Heh. You're probably right (Kirk would have won Lake & DuPage if he hadn't inflicted massive damage on himself a week before the election). Still, I enjoy the irony of Kirk losing most of "his" old Congressional district in Lake Co. (well, I know half of it was Melissa Bean's district, but still), given how he and his followers spent years sneering about he was the only kind of "electable" Republican who could "win" the far north suburbs.
Fun fact: I used to argue with "only social moderates can WIN that area" Kirk zombies and point out that both Dan Rutherford and Tony Percicia won Kirk's district handily while running as unabashedly pro-life and pro-gun. Pointing out inconvenient facts like that would quickly make Kirk cheerleaders immediately run away.
Comparing the Senate and POTUS races in IL are interesting, the margin of victory for the rats was not very different
15.08% margin Suckworth
16.89% margin for Clinton
39.78% Kirk
38.36% Trump
We know Kirk did better in the collars and Cook, and a little in Rockford
Let’s examine the rest of the state, Suckworth carried several Trump Counties
Madison, over 50% Suckworth, 54% Trump
Alexander, 55.5% for Suckworth, Trump 53%
Calhoun, 51% Suckworth, almost 67% Trump!!! Woah, what disparity! It had been 55.6% Romney and 51.3% Kirk in 2010. in 2016 Senate it was similar to margin Turban carried it by in 2014
Gallatin, ancestrally rat, Bush 2004 first R to win it since 1972, Obama in 08 then Romney and Trump, this is the county that voted against Jim Edgar in 1994. 71.74% Trump, Suckworth carried it 49-47. Kirk carried in in 2010 and Chuck Percy in ‘72 (every county), 1942 and 1920 are the only other times it went GOP for Senate. Brady and Rauner only R Gov candidates to win it since 1920.
Pulaski County, 61% Trump, 52% Suckworth
Knox County, narrow win for Trump and for Suckworth
McDonough: 51.8% Trump, Suckworth by 2.6 points.
St. Clair which Trump lost by less than 6, Kirk lost by almost 19.
Maybe later I’ll map a county map of which did better in which county. I’ve made one already for Florida, Trump/Rubio.