Gov. Pat Quinn says it's time for Democrats to come together and focus on keeping the governor's seat in November. Quinn thanked voters at a downtown Chicago train station Wednesday morning, a day after the Illinois primary gave him a narrow lead over Comptroller Dan Hynes.
Quinn says a recount wouldn't change the results and that precincts where votes haven't been counted are strongly behind him. Quinn congratulates Hynes on running a well-organized campaign but he also says the people have spoken.
With Republican governor candidates also in a near-deadlock, Quinn says he doesn't have a preference on who he might face in November. He says he likes both State Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard personally.
The Democratic race for governor capped off a frenzied final few weeks with a neck-and-neck finish Tuesday, as Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes showed no signs of budging in their fight for the nomination.
Quinn led the race most of the night, including an edge of five percentage points or more as most of the results came in. But Hynes steadily closed the gap.
With 98 percent of the votes counted in unofficial totals, Quinn and Hynes were at a tie at 50 percent. Quinn had an edge of about 5,000 votes at that point.
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