By: Ashmar Mandou

Illinois held its primary election on Tuesday, June 28th with a slew of seats up for grabs, as all 59 state Senate offices were open, and 118 state House seats. All 17 Illinois Congressional seats were contested, as was one of the US Senate seats for the state. The Illinois Supreme Court had a race as well, with the 2nd District seeing both Republican and Democratic contested primaries. According to the State Board of Elections, voter turnout was low with only 1 in 5 Chicago voters heading to the polls. Among the primary election winners include:

Illinois Governor (GOP)
Darren Baily/Republican:57%

Illinois Governor (DEM)
JB Pritzker/Democrat: 91%

IL U.S. Senate (GOP)
Kathy Salvi/Republican: 30%

IL U.S. Senate (DEM)
Tammy Duckworth/Democrat

IL U.S. House District 3 (DEM)
Delia Ramirez/Democrat: 65%
Gilbert Villegas/Democrat: 23%

Secretary of State (GOP)
Dan Brady/ Republican: 76%

Secretary of State (DEM)
Alexi Giannoulias/Democrat: 52%
Anna Valencia/Democrat: 34%

County Board President:
Toni Preckwinkle/Democrat: 75.34%
Richard Boykin/Democrat: 24.66%

Cook County Assessor
Fritz Kaegi/Democrat: 53.49%
Kari Steele/Democrat: 46.51%

Cook County Commissioner 8th District
Anthony Joel Quezada/Democrat: 33%
Luis Arroyo Jr/Democrat: 20%
Natalie Toro/Democrat: 16%

Cook County Commissioner 16th District
Frank Aguilar/Democrat: 54%
Leticia Garcia/Democrat: 45%

For the full results of the Primary Elections, head over to the State Board of Elections, www.elections.il.gov. The General Election is Tuesday, Nov. 8th.