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Illinois Attorney General election, 2026

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2022
Illinois Attorney General
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Election details
Filing deadline: November 3, 2025
Primary: March 17, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times:

6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Illinois is holding an election for attorney general on November 3, 2026. The primary is March 17, 2026. The filing deadline is November 3, 2025.

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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See also: Voting in Illinois

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Illinois Attorney General election, 2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of Illinois

Incumbent Kwame Raoul defeated Thomas DeVore and Dan Robin in the general election for Attorney General of Illinois on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kwame Raoul
Kwame Raoul (D)
 
54.4
 
2,219,420
Image of Thomas DeVore
Thomas DeVore (R)
 
43.5
 
1,774,468
Image of Dan Robin
Dan Robin (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.2
 
89,664

Total votes: 4,083,552
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois

Incumbent Kwame Raoul advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kwame Raoul
Kwame Raoul
 
100.0
 
830,578

Total votes: 830,578
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois

Thomas DeVore defeated Steve Kim and David Shestokas in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas DeVore
Thomas DeVore
 
44.2
 
316,726
Steve Kim
 
34.7
 
248,652
Image of David Shestokas
David Shestokas Candidate Connection
 
21.1
 
151,045

Total votes: 716,423
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2018

See also: Illinois Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of Illinois

Kwame Raoul defeated Erika Harold and Bubba Harsy in the general election for Attorney General of Illinois on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kwame Raoul
Kwame Raoul (D)
 
54.7
 
2,488,326
Image of Erika Harold
Erika Harold (R)
 
42.7
 
1,944,142
Image of Bubba Harsy
Bubba Harsy (L)
 
2.5
 
115,941

Total votes: 4,548,409
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kwame Raoul
Kwame Raoul
 
30.2
 
390,472
Image of Pat Quinn
Pat Quinn
 
27.2
 
352,425
Sharon Fairley
 
12.7
 
164,304
Image of Nancy Rotering
Nancy Rotering
 
9.5
 
123,446
Image of Scott Drury
Scott Drury
 
7.9
 
102,193
Jesse Ruiz
 
5.4
 
70,158
Image of Renato Mariotti
Renato Mariotti
 
4.0
 
51,902
Image of Aaron Goldstein
Aaron Goldstein
 
3.0
 
39,196

Total votes: 1,294,096
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois

Erika Harold defeated Gary Grasso in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erika Harold
Erika Harold
 
59.2
 
389,197
Image of Gary Grasso
Gary Grasso
 
40.8
 
268,688

Total votes: 657,885
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2014

See also: Illinois Attorney General election, 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

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Attorney General elections in 2026

There are 30 attorney general seats on the ballot in 2026.

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