NBC Chicago's special election coverage begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Watch live in the player above.
Voters watching election results in Illinois on Tuesday will undoubtedly be watching to see who wins the most high-profile and contentious race in this midterm: the race for governor.
There are three candidates on the ballot: incumbent Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Republican challenger state Sen. Darren Bailey and Libertarian Scott Schluter.
Once polls close Tuesday evening, Illinois votes will be counted and residents will anxiously await the results.
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See them flow in live below once the polls close Tuesday:
First elected in 2018, Pritzker is now running for a second term. A venture capitalist and heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, Pritzker's net worth is an estimated $3.6 billion, according to Forbes - making him the richest elected official in the U.S. and capable of self-funding his campaigns. He spent more than $171.5 million of his personal fortune on his first run and has put another $152 million into his campaign account since.
A third-generation farmer from downstate Xenia, Bailey served one term in the Illinois House of Representatives beginning in 2019 before successfully running for the 55th District state Senate seat in 2020. He garnered more widespread name recognition when he sued Pritzker over the governor's stay-at-home order in the early days of the pandemic. In the legislature, Bailey is part of the “Eastern Bloc,” which in 2019 backed a resolution to separate Chicago from the rest of the state. While Bailey has since walked back that effort, he has still been largely critical of the city, repeatedly calling it a “hellhole.”
Schluter, of Marion, is an Air Force veteran, a diesel technician and the chair of the Southern Illinois Libertarian Party, according to his website.
After polls close Tuesday evening on Election Day 2022 in Illinois, NBC Chicago will host live results on the NBC Chicago app and NBCChicago.com.
In addition to Illinois election results online, NBC Chicago will host a live election special from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday on the app, website and our streaming channel, NBC Chicago News, which can be found on Peacock, Roku or Samsung TV.
Here's how to see NBC Chicago News on Peacock:
- First, go to PeacockTV.com or download the free Peacock app for your streaming device, phone or tablet. It's available for iPhone or Android.
- Then, click on the “channels” tab in the app.
- Scroll through the channels to NBC Chicago News.
Here's how to watch NBC Chicago News on Roku:
Turn on your Roku device and use one of the following access points:
- Select the Live TV tile on your Roku TV home screen and then click the left arrow button, OR
- Open The Roku Channel app, click the left arrow button to access the left-hand navigation menu, scroll down to Channel 129 and select Live TV
Special election coverage continues throughout the night on NBC 5 on television, as well as digital platforms.
To find out who won Illinois' biggest races, open your NBC Chicago app and turn on push notifications.
For a complete list of results, check the NBC Chicago app and website homepages as polls close.
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