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The 2018 Illinois Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the
Attorney General of Illinois The Illinois Attorney General is the highest legal officer of the state of Illinois in the United States. Originally an appointed office, it is now an office filled by statewide election. Based in Chicago and Springfield, Illinois, the attorne ...
. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General
Lisa Madigan Lisa Murray Madigan (born July 30, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as Attorney General of the U.S. state of Illinois from 2003 to 2019, being the first woman to hold that position. She is ...
, who had served since 2003, did not seek re-election to a fifth term. Democrat
Kwame Raoul Kwame Raoul (, born September 30, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician who has been the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Raoul represented the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from ...
won the election with 55 percent of the vote, while Republican
Erika Harold Erika Natalie Louise Harold (born February 20, 1980) is an American attorney, politician, and former Miss America. Harold was Miss Illinois 2002 and Miss America 2003. Her pageant platform was combating bullying. In 2014, she was a candidate i ...
took 43 percent of the vote.


Election information

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for federal congressional races and those for other state offices. The election was part of the
2018 Illinois elections A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 6, 2018. The elections for Illinois's 18 congressional districts, Governor, statewide constitutional officers, Illinois Senate, and Illinois House were held on this date. P ...
.


Turnout

For the primary elections, turnout was 24.57%, with 1,951,981 votes cast. For the general election, turnout was 56.16%, with 4,548,409 votes cast.


Democratic primary


Candidates


Declared

*
Scott Drury Scott Drury (born 1972) is a former Illinois state representative for the 58th district and a Democratic candidate for Attorney General. The 58th district includes all or parts of Bannockburn, Deerfield, Glencoe, Highwood, Highland Park, Lak ...
,
state representative A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United S ...
*Sharon Fairley, chief administrator of the Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability *Aaron Goldstein, Democratic committeeman for Chicago's 33rd ward and former defense attorney for
Rod Blagojevich Rod Blagojevich ( , born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nicknames "Blago" or "B-Rod", is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, when ...
* Renato Mariotti, former federal prosecutor, television legal analyst and commentator * Pat Quinn, former
Governor of Illinois The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by p ...
(2009–2015) and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (2003–2009) *
Kwame Raoul Kwame Raoul (, born September 30, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician who has been the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Raoul represented the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from ...
,
state senator A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. Description A state senator is a member of an upper house in the bicameral legislatures of ...
*Nancy Rotering, mayor of Highland Park * Jesse Ruiz,
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President and former chairman of the
Illinois State Board of Education The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) administers public education in the state of Illinois. The State Board consists of nine members who are appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate. Board members serve four-year terms, with ...


Declined

* Jennifer Burke, former member of the Illinois Pollution Control Board * Sarah Burke, director of external affairs at
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) is a nationally ranked academic medical center located on Northwestern University’s Chicago campus in Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship campus for Northwestern Medicine and the primary ...
* Gery Chico, former chairman of the
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*
Tom Dart Thomas J. Dart (born May 22, 1962) is an American attorney, politician, and law enforcement officer serving as the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois. He previously served as a member of both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly. Education ...
,
Cook County Sheriff The Cook County Sheriff is the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, heading the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Office description Terms are currently four-years in length. Officeholders Recent election results , - , colspan=16 style="text-a ...
and nominee for
Illinois State Treasurer The Treasurer of Illinois is an elected official of the U.S. state of Illinois. The office was created by the Constitution of Illinois. Current Occupant The current Treasurer of Illinois is Democrat Mike Frerichs. He was first elected to hea ...
in 2002 * Zach Fardon, former
United States Attorney United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal c ...
for the
Northern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (in case citations, N.D. Ill.) is the federal trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois. Appeals from the Northern District of Illinois a ...
*
Kim Foxx Kimberly M. Foxx (née Anderson; born April 4, 1972) is an American politician, who is currently the Cook County State's Attorney, State's Attorney (district attorney) for Cook County, Illinois. She manages the second largest prosecutor's office ...
, Cook County State's Attorney * Jack D. Franks, chairman of the McHenry County Board * James Glasgow,
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State's Attorney * Mike Hastings, state senator * David Hoffman, former federal prosecutor, former Chicago Inspector General, and candidate for U.S. Senate in
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*
Dan Hynes Daniel W. Hynes (born July 20, 1968) is an American politician, formerly serving as the Illinois Comptroller. Background Hynes was born in Chicago, the son of Thomas Hynes, a former Cook County assessor, president of the Illinois Senate and D ...
, former
Illinois Comptroller The Comptroller of Illinois is a constitutional officer in the executive branch, executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Illinois. Ten individuals have held the office of Comptroller since the enactment of the Constitution of Illinois, ...
(1999–2011), candidate for U.S. Senate in 2004, and candidate for governor in
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*
Lori Lightfoot Lori Elaine Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962) is an American attorney and politician serving since 2019 as the 56th mayor of Chicago. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before becoming mayor, Lightfoot worked in private legal practice as ...
, president of the Chicago Police Board * Mike McRaith, former director of the Federal Insurance Office * Elaine Nekritz, assistant majority Leader of the
Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
* Andrew Schapiro, former
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*
Ira Silverstein Ira I. Silverstein (born October 10, 1960) is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 8th district from 1999 to 2019. The 8th Senate District consists of Forest Glen, North Park and West Ridge in the City of Chic ...
, majority caucus chair of the Illinois Senate. * Mariyana Spyropoulos, president of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District *
Chris Welch Chris Welch (born 12 November 1941) is an English music journalist, critic, and author who is best known for his work from the late 1960s as a reporter for ''Melody Maker'', ''Musicians Only'', and ''Kerrang!''. He is the author of over 40 mu ...
, state representative * Ann Williams, state representative * Andrea Zopp, deputy mayor of Chicago and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016


