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2022 Illinois Attorney General election
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Nominee Kwame Raoul Tom DeVore
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,145,746 1,749,895
Percentage 53.9% 43.9%
County results
Raoul:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%
DeVore:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Attorney General before election

Kwame Raoul
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Kwame Raoul
Democratic

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  • 2021

The 2022 Illinois Attorney General election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Illinois. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Kwame Raoul
Organizations
Labor unions

Results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Tom DeVore, lawyer[6]

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Tom DeVore
Organizations
Steve Kim
Statewide officials
Newspapers

Polling

Poll 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

Results by county
  DeVore—60–70%
  DeVore—50–60%
  DeVore—40–50%
  DeVore—<40%
  Kim—<40%
  Kim—40–50%
  Kim—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

Predictions

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

Endorsements

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

Polling

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

2022 Illinois Attorney General election[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kwame Raoul (incumbent) 2,113,256 53.6% −1.15%
Republican Thomas G. DeVore 1,743,033 44.2% +1.51%
Libertarian Daniel K. Robin 86,221 2.2% −0.36%
Total votes 3,942,510 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Endorsed Candidates << Equality Illinois". www.equalityillinois.us. Equality Illinois. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Political". www.ialf-cio.org. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "International Union of Operating Engineers Endorsed Candidates". Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Election Results 2022 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  6. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  13. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  14. ^ "Human Rights Campaign Endorses Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul for Reelection". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "Illinois - COMPAC Endorsements". UMWA. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  16. ^ https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-attorney-general-raoul-endorsement-20221014-5vkvzgjj6zdytnmw5vdkyrivhi-story.html
  17. ^ "2022 Illinois Election Results". Decision Desk HQ.
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