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Illinois Election Results: Live Presidential Primary 2020

Illinois Election Results: Live Presidential Primary 2020

Winner

Joseph R. Biden Jr. has won the Illinois primary.

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Updated March 24, 2020
Candidate Votes Pct. Pledged delegates Del.
Biden Joseph R. Biden Jr. Winner 924,771 59.0% 94
Sanders Bernie Sanders 565,762 36.1% 60
Bloomberg Michael R. Bloomberg 23,809 1.5% 0
Warren Elizabeth Warren 22,067 1.4% 0
Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard 9,118 0.6% 0
Buttigieg Pete Buttigieg 9,080 0.6% 0
Yang Andrew Yang 3,784 0.2% 0
Booker Cory Booker 2,593 0.2% 0
Steyer Tom Steyer 1,619 0.1% 0
Patrick Deval Patrick 1,522 0.1% 0
Bennet Michael Bennet 1,286 0.1% 0
Delaney John Delaney 1,122 0.1% 0
Klobuchar Amy Klobuchar 0 0.0% 0
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1,566,533 votes, 10,101 of 10,114 precincts reporting

>99% of delegates allocated so far (154 of 155)

View the results by county.

County Biden Sanders Bloomberg Rpt.
Cook
487,679
323,599
12,051
100%
DuPage
66,651
37,511
1,143
100%
Lake
53,633
24,074
1,667
100%
Will
46,601
27,714
1,188
100%
Kane
29,165
18,416
658
100%
McHenry
18,426
11,033
425
100%
St. Clair
19,680
7,426
887
100%
Winnebago
14,848
9,832
440
100%
Madison
15,587
8,583
386
100%
Champaign
11,164
11,877
273
100%
McLean
9,779
7,550
307
100%
Peoria
11,492
5,779
393
100%
Sangamon
11,206
5,777
277
100%
Rock Island
9,545
4,809
156
100%
Kendall
8,214
5,342
165
100%
DeKalb
5,441
4,692
143
100%
LaSalle
6,213
3,230
212
100%
Tazewell
6,169
3,176
182
99%
Kankakee
5,417
3,125
169
100%
Macon
4,916
2,265
161
100%
Jackson
3,246
2,757
94
100%
Whiteside
2,997
1,428
39
100%
Knox
2,708
1,445
63
100%
Vermilion
2,855
1,186
126
100%
Boone
2,326
1,790
71
100%
Williamson
2,667
1,412
49
100%
Grundy
2,286
1,450
106
100%
Ogle
2,274
1,468
62
100%
Macoupin
2,428
1,043
133
100%
Stephenson
2,431
1,096
66
100%
Adams
2,415
928
56
100%
Henry
2,400
937
22
100%
Fulton
2,139
1,046
57
100%
Coles
1,876
1,187
79
100%
Bureau
1,744
778
28
100%
Marion
1,643
699
79
100%
Franklin
1,625
742
61
100%
JoDaviess
1,753
631
18
100%
Woodford
1,620
740
30
100%
Lee
1,459
857
43
100%
Monroe
1,555
778
50
100%
McDonough
1,281
711
24
100%
Jefferson
1,423
570
26
100%
Christian
1,244
541
54
100%
Morgan
1,153
602
35
100%
Livingston
1,134
526
26
100%
Randolph
1,195
417
41
100%
Montgomery
1,147
418
57
100%
Effingham
1,065
453
46
100%
Clinton
948
452
36
100%
Jersey
907
391
27
100%
Union
823
439
23
100%
Mercer
911
362
8
100%
Saline
831
395
40
100%
Perry
909
327
26
100%
Shelby
895
294
37
100%
Piatt
800
408
20
100%
Logan
731
427
28
100%
Hancock
887
243
16
100%
Warren
800
327
13
100%
Mason
785
274
32
100%
Iroquois
693
376
16
100%
Bond
721
330
24
100%
Carroll
689
270
18
100%
Clark
631
301
34
100%
Crawford
650
282
20
100%
DeWitt
600
270
19
100%
Greene
536
186
48
100%
Douglas
521
246
20
100%
Fayette
556
194
13
100%
Edgar
526
214
26
100%
Pike
547
167
13
100%
Moultrie
516
207
25
100%
Richland
483
237
12
100%
Menard
519
193
8
100%
Marshall
483
199
16
100%
Cass
464
196
26
100%
Lawrence
481
182
16
100%
Massac
461
226
5
100%
Washington
393
195
17
100%
Ford
359
236
10
100%
Putnam
425
138
10
100%
Hamilton
421
122
19
100%
Henderson
406
136
11
100%
White
413
138
9
100%
Gallatin
366
147
13
100%
Wayne
332
203
10
100%
Johnson
358
157
13
100%
Cumberland
355
156
13
100%
Wabash
335
129
9
100%
Jasper
316
120
13
100%
Clay
316
134
10
100%
Schuyler
328
112
8
100%
Pulaski
274
86
6
100%
Calhoun
260
71
11
100%
Stark
206
99
9
100%
Hardin
145
86
4
100%
Pope
135
71
6
100%
Edwards
139
63
11
100%
Brown
153
44
3
100%
Scott
117
58
5
100%
Alexander
0
0
0
0%
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Our reporters are providing real-time updates.

Jennifer Medina March 17, 2020

Biden seems to have the nomination all but locked at this point. Now the question is how he’ll attract Sanders supporters, a challenge he appears to be well aware of. Read more ›

Astead Herndon March 17, 2020

Sanders keeps hitting this electoral ceiling of about 30%. He just can’t break it. Others pitched themselves as the “unity” candidate, but it was Biden who got their endorsements.

Alex Burns March 17, 2020

Joe Biden has achieved a nearly insurmountable delegate lead and all but extinguished Bernie Sanders’s chances for a comeback. Read our recap ›

Recent polls in Illinois

Here is the level of support for candidates, according to different polls.

Pollster Biden Sanders Gabbard
March 16, n = 1,861
63 28 3
March 11-12, n = 567
57 36 2
March 10-12, n = 549
63 25
March 6-12, n = 960
57 34
March 7-9, n = 1,208
55 36 1

Past Illinois Winners

Highlighted names became the party’s presidential nominee.

Democrats Republicans
2016 Hillary Clinton Donald J. Trump
2012 Barack Obama* Mitt Romney
2008 Barack Obama John McCain
2004 John Kerry George W. Bush*
2000 Al Gore George W. Bush

Our reporters are providing real-time updates.

Jennifer Medina March 17, 2020

Biden seems to have the nomination all but locked at this point. Now the question is how he’ll attract Sanders supporters, a challenge he appears to be well aware of. Read more ›

Astead Herndon March 17, 2020

Sanders keeps hitting this electoral ceiling of about 30%. He just can’t break it. Others pitched themselves as the “unity” candidate, but it was Biden who got their endorsements.

Alex Burns March 17, 2020

Joe Biden has achieved a nearly insurmountable delegate lead and all but extinguished Bernie Sanders’s chances for a comeback. Read our recap ›

Katie Glueck March 17, 2020

Biden’s allies say that at his best, he is a steady, seasoned hand. That reputation among some Democrats helped him in contests that unfolded amid the coronavirus crisis.

Jennifer Medina March 17, 2020

So many Democrats I spoke to in Arizona in the last few days said they were attracted to Biden because they believe he will bring calm to the White House. Read more ›