Bruce Rauner was elected governor of Illinois.
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The Dan Bongino ShowOct 16, 2026
Multiple reliable sources confirm Bruce Rauner was elected governor of Illinois in 2014 (narrowly defeating incumbent Pat Quinn in November 2014) and served as the 42nd governor from January 2015 to January 2019. The claim is a faithful extraction of the passage's reference to Rauner, and the passage's 'Rouner' is a spelling variant of the same person.
What was said
… We really can win this. We really can, but only if everyone votes and then tells everyone they know to show up and vote as well. Yeah, and folks, please don't tell me it hasn't happened. Was it Bruce Rouner in Illinois, George Pataki in New York, Larry Hogan in Maryland? Don't tell me it hasn't happened. It happens over and over and over. You know what's not gonna happen if you don't show up. Steve Hilton, thanks so much. You've been a good friend and an activist. I really appreciate you taking on this cause. Thanks a lot. …
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Supports. PolitiFact's profile states Bruce Rauner was elected governor of Illinois in 2014 and became the first Republican governor in 12 years upon inauguration in January 2015.[1]
Supports. Congressional Record records that Bruce Rauner was elected November 4 to serve as the 42nd Governor of Illinois, and that he took the oath of office at his inauguration.[2]
Supports. Hoover Institution transcript states Rauner was elected governor of Illinois in 2014, defeating the incumbent Democrat by four percentage points.[3]
Supports. Wikipedia and NGA records confirm Rauner served as governor from January 12, 2015 to January 14, 2019, after winning the 2014 election over Pat Quinn.[4][5]
Context. The passage's 'Bruce Rouner' is a misspelling of Rauner; the extracted claim correctly refers to the same person the post names, so no departure from the passage occurs.
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Bruce Raunerpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Congressional Recordcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3The Budget Crisis In The Land Of Lincoln | Hoover Plushoover.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Bruce Rauner - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Bruce Raunernga.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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