CHICAGO (CBS) ― The wild GOP race for governor remained too close to call early Wednesday, as top contenders Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard were separated by only about 500 votes.

With 99 percent of precincts reporting around 6 a.m., Brady, riding the strengh of the downstate vote, held a razor-thin edge of 0.2 percent over Dillard. Businessman Andy McKenna trailed by about 7,500 votes.

Dillard said late Tuesday that he was hopeful that some of the remaining votes were coming from the Chicago suburbs, where he runs stronger than the downstater Brady.

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