NBC 5 Chicago about 10:15 p.m. projected with unofficial numbers that Bruce Rauner has beaten Pat Quinn by a margin of almost 4 percent.
Rauner has promised during the election that he would lower taxes and raise funding for education while running the state like a business.
His slogan is “Shake up Springfield. Bring Back Illinois.”
Preliminary results of an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press and television networks showed Quinn was getting support from residents of Chicago, people earning less than $50,000 a year, and people who strongly approved of President Barack Obama’s performance.
The combined cost for both candidates is reported to be $100 million with Rauner paying $21 million with his own funds.
#BREAKING Rauner wins Illinois governor, beats Quinn, NBC News projects http://t.co/IoGSGLrJGZ #NBC5ElectionDay
— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) November 5, 2014
Bruce Rauner elected governor of Illinois, defeating Pat Quinn http://t.co/UjYVk0gU8G pic.twitter.com/XxirqYJt6t
— FOX 32 News (@fox32news) November 5, 2014
JUST IN: @ABC News projects Republican Rauner will win governor race in Illinois. pic.twitter.com/OA7agstSPC
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 5, 2014
The numbers favor Rauner, with 90 percent counted. #Quinn camp wants all votes counted per @jaylevinecbs2 pic.twitter.com/vKsdpseOUm
— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) November 5, 2014
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