Rauner appeared to outpace Pritzker by a margin of 24 percent on Tuesday in the precinct.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Republican Bruce Rauner, won by a margin of 39.8 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Democrat Pat Quinn, who received 147 votes to Rauner's 357.
2018 Governor race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/ %
Dem. 2018
Votes/ %
GOP 2014
Votes/ %
Dem. 2014
Votes/ %
Benton Township Precinct 53
Bruce Rauner
326/ 61.98%
JB Pritzker
200/ 38.02%
Bruce Rauner
357/ 67.6%
Pat Quinn
147/ 27.8%
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