Endorsements


Polling

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administered ! Sample
size ! Margin
of error ! style="width:45px;", Kwame
Raoul ! style="width:45px;", Pat
Quinn ! style="width:45px;", Nancy
Rotering ! style="width:45px;", Jesse
Ruiz ! style="width:45px;", Renato
Mariotti ! style="width:45px;", Sharon
Fairley ! style="width:45px;", Aaron
Goldstein ! style="width:45px;", Scott
Drury ! Other ! Undecided , - , style="text-align:left;"
Victory Research
, align=center, March 13–16, 2018 , align=center, 1,204 , align=center, ± 2.8% , align=center, 24% , align=center, 26% , align=center, 6% , align=center, 4% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 8% , align=center, 4% , align=center, 10% , align=center, – , align=center, 16% , - , style="text-align:left;"
Capitol Fax/We Ask America
, align=center, March 7–8, 2018 , align=center, 1,029 , align=center, ± 3.06% , align=center, 15% , align=center, 23% , align=center, 6% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 2% , align=center, 3% , align=center, – , align=center, 43% , - , style="text-align:left;"
Southern Illinois University
, align=center, February 19–25, 2018 , align=center, 472 , align=center, ± 4.5% , align=center, 22% , align=center, 18% , align=center, 5% , align=center, 4% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 2% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 39%


Results


Republican primary


Candidates


Declared

* Gary Grasso,
DuPage County DuPage County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, and one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 932,877, making it Illinois' second-most populous county. Its county seat ...
Board member and former mayor of
Burr Ridge Burr Ridge (formerly Harvester) is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it is among the wealthiest towns in Illinois and is locally known for its large, elegant mansions and luxury lifestyles. ...
*
Erika Harold Erika Natalie Louise Harold (born February 20, 1980) is an American attorney, politician, and former Miss America. Harold was Miss Illinois 2002 and Miss America 2003. Her pageant platform was combating bullying. In 2014, she was a candidate i ...
, former
Miss America Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
and candidate for
Illinois's 13th congressional district The 13th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Nikki Budzinski. Redistricting 2020 redistricting Following the 2020 census and the subsequent redistricting cycle, the 13th congressional district was signifi ...
in 2014


Declined

*
Jason Barickman Jason Barickman (born May 1, 1975), is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 53rd district since January 2013. He previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 105th district from 2011 to 2013 ...
, state senator * Daniel Cronin, chairman of the
DuPage County DuPage County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, and one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 932,877, making it Illinois' second-most populous county. Its county seat ...
Board * Tom Cross, former minority leader of the
Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
and nominee for
Illinois State Treasurer The Treasurer of Illinois is an elected official of the U.S. state of Illinois. The office was created by the Constitution of Illinois. Current Occupant The current Treasurer of Illinois is Democrat Mike Frerichs. He was first elected to hea ...
in 2014 *
Kirk Dillard Kirk W. Dillard (born June 1, 1955) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Illinois State Senate, representing the 24th District from 1993 until his resignation in August 2014. He is also the former chairman of the DuPage ...
, former state senator and candidate for governor in 2010 and 2014 *
Jim Durkin James Brian Durkin (born January 28, 1961) is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 82nd District since 2006 when he was sworn in to replace Eileen Lyons after she retired mid-term. Durkin previously rep ...
, minority leader of the
Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
* Joseph McMahon, Kane County State's Attorney


Endorsements


Polling

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administered ! Sample
size ! Margin
of error ! style="width:100px;", Erika
Harold ! style="width:100px;", Gary
Grasso ! Undecided , - , style="text-align:left;"
Southern Illinois University
, align=center, February 19–25, 2018 , align=center, 259 , align=center, ± 6.0% , align=center, 18% , align=center, 14% , align=center, 65%


Results


Third party and independents


Candidates


Declared

*Bubba Harsy (
Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
)


Declined

*Tyson Manker, Iraq War veteran and candidate for Morgan County State's Attorney in 2016


General election


Endorsements


Polling

{, class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" , - valign=bottom ! Poll source ! Date(s)
administered ! Sample
size ! Margin
of error ! style="width:100px;", Kwame
Raoul (D) ! style="width:100px;", Erika
Harold (R) ! style="width:100px;", Bubba
Harsy (L) ! Undecided , - , style="text-align:left;"
Victory Research
, align=center, September 27 – October 2, 2018 , align=center, 1,208 , align=center, ± 2.8% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 33% , align=center, 5% , align=center, 18% , - , style="text-align:left;"
Southern Illinois University
, align=center, September 24–29, 2018 , align=center, 715 , align=center, ± 3.7% , align=center, 36% , align=center, 26% , align=center, – , align=center, 39% , - , style="text-align:left;"
Research America Inc.
, align=center, September 5–13, 2018 , align=center, 1,024 , align=center, ± 3.1% , align=center, 43% , align=center, 32% , align=center, 4%4% none , align=center, 21% , - , style="text-align:left;"
We Ask America
, align=center, June 9–11, 2018 , align=center, 600 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 35% , align=center, – , align=center, 21%


Results


See also

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2018 Illinois elections A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 6, 2018. The elections for Illinois's 18 congressional districts, Governor, statewide constitutional officers, Illinois Senate, and Illinois House were held on this date. P ...


References


External links

;Official campaign websites
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