Gillespie appeared to outpace Rooney by a margin of 3 percent on Tuesday in the county.
In 2014, Republican Matt Murphy, ran uncontested, so no comparison data is available.
2018 State Senate race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/%
Dem. 2018
Votes/%
GOP 2014
Votes/%
Dem. 2014
Votes/%
Cook County
Tom Rooney
42,214/ 48.50%
Ann Gillespie
44,822/ 51.50%
Matt Murphy
55,928/ 100%
no candidate
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