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    Sensing re-election loss, Gov. Bruce Rauner looked to replace himself on Nov. 6 ballot

    by Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune Dec 14, 2018 3 minutes

    CHICAGO - Sensing an embarrassing re-election loss after President Donald Trump's 2016 election and a narrow primary victory in March, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner spent months last spring and summer actively seeking out a candidate to replace him on the Nov. 6 ballot.

    Rauner, speaking Thursday to ABC-7 Chicago, acknowledged speaking to two men and two women about replacing him atop the 2018 GOP ticket in the race against Democrat J.B. Pritzker, but did not disclose by name whom he contacted.

    Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay of St. Charles acknowledged

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