▁population ▁ 5 5 3 , ▁having ▁won ▁ 6 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁He ▁was ▁led ▁to ▁victory ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Scott ▁C ise k , ▁lo bb y ist ▁for ▁Cook ▁County ▁and ▁former ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁County ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ur la cher ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Illinois ▁Governor ▁Pat ▁Qu inn ▁( D ) ▁to ▁the ▁Illinois ' ▁Civil ▁Service ▁Commission . ▁He ▁ear ns ▁$ 2 5 , 3 2 0 ▁a ▁year ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁board . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Ur la cher ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁State ▁Senate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁district ▁to ▁succeed ▁Dan ▁D uff y . ▁His ▁attempt ▁to ▁get ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁was ▁challeng ed , ▁and ▁state ▁election ▁officials ▁invalid ated ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁of ▁his ▁collected ▁sign atures ▁leaving ▁him ▁with ▁only ▁ 4 8 ▁above ▁the ▁minimum . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ur la cher ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁a ▁three - way ▁primary ▁by ▁Dan ▁Mc Con ch ie ▁by ▁over ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁votes . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Bruce ▁Ra un er ▁appointed ▁Ur la cher ▁to ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Civil ▁Service ▁Commission ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁exp iring ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0