2018 Illinois Attorney General election

The 2018 Illinois Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Illinois. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who had served since 2003, did not seek re-election to a fifth term.[1] Democrat Kwame Raoul won the election with 55 percent of the vote, while Republican Erika Harold took 43 percent of the vote.

2018 Illinois Attorney General election

November 6, 2018
Turnout56.16%
 
Nominee Kwame Raoul Erika Harold
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,488,326 1,944,142
Percentage 54.7% 42.7%

County results
Raoul:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%
Harold:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election

Lisa Madigan
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Kwame Raoul
Democratic

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.

Turnout

For the primary elections, turnout was 24.57%, with 1,951,981 votes cast.[2][3] For the general election, turnout was 56.16%, with 4,548,409 votes cast.[2][3]

Democratic primary

Democratic candidates listed on a blank primary ballot

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Aaron Goldstein
Organizations
Scott Drury
Individuals
Newspapers
Renato Mariotti
U.S. Government Officials
Athletes
Entertainers
Writers
Pat Quinn
Organizations
Nancy Rotering
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Lt. Governors
State Representatives
Local officials
Organizations
Jesse Ruiz
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. Representatives
State Representatives
Local officials
Individuals
Declined to Endorse in Primary
Organizations
Endorsed All
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Kwame
Raoul
Pat
Quinn
Nancy
Rotering
Jesse
Ruiz
Renato
Mariotti
Sharon
Fairley
Aaron
Goldstein
Scott
Drury
Other Undecided
Victory Research March 13–16, 2018 1,204 ± 2.8% 24% 26% 6% 4% 3% 8% 4% 10% 16%
Capitol Fax/We Ask America March 7–8, 2018 1,029 ± 3.06% 15% 23% 6% 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 43%
Southern Illinois University February 19–25, 2018 472 ± 4.5% 22% 18% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 1% 39%

Results

Results by county:
  Raoul—40–50%
  Raoul—<40%
  Quinn—<40%
  Quinn—40–50%
  Quinn—50–60%
  Quinn—60–70%
  Rotering—<40%
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%

Republican primary

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Erika Harold
U.S. Representatives[88]
Illinois State Senators[90]
Illinois State Representatives[90]
Local Officeholders
  • Kane County State's Attorney Joseph McMahon[88][89]
Organizations
Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Erika
Harold
Gary
Grasso
Undecided
Southern Illinois University February 19–25, 2018 259 ± 6.0% 18% 14% 65%

Results

Results by county:
  Harold—80–90%
  Harold—70–80%
  Harold—60–70%
  Harold—50–60%
  Tie
  Grasso—50–60%
Republican primary results, March 20, 2018[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erika Harold 389,197 59.16%
Republican Gary Grasso 268,688 40.84%
Total votes 657,885 100.0%

Third party and independents

Declared

Declined

General election

Endorsements

Kwame Raoul (D)
Former U.S. Executive Branch officials
US Senators
US Representatives
Statewide officials
County officials
Local officials
  • Chris Kennedy, Former Chair of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and former candidate for Governor[108]
Organizations
Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Kwame
Raoul (D)
Erika
Harold (R)
Bubba
Harsy (L)
Undecided
Victory Research September 27 – October 2, 2018 1,208 ± 2.8% 44% 33% 5% 18%
Southern Illinois University September 24–29, 2018 715 ± 3.7% 36% 26% 39%
Research America Inc. September 5–13, 2018 1,024 ± 3.1% 43% 32% 4%[123] 21%
We Ask America June 9–11, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 44% 35% 21%

Results

2018 Illinois Attorney General election[3][124]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kwame Raoul 2,488,326 54.71% -4.75%
Republican Erika Harold 1,944,142 42.74% +4.97%
Libertarian Bubba Harsy 115,941 2.55% -0.22%
Total votes 4,548,409 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

See also

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