Rauner appeared to outpace Pritzker by a margin of 21 percent on Tuesday in the precinct.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Republican Bruce Rauner, won by a margin of 37.4 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Democrat Pat Quinn, who received 184 votes to Rauner's 410.
2018 Governor race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/ %
Dem. 2018
Votes/ %
GOP 2014
Votes/ %
Dem. 2014
Votes/ %
Newport Township Precinct 229
Bruce Rauner
372/ 60.49%
JB Pritzker
243/ 39.51%
Bruce Rauner
410/ 67.9%
Pat Quinn
184/ 30.5%