Rauner appeared to outpace Pritzker by a margin of 17.3 percent on Tuesday in the township.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Republican Bruce Rauner, won by a margin of 43.2 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Democrat Pat Quinn, who received 4,189 votes to Rauner's 10,792.
2018 Governor race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/ %
Dem. 2018
Votes/ %
GOP 2014
Votes/ %
Dem. 2014
Votes/ %
Ela Township
Bruce Rauner
10,577/ 58.63%
JB Pritzker
7,462/ 41.37%
Bruce Rauner
10,792/ 70.5%
Pat Quinn
4,189/ 27.4%