Overview
- State Reps. Margaret Croke and Stephanie Kifowit, state Sen. Karina Villa, and Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim are competing to succeed Mendoza.
- Polls closed at 7 p.m. CT, with outlets posting live tallies as ballots are counted.
- Croke entered Election Day with the largest war chest and backing from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and the Cook County Democratic Party.
- Villa is supported by Sen. Bernie Sanders and the Chicago Teachers Union, while Mendoza endorsed Kim and Kifowit highlights long legislative experience.
- The winner will face Republican Bryan Drew, the lone GOP candidate, in the Nov. 6 general election for the state’s chief fiscal control office.