Pritzker, 53, has poured nearly $70 million into capturing a Democratic nomination that has proved tougher than initially expected. In other races on the Illinois primary ballot, former Democratic Gov. There also are numerous contested congressional primary races, including progressive candidate Marie Newman's challenge to seven-term Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski. But far more damaging were ads that Rauner ran against Pritzker after wiretap audio surfaced of him talking with former Gov. Rauner also has invoked Madigan in his ads against Ives, calling her "Mike Madigan's favorite Republican and Illinois' worst nightmare."

Source: ABC News March 20, 2018 04:23 UTC