In the GOP gubernatorial primary between State Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale, Ill. (left) and State Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington, Ill. (right). Brady held a lead of fewer than 500 votes as of Thursday.
There’s nothing quite like Illinois politics.
Tuesday’s Election Day turnout was much lower than expected, but three statewide races (the Democratic and GOP governor’s race primaries and the state comptroller race) were so close they are currently decided by less than one vote per precinct. Chicago’s Board of Election Commissioners abides by a series of deadlines for counting ballots, ultimately leading up to a Feb. 23 certification date. I’ve written about how Illinois counts its votes on the Chicago Explainer blog at windycitizen.com.