2022 Illinois Attorney General election

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2022 Illinois Attorney General election
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Nominee Kwame Raoul Tom DeVore
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,219,4201,774,468
Percentage54.35%43.45%
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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.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kwame Raoul (incumbent) 830,578 100.0%
Total votes830,578 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Tom DeVore, lawyer [6]

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Tom DeVore

Organizations

Steve Kim

Statewide officials

Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Tom
DeVore		Steve
Kim		David
Shestokas		Undecided
Ogden & Fry (R) [12] June 24, 2022518 (LV)± 4.4%28%27%10%35%
Ogden & Fry (R) [13] June 11–12, 2022662 (LV)± 3.9%21%25%10%45%
Public Policy Polling (D) [14] June 6–7, 2022677 (LV)± 3.8%20%18%3%59%

Results

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Results by county
  DeVore
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Kim
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas G. DeVore 316,726 44.21%
Republican Steve Kim248,65234.71%
Republican David Shestokas151,04521.08%
Total votes716,423 100.0%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [15] Safe DSeptember 14, 2022
Elections Daily [16] Safe DNovember 1, 2022

Post-primary endorsements

Kwame Raoul (D)

Organizations

Labor unions

Newspapers

Tom DeVore (R)

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Kwame
Raoul (D)		Thomas
DeVore (R)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College [21] October 20–24, 20221,000 (LV)± 3.0%47%39%6% [b] 9%
Research America [22] October 5–11, 20221,000 (RV)± 3.1%42%25%10% [c] 22%

Results

2022 Illinois Attorney General election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kwame Raoul (incumbent) 2,219,420 54.35% −0.36%
Republican Thomas G. DeVore1,774,46843.45%+0.71%
Libertarian Daniel K. Robin89,6642.20%−0.35%
Total votes4,083,552 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Raoul won 13 of 17 congressional districts, with the remaining four going to DeVore, including one that elected a Democrat. [24]

DistrictRaoulDeVoreRepresentative
1st 68%30% Bobby Rush (117th Congress)
Jonathan Jackson (118th Congress)
2nd 66%32% Robin Kelly
3rd 67%30% Marie Newman (117th Congress)
Delia Ramirez (118th Congress)
4th 68%30% 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%43% Bill Foster
12th 25%72% Mike Bost
13th 53%45% Nikki Budzinski
14th 52%45% Lauren Underwood
15th 28%70% Mary Miller
16th 34%63% Darin LaHood
17th 48%49% Cheri Bustos (117th Congress)
Eric Sorensen (118th Congress)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Robin (L) with 4%; "Someone else" with 2%
  3. ↑ Robin with 6%; "None" with 4%

References

  1. ↑ Gettinger, Aaron (August 19, 2021). "Kwame Raoul to seek reelection next year". www.hpherald.com. Hyde Park Herald . Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Endorsed Candidates << Equality Illinois". www.equalityillinois.us. Equality Illinois . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Political". www.ialf-cio.org. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "International Union of Operating Engineers Endorsed Candidates". Politico . Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Election Results 2022 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections . Retrieved July 28, 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. 1 2 Armentrout, Mitchell (February 22, 2022). "Tom DeVore announces Illinois attorney general campaign". chicago.suntimes.com. Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Illinois Fraternal Order of Police endorses Thomas DeVore for attorney general". prairiestatewire.com. May 6, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ Kapos, Shia. "Primary Day! 10 things to watch". www.politic.com. Politico . Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ Kapos, Shia. "Ken Griffin's awkward exit". www.politico.com. Politico . Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ Kapos, Shia (June 3, 2022). "'Corrupt Democrat!': Insults fly in GOP gov debate". www.politico.com. Politico . Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  12. ↑ Ogden & Fry (R)
  13. ↑ Ogden & Fry (R)
  14. ↑ Public Policy Polling (D)
  15. ↑ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  16. ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Human Rights Campaign Endorses Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul for Reelection". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Illinois - COMPAC Endorsements". UMWA. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Editorial: For Illinois attorney general, the clear choice is Kwame Raoul". Chicago Tribune .
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ Emerson College
  22. ↑ Research America
  23. ↑ "2022 General Election Results". Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  24. ↑ "DRA 2020". Dave's Redistricting . Retrieved January 8, 2024.

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