McKenna concedes, calls for quick resolution

Former Illinois state GOP Chairman Andy McKenna has conceded the Illinois governor's primary and is encouraging whoever finishes second to accept the results, too.

McKenna is currently third in the yet-to-be-finalized results, but is still within about 1 percent of the leader, state Sen. Bill Brady. He said Republicans do themselves a disservice by drawing out the race, which Brady currently leads by just 406 votes.

McKenna also discouraged whoever trails -- currently state Sen. Kirk Dillard -- from pursuing a lengthy challenge.

"Now that Democrats appear to be coming together as a Party, Republicans must do the same," McKenna said. "There is simply too much at stake in this election to allow party infighting to distract us from our mission. Based upon the numbers available today, we stand ready to support Bill Brady who appears headed for the nomination, or whoever is declared the eventual winner.  We look forward to the process completing itself soon and working with our nominee to win in November." 

State Comptroller Dan Hynes conceded a close Democratic primary to Gov. Pat Quinn this morning.