2022 Illinois Attorney General election

2022 Illinois Attorney General election
	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.

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Candidates

Nominee

Kwame Raoul, incumbent attorney general^[1]

Endorsements

Kwame Raoul

Organizations

Equality Illinois^[2]

Labor unions

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...

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

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Candidates

Nominee

Tom DeVore, lawyer^[6]

Eliminated in primary

Steve Kim, business attorney, Republican nominee for attorney general in 2010,^[7] and Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2014
David Shestokas, attorney^[6]

Endorsements

Tom DeVore

Organizations

Illinois Fraternal Order of Police^[8]

Steve Kim

Statewide officials

Jim Edgar, former Governor of Illinois (1991–1999)^[9]
Dan Rutherford, former Illinois Treasurer (2011–2015)^[10]

Newspapers

Daily Herald^[11]

Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Tom DeVore	Steve Kim	David Shestokas	Undecided
Ogden & Fry (R)^[12]	June 24, 2022	518 (LV)	± 4.4%	28%	27%	10%	35%
Ogden & Fry (R)^[13]	June 11–12, 2022	662 (LV)	± 3.9%	21%	25%	10%	45%
Public Policy Polling (D)^[14]	June 6–7, 2022	677 (LV)	± 3.8%	20%	18%	3%	59%

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Results

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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%

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Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[15]	Safe D	September 14, 2022
Elections Daily^[16]	Safe D	November 1, 2022

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Endorsements

Kwame Raoul (D)

Organizations

Labor unions

Newspapers

Chicago Tribune^[19]

Tom DeVore (R)

Organizations

Chicago Fraternal Order of Police^[20]
Illinois Fraternal Order of Police^[8]

Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Kwame Raoul (D)	Thomas DeVore (R)	Other	Undecided
Emerson College^[21]	October 20–24, 2022	1,000 (LV)	± 3.0%	47%	39%	6%^[b]	9%
Research America^[22]	October 5–11, 2022	1,000 (RV)	± 3.1%	42%	25%	10%^[c]	22%

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Results

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2022 Illinois Attorney General election^[23]
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

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By congressional district

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

More information District, Raoul ...

District	Raoul	DeVore	Representative
1st	68%	30%	Bobby Rush (117th Congress)
1st	68%	30%	Jonathan Jackson (118th Congress)
2nd	66%	32%	Robin Kelly
3rd	67%	30%	Marie Newman (117th Congress)
3rd	67%	30%	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)
17th	48%	49%	Eric Sorensen (118th Congress)

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Illinois Attorney General

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%

[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]
"Election Results 2022 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 28, 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
[6]
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.
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Ogden & Fry (R)
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Ogden & Fry (R)
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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.

Official campaign websites

[Key-12] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[23] Robin (L) with 4%; "Someone else" with 2%

[25] Robin with 6%; "None" with 4%

[1] [1]
Gettinger, Aaron (August 19, 2021). "Kwame Raoul to seek reelection next year". www.hpherald.com. Hyde Park Herald. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

[Equality_Illinois-2] [2]
"Endorsed Candidates << Equality Illinois". www.equalityillinois.us. Equality Illinois. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[Political-3] [3]
"Political". www.ialf-cio.org. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[politico.com-4] [4]
"International Union of Operating Engineers Endorsed Candidates". Politico. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

[ILSBEPrimary-5] [5]
"Election Results 2022 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 28, 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[tdds-6] [6]
Armentrout, Mitchell (February 22, 2022). "Tom DeVore announces Illinois attorney general campaign". chicago.suntimes.com. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

[7] [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.

[prairiestatewire.com-8] [8]
"Illinois Fraternal Order of Police endorses Thomas DeVore for attorney general". prairiestatewire.com. May 6, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

[9] [9]
Kapos, Shia. "Primary Day! 10 things to watch". www.politic.com. Politico. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

[10] [10]
Kapos, Shia. "Ken Griffin's awkward exit". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

[11] [11]
Kapos, Shia (June 3, 2022). "'Corrupt Democrat!': Insults fly in GOP gov debate". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved June 4, 2022.

[13] [12]
Ogden & Fry (R)

[14] [13]
Ogden & Fry (R)

[15] [14]
Public Policy Polling (D)

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-16] [15]
"The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

[Elections_Daily-17] [16]
Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

[18] [17]
"Human Rights Campaign Endorses Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul for Reelection". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

[19] [18]
"Illinois - COMPAC Endorsements". UMWA. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[20] [19]
"Editorial: For Illinois attorney general, the clear choice is Kwame Raoul". Chicago Tribune.

[21] [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.

[22] [21]
Emerson College

[24] [22]
Research America

[genr-26] [23]
"2022 General Election Results". Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[27] [24]
"DRA 2020". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

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