhile, current State Sen. Kwame Raoul defeated Erika Harold in the attorney general's race, and Democratic Comptroller Susana Mendoza, Treasurer Mike Frerichs and Secretary of State Jesse White won re-election.

Democrats also snatched seats from Republicans in other key districts. Naperville nurse Lauren Underwood defeated Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren in the 14th District. The 32-year-old political newcomer won the backing of former Vice President Joe Biden and quickly gained a strong following. Meanwhile, in the 6th Congressional District, Democrat Sean Casten defeated incumbent Rep. Peter Roskam.

Plus, a Nazi and self-avowed Holocaust denier running as a Republican found himself on a ballot at long last, but lost to Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski, who was seeking a seventh term in the 3rd Congressional District.

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Problems at the polls

Reports of long lines at the polls on the last day of early voting as well as. on Election Day were reported in Cook County, and in DuPage County, long lines and broken machines were led to extended voting hours, and a forest preserve commission candidate said he was turned away on Tuesday morning.

In Cook County, voters at one polling place reported receiving the wrong ballots intended for another ward.

• Voting Hours Extended At 5 Chicago Polling Places
• DuPage Candidate Turned Away At Hinsdale Polls
• Voting Problems Lead To Extended Polling Hours In DuPage County
• Voters Given Wrong Ballots At Mt. Greenwood Polling Place

Illinois Midterm Election Results

STATE OFFICES

• Governor
• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• Comptroller
• Treasurer

CONGRESS

• 2nd District Results- Incumbent Democrat Robin Kelly faces Republican David Merkle: portions of Cook, Kankakee and Will counties, along with sections of Chicago's southeast side.
• 3rd District Results - Incumbent Democrat Dan Lipinski faces Republican Art Jones: portions of south suburban Cook County and Will County, including Beverly, Burbank, Lemont, Homer Glen, La Grange, Romeoville and Crest Hill.
• 4th District Results- Democrat Jesus "Chuy" Garcia faces Republican Mark Wayne Lorch: parts of Cook County including Humboldt Park, Pilsen and Little Village.
• 5th District Results - Incumbent Mike Quigley (D) faces Republican Tom Hanson: sections of Cook and DuPage counties, including neighborhoods on Chicago's north and northwest sides, O'Hare airport and Oak Brook.
• 6th District Results - Incumbent Republican Peter Roskam takes on Democratic newcomer Sean Casten: portions of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties including Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Darien, Downers Grove, Elgin, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Lake in the Hills, Oak Brook, Oak Brook Terrace, Palatine, Warrenville, Wheaton and West Chicago.
• 7th District Results - portions of Cook County including areas on Chicago's south and west sides as well as the western suburbs such as Bellwood, Oak Park and Maywood.
• 9th District Results- Incumbent Democrat Jan Schakowsky takes on Republican John Elleson: parts of north suburban Cook County, including Des Plaines, Evanston, Niles, Morton Grove and Winnetka.
• 10th District Results - Incumbent Democrat Brad Schneider faces Republican Doug Bennet: includes all or parts of Beach Park, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Fox Lake, Glenview, Grayslake, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, Libertyville, Mundelein, North Chicago, Northbrook, Prospect heights, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Wheeling and Zion.
• 11th District Results - Incumbent Democrat Bill Foster vs. Republican Nick Stella: sections of DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties including Aurora, Naperville, Joliet, Darien, Montgomery, Downers Grove, Lisle and New Lenox.
• 14th District Results - Incumbent Republican Randy Hulgren vs. Naperville Democrat Lauren Underwood: parts of DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties including Algonquin, Aurora, Batavia, Elgin, Geneva, Joliet, Plainfield, Oswego, Shorewood, St. Charles and Yorkville.

STATE HOUSE, SENATE

• 9th Senate District Results -Democrat Laura Fine takes on Republican Joan McCarthy Lasonde: includes all of Evanston, Kenilworth, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka and parts of Deerfield, Glencoe, Glenview, Morton Grove and Northbrook.
• 17th House District Results - Democrat Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz faces Republican Peter Lee: southwest Cook County including Archer Heights and Gage Park.
• 18th House District Results - Incumbent Democrat Robyn Gabel faces Republican Julie Cho: includes all or part of Evanston, Glencoe, Kenilworth, Northbrook, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka.
• 27th Senate District Results - Appointed Republican Tom Rooney faces Democrat Ann Gillespie: parts of Arlington Heights, Inverness, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Prospect Heights and Rolling Meadows.
• 29th Senate District Results: Incumbent Democrat Julie Morrison takes on Republican Barrett Davie: includes parts of nearly two dozen towns in Lake and Cook counties.
• 47th House District Results - Republican Deanna Mazzochi faces Democrat Jim Caffrey: parts of suburban Elmhurst, Oak Brook, Hinsdale and Westmont.
• 53rd House District Results - Republican Eddie Corrigan faces Democrat Mark Walker: includes parts of Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights.
• 56th House District Results - Democrat Michelle Mussman once again faces Republican Jillian Bernas: includes all or parts of Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Roselle, Hoffman Estates, Hanover Park, Rolling Meadows and Bloomingdale.
• 58th House District: Republican Rick Lesser faces Democrat Bob Morgan: includes all of Bannockburn, Deerfield, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest and small portions of Glencoe, North Chicago, Northbrook and Riverwoods.
• 59th House District Results- Democrat Dan Didech faces Republican Karen Feldman: portions of Buffalo Grove, Vernon Hills and Mundelein.
• 82nd House District Results - Incumbent Republican Jim Durkin faces Democrat Tom Chlystek: parts of west suburban Lemont, Burr Ridge, Darien, Hinsdale, Homer Glen, Western Springs, Willow Springs and Woodridge.

COOK COUNTY

• Morrison vs. Rashid: Cook County Board-17

KANE COUNTY

• Sheriff

KENDALL COUNTY

• County clerk, county board

WILL COUNTY

• Sheriff
• Clerk
• County Board
• Judges
  • Kennison v. Cornelius
  • Garcia v. Braun

REFERENDA

• White Oak Library in Romeoville, Crest Hill and Lockport
• Cook County gun dealer, minimum wage referenda
• Minooka Community Consolidated School District No. 201 $50 million building bond question
• New Lenox Fire Protection District tax rate increase
• Palos Township sugar tax
• Palos Heights video gaming question
• Lemont home rule results
• School District 308 1 percent sales tax (Kendall County)
• District 86 $166 Million Bond Referendum
• District 205 $168.5 Million Bond Referendum
• Flossmoor Pickup Truck Ban Referendum

Photo: Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker, right, and his running mate Lt. Governor candidate Juliana Stratton celebrate as they wave to supporters after Pritzker was elected as Illinois governor over Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)