Illinois Attorney General election, 2026
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| Filing deadline: November 3, 2025 |
| Primary: March 17, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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Illinois is holding an election forattorney general onNovember 3, 2026. The primary is March 17, 2026. The filing deadline was November 3, 2025.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Illinois Attorney General election, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primary)
- Illinois Attorney General election, 2026 (March 17 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois
IncumbentKwame Raoul is running in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois on March 17, 2026.
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 | Kwame Raoul | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois
Bob Fioretti andAndy Williams Jr. are running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois on March 17, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Bob Fioretti | |
 | Andy Williams Jr. (Write-in) | |
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Voting information
- See also:Voting in Illinois
Election information inIllinois: March 17, 2026, election.
What is the voter registration deadline?
- In-person: March 17, 2026
- By mail: Postmarked by Feb. 17, 2026
- Online: March 1, 2026
Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?
What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?
- In-person: March 16, 2026
- By mail: Received by March 12, 2026
- Online: March 12, 2026
What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?
- In-person: March 17, 2026
- By mail: Postmarked by March 17, 2026
Is early voting available to all voters?
What are the early voting start and end dates?
Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?
When are polls open on Election Day?
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of Illinois
IncumbentKwame Raoul defeatedThomas DeVore andDan Robin in the general election for Attorney General of Illinois on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kwame Raoul (D) | 54.4 | 2,219,420 |
 | Thomas DeVore (R) | 43.5 | 1,774,468 | |
 | Dan Robin (L) | 2.2 | 89,664 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,083,552 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois
IncumbentKwame Raoul advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kwame Raoul | 100.0 | 830,578 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 830,578 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois
Thomas DeVore defeatedSteve Kim andDavid Shestokas in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas DeVore | 44.2 | 316,726 |
| Steve Kim | 34.7 | 248,652 | ||
 | David Shestokas | 21.1 | 151,045 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 716,423 | ||
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2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Illinois
Kwame Raoul defeatedErika Harold andBubba Harsy in the general election for Attorney General of Illinois on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kwame Raoul (D) | 54.7 | 2,488,326 |
 | Erika Harold (R) | 42.7 | 1,944,142 | |
 | Bubba Harsy (L) | 2.5 | 115,941 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,548,409 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kwame Raoul | 30.2 | 390,472 |
 | Pat Quinn | 27.2 | 352,425 | |
| Sharon Fairley | 12.7 | 164,304 | ||
 | Nancy Rotering | 9.5 | 123,446 | |
 | Scott Drury | 7.9 | 102,193 | |
| Jesse Ruiz | 5.4 | 70,158 | ||
 | Renato Mariotti | 4.0 | 51,902 | |
 | Aaron Goldstein | 3.0 | 39,196 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 1,294,096 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois
Erika Harold defeatedGary Grasso in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Harold | 59.2 | 389,197 |
 | Gary Grasso | 40.8 | 268,688 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 657,885 | ||
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2014
| Attorney General of Illinois, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Lisa MadiganIncumbent | 59.5% | 2,142,558 | |
| Republican | Paul Schimpf | 37.8% | 1,360,763 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Koyl | 2.8% | 99,903 | |
| Total Votes | 3,603,224 | |||
| Election results viaIllinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois' 1st | Jonathan Jackson | D+18 |
| Illinois' 2nd | Robin Kelly | D+18 |
| Illinois' 3rd | Delia Ramirez | D+17 |
| Illinois' 4th | Chuy Garcia | D+17 |
| Illinois' 5th | Mike Quigley | D+19 |
| Illinois' 6th | Sean Casten | D+3 |
| Illinois' 7th | Danny Davis | D+34 |
| Illinois' 8th | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D+5 |
| Illinois' 9th | Jan Schakowsky | D+19 |
| Illinois' 10th | Brad Schneider | D+12 |
| Illinois' 11th | Bill Foster | D+6 |
| Illinois' 12th | Mike Bost | R+22 |
| Illinois' 13th | Nikki Budzinski | D+5 |
| Illinois' 14th | Lauren Underwood | D+3 |
| Illinois' 15th | Mary Miller | R+20 |
| Illinois' 16th | Darin LaHood | R+11 |
| Illinois' 17th | Eric Sorensen | D+3 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris | Donald Trump |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois' 1st | 65.0% | 33.0% |
| Illinois' 2nd | 66.0% | 33.0% |
| Illinois' 3rd | 65.0% | 34.0% |
| Illinois' 4th | 63.0% | 35.0% |
| Illinois' 5th | 68.0% | 31.0% |
| Illinois' 6th | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| Illinois' 7th | 82.0% | 17.0% |
| Illinois' 8th | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| Illinois' 9th | 68.0% | 31.0% |
| Illinois' 10th | 60.0% | 38.0% |
| Illinois' 11th | 55.0% | 44.0% |
| Illinois' 12th | 28.0% | 71.0% |
| Illinois' 13th | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| Illinois' 14th | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| Illinois' 15th | 29.0% | 69.0% |
| Illinois' 16th | 38.0% | 61.0% |
| Illinois' 17th | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| Source:The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections:Solid,Trending,Battleground, andNew. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election,72.8% of Illinoisans lived in one of the state's12 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and24.7% lived in one of88 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Illinois wasSolid Democratic, having voted forHillary Clinton (D) in 2016,Joe Biden (D) in 2020, andKamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Illinois following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Illinois county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Democratic | 12 | 72.8% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 88 | 24.7% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 2 | 2.5% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 14 | 75.3% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 88 | 24.7% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Illinois presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 17Democratic wins
- 15Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Illinois.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also:Governor of Illinois
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Illinois.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Illinois' congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Illinois | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Republican | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 17 | 19 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Illinois' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Governor | J.B. Pritzker |
| Lieutenant Governor | Juliana Stratton |
| Secretary of State | Alexi Giannoulias |
| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul |
State legislature
Illinois State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 40 | |
| Republican Party | 19 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | |
Illinois House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 78 | |
| Republican Party | 40 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | |
Trifecta control
Illinois Party Control: 1992-2025
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
The table below details demographic data in Illinois and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Illinois | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | United States | |
| Population | 12,812,508 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 55,512 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 63.3% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 13.8% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 9.2% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 18.5% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.3% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 37.2% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $81,702 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.7% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. | ||
Attorney General elections in 2026
There are 30attorney general seats on the ballot in2026.
