Article updated: 11/5/2010 6:10 PM

Quinn earns chance to argue he has mandate

Buy this photo Buy this photo
next prev 1 of 3
   
Gallery Image

David Morales, a senior at Lane Tech High School has his photo taken with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn after Quinn held a press conference Friday. Earlier in the day Quinn's Republican opponent Bill Brady conceded the election he lost to the governor by less than 20,000 votes.

Associated Press

Bill Brady

Associated Press

Bill Brady

Associated Press

About this Article

Gov. Pat Quinn's quest to become the elected leader of Illinois was fulfilled Friday when his Republican challenger conceded the state's closest governor's race in decades, leaving Quinn to argue he has a mandate to push a tax increase in the face of one of the nation's worst state budget problems.