Illinois 2024 primary results: Biden, Trump projected to win
Biden and Trump continued their march toward a rematch.
Tuesday was primary day in Illinois as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump continued their march toward a general election rematch after clinching the 2024 Democratic and Republican nominations last week.
Trump and Biden will win the Illinois Republican and Democratic primary, ABC News projects.
Voters in Illinois had to have declared a political party in order to vote and could only pick one ballot that listed the candidates for that one party.
In-person early voting and voting by mailwere available. The polls were open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Mailed ballots had to be postmarked by Tuesday and received within 14 days of the primary.
Illinois awards 64 delegates for the Republican winner and 147 for the Democrat.
State significance
The state is not considered a presidential battleground, having reliably voted for Democrats.
Biden won the state in the 2020 general election with 57% of the vote.
The 2024 election season saw a return to a March primary in Illinois, after the 2022 primary was pushed to June to accommodate delayed census data used to redraw congressional district maps across the state.
Several state lawmakers told the Shaw Local in December that they hoped the earlier primary date would increase voter turnout.
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