According to the Chicago Board of Elections, as of the morning of November 5, 621,995 people in the City of Chicago had voted in the Illinois gubernatorial election. That number will more than likely change however, as late ballots are counted and the city grapples with a number of reported difficulties and improprieties at various polling locations.
As political commentators expected, the majority of Chicago voters cast their votes for Gov. Pat Quinn. He garnered 480,166 votes, or about 77.2 percent, finishing ahead of challenger Bruce Rauner in all of the city's wards, except the 42nd. In that ward, Rauner edged ahead of Quinn with 50.35 percent of the vote. Quinn captured 48.15 percent and Libertarian challenger Chad Grimm brought in 1.49 percent. The 42nd ward is comprised of parts of Streeterville, the Gold Coast, the Near West Loop, River North, New East Side, Fulton River District and the Loop.
Rauner may not have won the 43rd Wardwhich includes parts of Lincoln Park and Old Townbut he and Quinn were virtually neck and neck there; Quinn got 49.71 percent of the vote while Rauner brought in 49.04 percent.
Rauner also had particularly strong showings in the city's 41st ( 47.05 percent ), 2nd ( 43.46 percent ) and 38th ( 40.12 percent ) Wards. He received a total of 129,412 votes in the city.
Quinn finished strongly in many areas of the city that have a significant LGBT presence. He received 61.49 percent of the vote in the 44th Ward, which includes parts of Lake View. He also won in the 46th Ward, which includes Uptown ( 74.58 percent ); the 48th Ward, which includes Edgewater and parts of Andersonville ( 78 percent ); and the 49th Ward, which is largely comprised of Rogers Park ( 83.09 percent ).
View graph at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/pdf/Electionbreakdown.pdf .
The original Chicago Board of Election numbers can be viewed at www.chicagoelections.com/en/wdlevel3.asp.