Pritzker appeared to outpace Rauner by a margin of 2.1 percent on Tuesday in the county.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Republican Bruce Rauner, won by a margin of 18.8 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Democrat Pat Quinn, who received 10,944 votes to Rauner's 16,246.
2018 Governor race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/%
Dem. 2018
Votes/%
GOP 2014
Votes/%
Dem. 2014
Votes/%
DeKalb County
Bruce Rauner
16,138/ 44.66%
JB Pritzker
16,910/ 46.79%
Bruce Rauner
16,246/ 57.7%
Pat Quinn
10,944/ 38.8%