Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has earned a second term in office, NBC News has projected, signaling the incumbent's defeat of Republican challenger and Illinois State Sen. Darren Bailey, who said he called the governor Tuesday night to congratulate him.
, but his victory speech quickly drew speculation over whether he plans to seek a higher office - a presidential one.
Speculation over a potential presidential run has been ongoing for months in the lead-up to the election.late last year, Pritzker was noted to have"talked privately about his interest in seeking the White House at some point should the opportunity arise."Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters."Of course people have mentioned this to me, on occasion, but I've never had a conversation with anybody about it," he added of the reports.
The Illinois governor has notably been raising his national profile in recent months, with a trip to New Hampshire fueling a number of questions ahead of Illinois' primary election in June. Instead, he warned of a “cancer” that has spread through “one ideological wing" of his rival Republican party, lead by Trump, who has suggested “They’ve had ample opportunity to treat the disease and they have refused to do so at every turn. The result has been treasonous insurrectionists tearing down the doors of the U.S.
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