GOP challenger Bailey concedes but vows to continue 'fighting' Illinois Dems

Darren Bailey
Republican gubernatorial candidate, state Sen. Darren Bailey and wife Cindy Stortzum take the stage at an election-night party on June 28, 2022 in Effingham, Illinois. Photo credit Jim Vondruska/Getty Images

SPRINGFIELD (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - The Republican challenger in the Illinois governor's race said the election might have been lost, but he plans to continue leading the fight against J.B. Pritzker's policies.

State Senator Darren Bailey said he can’t stop for the things he said millions of Illinoisans from across the state supported him for.

“The things that we want, the things that unite us, they are the same, and they always have been, and that is to provide for our families, to be safe, to live lives of opportunity and the freedom. And friends, I can promise you this, I may not be going to Springfield as your next governor, but I will never stop fighting for you,” Bailey said.

Bailey’s campaign leaders said the support he did get from voters makes him the person to lead that opposition here in Springfield.

“Republicans need to be the loyal opposition in Springfield, loyal to our state, loyal to our country, loyal to our constitution, but in opposition to the radical policies of the Democrats,” Bailey added.

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