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The2018 Illinois Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect theattorney general of Illinois . IncumbentDemocratic Attorney GeneralLisa Madigan , who had served since 2003, did not seek re-election to a fifth term.[ 1] Kwame Raoul won the election with 55 percent of the vote, while RepublicanErika Harold took 43 percent of the vote.
Election information [ edit ] The primaries and general elections coincided with those for federalcongressional races and those for other state offices. The election was part of the2018 Illinois elections .
For the primary elections, turnout was 24.57%, with 1,951,981 votes cast.[ 2] [ 3] [ 2] [ 3]
Democratic candidates listed on a blank primary ballot Jennifer Burke, former member of the Illinois Pollution Control Board[ 11] Sarah Burke, director of external affairs atNorthwestern Memorial Hospital [ 11] [ 12] Gery Chico , former chairman of theIllinois State Board of Education [ 13] Tom Dart ,Cook County sheriff and nominee forIllinois State Treasurer in 2002[ 14] [ 4] Zach Fardon , formerUnited States Attorney for theNorthern District of Illinois [ 13] Kim Foxx , Cook County state's attorney[ 13] [ 15] Jack D. Franks , chairman of theMcHenry County Board[ 8] [ 16] James Glasgow,Will County state's attorney[ 13] Mike Hastings , state senator[ 17] David Hoffman , former federal prosecutor, former Chicago Inspector General, and candidate for U.S. Senate in2010 [ 13] Dan Hynes , formerIllinois comptroller (1999–2011), candidate for U.S. Senate in2004 , and candidate for governor in2010 [ 18] Lori Lightfoot , president of the Chicago Police Board[ 13] Mike McRaith, former director of theFederal Insurance Office [ 19] Elaine Nekritz , assistant majority Leader of theIllinois House of Representatives [ 8] [ 6] Andrew Schapiro , formerUnited States Ambassador to the Czech Republic [ 8] Ira Silverstein , majority caucus chair of the Illinois Senate.[ 20] Mariyana Spyropoulos , president of theMetropolitan Water Reclamation District [ 21] Chris Welch , state representative[ 20] Ann Williams , state representative[ 4] Andrea Zopp, deputy mayor of Chicago and candidate for U.S. Senate in2016 [ 13] Renato Mariotti
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Nancy Rotering
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Jesse Ruiz
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Democratic primary results, March 20, 2018[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Kwame Raoul 390,472 30.17% Democratic Pat Quinn 352,425 27.23% Democratic Sharon Fairley 164,304 12.70% Democratic Nancy Rotering 123,446 9.54% Democratic Scott Drury 102,193 7.90% Democratic Jesse Ruiz 70,158 5.42% Democratic Renato Mariotti 51,902 4.01% Democratic Aaron Goldstein 39,196 3.03% Total votes 1,294,096 100.0%
Erika Harold
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Kane County state's attorney Joseph McMahon[ 94] [ 95] Organizations
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Results by county: 50–60%
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Third party and independents [ edit ] Kwame Raoul (D)
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Chris Kennedy , former chair of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and former candidate for governor[ 115] Organizations
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By congressional district [ edit ] Raoul won ten of 18 congressional districts, with the remaining eight going to Harold, including three that elected Democrats.[ 135]
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Kwame Raoul for Attorney General in Hotly-Contested Race; "He Will Fight for Us." .www.seiuhcilin.org . March 2, 2018. RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ Bustos, Joseph (February 2, 2018)."Local Democratic leaders make their pick for attorney general" .www.bnd.com . Belleview News-Democrat. RetrievedMarch 14, 2018 . ^ "Nancy Rotering" .m.facebook.com . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ "Rep. Cheri Bustos Endorses Nancy Rotering For Attorney General" .www.patch.com . Patch. December 12, 2017. RetrievedMarch 2, 2018 .^ "Rep. Schakowsky Endorses Mayor Rotering In Attorney General Race" .www.patch.com . Patch. December 14, 2017. RetrievedMarch 2, 2018 .^ "Nancy Rotering" .www.facebook.com . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ "Nancy Rotering" .m.facebook.com . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ "Nancy Rotering" .www.facebook.com . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ "Nancy Rotering" .www.facebook.com . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ "Nancy Rotering" .www.facebook.com . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ "Nancy Rotering" .m.facebook.com . 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RetrievedAugust 16, 2017 . ^a b Maxwell, Mark (September 19, 2017)."Could Harold draw a primary opponent?" .WCIA the original on September 25, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 25, 2017 . ^a b c Miller, Rich (October 4, 2017)."Roskam the lone congressional holdout in Harold endorsement" .Capitol Fax . RetrievedOctober 4, 2017 . ^a b Miller, Rich (November 1, 2017)."McMahon won't challenge Harold in GOP AG primary" .Capitol Fax . RetrievedNovember 1, 2017 . ^a b Miller, Rich (September 20, 2017)."Harold unveils long list of legislator endorsements" .Capitol Fax . RetrievedSeptember 20, 2017 . ^ "Maggie's List Endorses Erika Harold for Attorney General of Illinois" .Maggie's List ^ "ENDORSEMENT: Erika Harold for attorney general in the Republican primary" .chicago.suntimes.com . Chicago Sun-Times. March 3, 2018. RetrievedApril 14, 2018 .^ "Endorsement: Our Republican choice for Illinois attorney general: Erika Harold" .www.chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. February 23, 2018. 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September 7, 2018.^ "Kwame Raoul gets late support amid concerns of attorney general race tightening — including $1M check from House Speaker Michael Madigan" .MSN the original on November 5, 2018. RetrievedNovember 5, 2018 .^ "Equality Illinois PAC endorses State Sen. Kwame Raoul for Attorney General of Illinois - Windy City Times News" . September 5, 2018.^ "Giffords, G-PAC endorse Raoul for AG" . September 24, 2018.^ "Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans endorses Kwame Raoul for AG" . October 10, 2018.^ "Home" .iviipo.org .^ "ENDORSEMENT: Kwame Raoul for Illinois attorney general" . October 11, 2018.^ "Endorsement: Daily Herald backs Kwame Raoul over Erika Harold for attorney general" . October 10, 2018.^ "The St. Louis American endorses Kwame Raoul for Illinois attorney general" . October 24, 2018.^ Illinois Chamber."Our next Attorney General will have an enormous impact on our state's economic future. @ErikaHarold has what it takes to instill confidence and certainty to the business community. Vote @ErikaHarold for Attorney General #twill #ILAG" .Twitter . ^ "Small Business Endorses Erika Harold for Attorney General" . September 12, 2018.^ Editorial Board (October 12, 2018)."Endorsement: To combat corruption, choose Erika Harold for attorney general" .Chicago Tribune ^ "Editorial: For Illinois Attorney General: Harold" .Dispatch-Argus . RetrievedOctober 29, 2018 .^ "Endorsement: Illinois attorney general" .Journal Star . RetrievedOctober 29, 2018 .^ "Backing Susana Mendoza, Erika Harold in November" .The News-Gazette ^ "Our View: Serious about ending corruption? Vote for Erika Harold" .Rockford Register Star . 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