New Poll Has Bailey Leading Irvin, 27% Still Undecided As Primary Race Enters Final Two Weeks

Springfield, IL-(Vandalia Radio)- With a little more than two weeks before the June 28 primary election, a new front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination for governor has emerged. There are six candidates vying to be the GOP nominee. Friday, a Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ poll indicates state Sen. Darren Bailey is in the lead with 32% of support from about 680 polled.

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, who has led in early polls, had 17 percent support. He said a lot can change in two weeks.

Around 27 percent said they were still unsure, with Jesse Sullivan getting 11 percent, Gary Rabine with 6 percent, Paul Schimpf with 4 percent and Max Solomon with 2 percent, according to the Sun-Times poll.