Republican Darren Bailey to face Pritzker in Illinois gubernatorial race this November

Former Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey won the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, setting up another face-off against Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, who won his party's nomination for a third term.

The pair previously faced off in 2022, when Pritzker defeated Bailey by nearly 13 percentage points. The pair will now have a rematch in November. Pritzker was uncontested in his bid for the Democratic nomination. 

Bailey won his party's nomination with 50% of the vote, according to the Associated Press, defeating challengers Ted Dabrowski, Sheriff James Mendrick and entrepreneur Rick Heidner. Dabrowski finished in second with 31% of the vote.

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