Prairie State Wire

Gov. Bruce Rauner raised $215 per vote cast for him in the gubernatorial primary race last week compared to Rep. Jeanne Ives' $12 per vote, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

In all, the contentious primary raised $79.9 million – 94 percent of which was raised for Rauner. Ives raised just 5 percent of the total and garnered 48 percent of votes.

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform analyzed how much candidates in the most contested state races raised per vote they received in the Illinois Primary on March 20. The analysis is based on contributions disclosures between Jan. 1, 2017, and March 20. 

JB Pritzker

In the Democratic primary, voters selected JB Pritzker to face Rauner in November. Pritzker raised $124 per vote, compared to Chris Kennedy ($23) and Daniel Biss ($21). Pritzker raised 83 percent of the total $83.4 million raised in the Democratic field.

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Primary Results: Governor 

Republicans

Candidate	Share of total fundraising	Funds raised	Funds raised per vote
Bruce Rauner	94%	$75,450,080	$215
Jeanne Ives	5%	$3,954,162	$12
Democratic Governors Association Ad Spending	<1%	$451,000
	Total	$79,855,242

Democrats

Candidate	Share of total fundraising	Funds raised	Funds raised per vote
JB Pritzker	83%	$69,530,883	$124
Chris Kennedy	9%	$6,950,012	$23
Daniel Biss	8%	$6,784,537	$21
Bob Daiber	<1%	$144,869	$10
Robert Marshall	<1%	$30,520	$2
Tio Hardiman	<1%	$6,972	$0
	Total	$83,447,793

Source: Illinois Campaign for Political Reform