Illinois Attorney General election, 2010
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The Illinois Attorney General election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Lisa Madigan (Democrat) won re-election over Stephen H. Kim (Republican) and four independent candidates in the general election.
Primaries were held on February 9, 2009. November 2, 2009 was the deadline for filing nominating signatures.
General Election campaign
Candidates
Democratic Party - Incumbent Lisa Madigan
Republican Party - Stephen H. Kim, general counsel for Coils, Inc.
Green Party - Rockford attorney David Black
Libertarian Party - Attorney and publisher William Malan
Independent Christopher Pedersen and Constitution Party candidate Louis Cotton were removed from the ballot on August 17 and August 27, respectively.[1]
General election results
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party |  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 | ||
Endorsements
- Communications Workers of America (CWA)[3]
- Illinois AFL-CIO[4]
- Illinois Federation of Teachers[5]
- Planned Parenthood Illinois Action[6]
Finances
According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, as of August 30, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:
| Stephen Kim Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [7] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| January 1 - June 30, 2010[8] | July 20, 2010 | $3,820.73 | $23,260.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $11,163.19 | $15,917.77 | |
| Lisa Madigan Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [7] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| January 1 - June 30, 2010[9] | July 20, 2010 | $4,143,847.09 | $491,124.13 | $37,347.68 | $0.00 | $200,736.79 | $4,434,234.43 | |
Polling
Suffolk University Poll
| Suffolk University Poll - September 30 - October 3, 2010[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Lisa Madigan (D)
|
63% | |||
| Stephen H. Kim (R) | 14% | |||
| David Black (Green) | 3% | |||
| William Malan (Libertarian) | 2% | |||
| Undecided | 18% | |||
| Total voters | 500 | |||
February 2 primaries
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lisa Madigan, having already served two terms as Illinois' Attorney General, rebuffed aggressive efforts by national Democratic leaders, among them President Barack Obama himself, to recruit her to run for the United States Senate and announced in July 2009 her plans to seek re-election.[11]
Electoral results
- Lisa Madigan ran unopposed in this contest
Finances
According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, as of January 1, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:
| Lisa Madigan Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [7] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| July 1 - December 31, 2009[12] | January 20, 2010 | $3,946,734.17 | $442,017.00 | $41,754.28 | $0.00 | $244,904.08 | $4,143,847.09 | |
| January 1, 2009 - June 30, 2009[13] | July 20, 2009 | $3,485,138.23 | $797,231.91 | $37,200.61 | $0.00 | $335,635.97 | $3,946,734.17 | |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Stephen H. Kim, a Special Assistant to former-Governor Jim Edgar and current General Counsel for Coils, Inc., an international electronic components manufacturer, declared his candidacy in September 2009.[14]
Electoral results
- Stephen H. Kim ran unopposed in this contest
Finances
According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, as of January 1, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:
| Stephen Kim Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [7] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| July 1 - December 31, 2009[15] | January 20, 2010 | $189.00 | $6,225.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,404.52 | $3,820.48 | |
| January 1 - June 30, 2009[16] | July 14, 2009 | $189.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $189.00 | |
Time line of events
The following is a time line of relevant dates to the 2010 Illinois Attorney General race:
- July 2, 2009: DuPage County State’s Attorney Joe Birkett, who had lost to Madigan in the 2002 AG contest, announced his run for Illinois attorney general in 2010.[17]
- July 10, 2009: Birkett retreated a bit from his earlier announcement supposedly declaring his candidacy for the state's attorney general race, saying, "I didn't formally announce, but I was indicating I would not be a candidate for governor and was looking at the attorney general's race, and that's the way it stands right now."
- July 8, 2009: Incumbent State Attorney General Lisa Madigan declined to run for the United States Senate, opting instead to run for re-election in her current position.[11]
- July 17, 2009: State Representative Jim Durkin, who had been considered both a potential gubernatorial as well as attorney general candidate, announced he would be seeking re-election to the State House of Representatives rather then campaign for a statewide position. He added that "he would have considered running for the attorney general were Lisa Madigan not running for re-election."[18]
- August 2, 2009: DuPage County State’s Attorney Joe Birkett believed the race against incumbent Democratic State Attorney General Lisa Madigan was 'unwinnable' and therefore announced he was withdrawing his name from consideration.[19]
- September 8, 2009: Stephen H. Kim announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination in the AG contest.[14]
See also
External links
- List of candidates qualified for the Illinois February 2 Attorney General primary
- Green Paper's list of candidates for Illinois Attorney General, 2010
General Election candidates
- Lisa Madigan for Attorney General Campaign website
- Steve Kim for Illinois Attorney General website
- Black for Attorney General Campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Information for Candidates," accessed May 18, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ Communication Workers of America - Endorsements
- ↑ Copy Line, "Illinois AFL-CIO endorses Giannoulias, Quinn" 9 June, 2010
- ↑ eVoter - Illinois Federation of Teachers Endorsements
- ↑ Planed Parenthood Illinois Action - Endorsed Candidates
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 As these are not cash contributions, they are not reflected in the reported ending balance.
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Stephen Kim D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Lisa Madigan D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ Suffolk University, "Illinois Senate and Gubernatorial Race and State Issues" 4 Oct. 2010
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Chicago Sun-Times, "Lisa Madigan nixes Senate or Governor bid" 8 July, 2009
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Lisa Madigan D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Lisa Madigan D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Chicago Young Republicans, "One of our own running for Illinois Attorney General" 10 Sept. 2009
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Stephen Kim D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections - Stephen Kim D-2 Semiannual Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ Herald News, "Birkett running for Illinois attorney general" 2 July, 2009
- ↑ Pioneer Press, "GOP's Durkin bows out of statewide races" 17 July, 2009
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Birkett says he can't beat Madigan, bows out of attorney general race" 6 Aug. 2009
