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Fox Chicago:(with caveats on provisional, military and remaining absentee)

Governor - GOP Primary

11215 of 11215 Precincts Reporting - 100%

	Name	Party	Votes	Vote %
	Brady, Bill	GOP	155,263	20%
	Dillard, Kirk	GOP	154,857	20%

...Am going to listen to what they have to say on WTTW at 7. I suppose Dillard will ask for a recount. Which will take a few weeks.

More. Just watched the WTTW round-up. According to them you can't just demand a recount in Illinois because it's close--you have to have allegations of wrongdoing. And you can't ask for it until the official numbers are certified, which will take a couple of weeks itself.

OK, here is a summary of the rules:

Orr said he anticipates recount petitions despite the fact rivals are from the same party.

"In my experience, these inter party battles can be just as rancorous as any," he said.

In preparation, Orr's staff passed out the recount rules to reporters awaiting election results. They are:

*If a losing margin is within 5 percent of the winner, the candidate can demand a "discovery recount."

*In a discovery recount, the losing candidate can petition the clerk's office to retabulate votes in up to 25 percent of the precincts of the candidates choice.

*If the discovery recount uncovers evidence of missed votes or disenfranchisement, the candidate can then opt to sue in circuit court for a full recount, a process Orr said can take months to complete.

*Filing for discovery recount is March 1.

I would just say in their appearance together on WTTW Brady and Dillard refused to be drawn on that subject, and were gracious to each other.