Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is projected to win the state of Illinois.
BREAKING: Clinton will win DE, DC, IL, MD, MA, NJ, RI; Trump will win OK, MS and TN, CNN projects https://t.co/zwwtDtlYFz #CNNElection pic.twitter.com/tn1LeeYywr
— CNN (@CNN) November 9, 2016
There was little doubt Clinton would take the prize. George H.W. Bush was the last Republican presidential candidate to win Illinois when he defeated Michael Dukakis in 1988.