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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn concedes

After initially vowing to wait until he was confident all ballots were counted, Governor Pat Quinn conceded to Illinois’ newly elected governor, Republican Bruc...

After initially vowing to wait until he was confident all ballots were counted, Governor Pat Quinn conceded to Illinois’ newly elected governor, Republican Bruce Rauner.

During a post-election speech, Quinn said he wanted to wait until all the votes were counted to respect citizens who waited “hours and hours” to cast their ballot.

Related: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn not ready to concede just yet

"I think we always should respect those who waited and persevered to cast their ballot, Quinn said. "I think before calling any election it’s important to respect every single voter."

With 99% of all precincts reporting the morning after the election, Rauner had received 51% of votes counted, with a total of 1,757,569 votes for Rauner.  Quinn had 46% of the Illinois vote, receiving 1,589,993 votes.

Rauner declared his victory Tuesday evening, saying the real victory was for Illinois voters, families, workers, students and others.

See Rauner's full speech - click here.

“This is a historic time in Illinois,” Rauner said. “The voters have asked for divided government. For the first time in many years we’ll have a Republican governor and a Democratic legislature… not so we can fight, not so we can bicker, not so we can get angry with each other, but to find bipartisan solutions to solve the problems of Illinois.”

After Quinn’s concession speech, Rauner said:

"I thank Governor Quinn for his many years of service to Illinois and appreciate his commitment to making this a smooth transition. I look forward to getting to work to make Illinois the most compassionate and competitive state in the nation.”

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