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Illinois, Attorney General

Kwame Raoul (D) defeated Erika Harold (R) and Bubba Harsy (L) in the 2018 general election for attorney general of Illinois.

Incumbent Lisa Madigan (D), who was first elected in 2002, did not file for re-election, leaving the seat open. Madigan was last elected in 2014 by a margin of 22 percentage points. The Democratic candidate had won seven of the ten preceding attorney general elections, with Republican candidates winning the remaining three.

At the time of the 2018 election, the most recent Republican candidate to win an attorney general election in Illinois was Jim Ryan in 1998. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) carried the state by a margin of 17 percentage points.

Polls

Illinois Attorney General, 2018

Poll Poll sponsor Kwame Raoul (D) Erika Harold (R)Undecided/OtherMargin of ErrorSample Size
Customer Research International
(September 24-29, 2018)
The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute 36%26%39%+/-3.7715
Research America, Inc.
(September 5-13, 2018)
Illinois Broadcasters Association 43%32%25%+/-3.11,024

Election history

2014

Attorney General of Illinois, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Madigan Incumbent 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 via Illinois State Board of Elections

2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election

Party Candidate Vote Percentage
Democratic Party Approved Lisa Madigan 64.7%
Republican Party Stephen H. Kim 31.6%
Green Party David Black 2.2%
Libertarian Party William Malan 1.5%
Total Votes 3,704,686

2006

2006 Race for Attorney General - General Election

Party Candidate Vote Percentage
Democratic Party Approved Lisa Madigan 72.4%
Republican Party Stewart Umholtz 24.3%
Green Party David Black 3.3%
Total Votes 3,479,812

2002

2002 Race for Attorney General - General Election

Party Candidate Vote Percentage
Democratic Party Approved Lisa Madigan 50.4%
Republican Party Joe Birkett 47.1%
Libertarian Party Gary L. Shilts 2.5%
Total Votes 3,498,901

Demographics

Demographic data for Illinois

IllinoisU.S.
Total population:12,839,047316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):55,5193,531,905
Gender
Female:50.9%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:72.3%73.6%
Black/African American:14.3%12.6%
Asian:5%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:16.5%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:87.9%86.7%
College graduation rate:32.3%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$57,574$53,889
Persons below poverty level:16.8%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Illinois.

As of July 2016, Illinois' three largest cities were Chicago (pop. est. 2.7 million), Aurora (pop. est. 200,000), and Joliet (pop. est. 150,000).