Bruce Rauner, shown last month, defeated his challenger in the Republican primary on Tuesday. (Reuters)Illinois's embattled Republican governor, Bruce Rauner, narrowly managed to fend off a socially conservative primary challenger Tuesday, sending him into the general election as one of the most endangered governors in the nation. Rauner beat state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R), a lawmaker who wasn't well known in the state until recently. For one, he's running for reelection as a Republican in a Democratic state, a state that voted for Hillary Clinton by nearly 20 points. “A far-right socially conservative Republican does not win in this state,” said Pat Brady, the former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party and a Rauner supporter.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2018 03:48 UTC