Illinois governor primaries set up rematch between Pritzker, Bailey
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The 2026 Illinois primary results in the race for governor set up a rematch between Gov. JB Pritzker and his 2022 Republican challenger Darren Bailey.
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Local News Illinois 2026 governor primary results set up rematch between JB Pritzker, Darren Bailey By Sara Tenenbaum Sara Tenenbaum Senior Web Producer, CBS Chicago Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago, overseeing editorial operations and social media, and covering breaking, local and community news. Read Full Bio Sara Tenenbaum Updated on: March 17, 2026 / 9:59 PM EDT / CBS Chicago Add CBS News on Google The 2026 Illinois primary results for governor have set up a rematch between Gov. JB Pritzker and his 2022 Republican challenger Darren Bailey , after CBS News projects Bailey has won the GOP primary. Pritzker, now running with Christian Mitchell after Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launched her campaign for Dick Durbin's U.S. Senate seat, was unopposed in the Democratic primary and is now seeking his third term as the governor of Illinois. Pritzker's national profile has grown as he has been one of President Trump's most vocal critics. He used a campaign ad in March to highlight efforts to oppose the Trump Administration's aggressive federal immigration crackdown in Chicago, known as Operation Midway Blitz, last fall. He spent some of his victory speech Tuesday night focused on the president. "Right now, grifters of corruption and selfishness, purveyors of bigotry and hatred, have taken control of the White House and Congress," Pritzker said. "The Carnival Barker in Chief – sorry, the Commander in Thief – says there's no federal money for health care and food assistance for families in need. But they had no trouble finding tens of millions of dollars to send masked troops with assault weapons onto the streets of Illinois to terrorize Americans. They're shooting moms in the face. They shot a nurse in the back who was peacefully protesting. A teacher's assistant was shot five times for honking her horn and yelling. These were all American citizens. And then something remarkable happened – even as other states capitulated to Donald Trump – t...
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