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1 Democratic primary  



1.1  Candidates  



1.1.1  Nominee  







1.2  Endorsements  





1.3  Results  







2 Republican primary  



2.1  Candidates  



2.1.1  Nominee  





2.1.2  Eliminated in primary  





2.1.3  Endorsements  







2.2  Polling  





2.3  Results  







3 General election  



3.1  Predictions  





3.2  Endorsements  





3.3  Polling  





3.4  Results  



3.4.1  By congressional district  









4 See also  





5 Notes  





6 References  





7 External links  














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2022 Illinois Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
 
Nominee Kwame Raoul Tom DeVore
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,219,420 1,774,468
Percentage 54.35% 43.45%

Raoul:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
DeVore:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%


Attorney General before election

Kwame Raoul
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Kwame Raoul
Democratic

The 2022 Illinois Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Illinois. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Kwame Raoul
Organizations
Labor unions

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kwame Raoul (incumbent) 830,578 100.0%
Total votes 830,578 100.0%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Tom DeVore
Organizations
Steve Kim
Statewide officials
Newspapers

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Tom
DeVore
Steve
Kim
David
Shestokas
Undecided
Ogden & Fry (R) June 24, 2022 518 (LV) ± 4.4% 28% 27% 10% 35%
Ogden & Fry (R) June 11–12, 2022 662 (LV) ± 3.9% 21% 25% 10% 45%
Public Policy Polling (D) June 6–7, 2022 677 (LV) ± 3.8% 20% 18% 3% 59%

Results[edit]

Results by county
  DeVore
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Kim
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas G. DeVore 316,726 44.21%
Republican Steve Kim 248,652 34.71%
Republican David Shestokas 151,045 21.08%
Total votes 716,423 100.0%

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Safe D September 14, 2022
Elections Daily[13] Safe D November 1, 2022

Endorsements[edit]

Kwame Raoul (D)
Organizations
Labor unions
Newspapers
Tom DeVore (R)
Organizations

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Kwame
Raoul (D)
Thomas
DeVore (R)
Other Undecided
Emerson College October 20–24, 2022 1,000 (LV) ± 3.0% 47% 39% 6%[b] 9%
Research America October 5–11, 2022 1,000 (RV) ± 3.1% 42% 25% 10%[c] 22%

Results[edit]

2022 Illinois Attorney General election[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kwame Raoul (incumbent) 2,219,420 54.35% -0.36%
Republican Thomas G. DeVore 1,774,468 43.45% +0.71%
Libertarian Daniel K. Robin 89,664 2.20% -0.35%
Total votes 4,083,552 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district[edit]

Raoul won 13 of 17 congressional districts with the remaining 4 going to DeVore, including one that elected a Democrat.[19]

District Raoul DeVore Representative
1st 68% 30% Bobby Rush (117th Congress)
Jonathan Jackson (118th Congress)
2nd 66% 32% Robin Kelly
3rd 68% 30% Marie Newman (117th Congress)
Delia Ramirez (118th Congress)
4th 68% 29% Chuy García
5th 68% 30% Mike Quigley
6th 53% 45% Sean Casten
7th 84% 14% Danny Davis
8th 55% 43% Raja Krishnamoorthi
9th 70% 28% Jan Schakowsky
10th 60% 38% Brad Schneider
11th 54% 44% Bill Foster
12th 26% 72% Mike Bost
13th 52% 45% Nikki Budzinski
14th 52% 46% Lauren Underwood
15th 28% 69% Mary Miller
16th 35% 63% Darin LaHood
17th 47% 50% Cheri Bustos (117th Congress)
Eric Sorensen (118th Congress)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  • ^ Robin (L) with 4%; "Someone else" with 2%
  • ^ Robin with 6%; "None" with 4%
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ Gettinger, Aaron (August 19, 2021). "Kwame Raoul to seek reelection next year". www.hpherald.com. Hyde Park Herald. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  • ^ a b "Endorsed Candidates << Equality Illinois". www.equalityillinois.us. Equality Illinois. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  • ^ a b "Political". www.ialf-cio.org. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  • ^ a b "International Union of Operating Engineers Endorsed Candidates". Politico. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  • ^ a b "Election Results 2022 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 28, 2022.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ a b Armentrout, Mitchell (February 22, 2022). "Tom DeVore announces Illinois attorney general campaign". chicago.suntimes.com. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  • ^ Avery, Taylor (January 13, 2022). "Republican Steve Kim launches bid to oust Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul". chicago.suntimes.com. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  • ^ a b "Illinois Fraternal Order of Police endorses Thomas DeVore for attorney general". prairiestatewire.com. May 6, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  • ^ Kapos, Shia. "Primary Day! 10 things to watch". www.politic.com. Politico. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  • ^ Kapos, Shia. "Ken Griffin's awkward exit". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  • ^ Kapos, Shia (June 3, 2022). "'Corrupt Democrat!': Insults fly in GOP gov debate". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  • ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  • ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  • ^ "Human Rights Campaign Endorses Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul for Reelection". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  • ^ "Illinois - COMPAC Endorsements". UMWA. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  • ^ "Editorial: For Illinois attorney general, the clear choice is Kwame Raoul". Chicago Tribune.
  • ^ Kravetz, Andy (October 25, 2022). "He is the GOP nominee for Illinois attorney general. Where he stands on SAFE-T Act, crime". Journal Star. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  • ^ "2022 General Election Results". Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  • ^ @NapervillePol (December 23, 2022). "Attorney General" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  • External links[edit]

    Official campaign websites

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