Illinois Attorney General election, 2026
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Filing deadline: November 3, 2025 |
Primary: March 17, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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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.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Illinois Attorney General election, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primary)
- Illinois Attorney General election, 2026 (March 17 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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Voting information
- 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kwame Raoul (D) | 54.4 | 2,219,420 |
![]() | Thomas DeVore (R) | 43.5 | 1,774,468 | |
![]() | Dan Robin (L) ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Thomas DeVore | 44.2 | 316,726 |
Steve Kim | 34.7 | 248,652 | ||
![]() | David Shestokas ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kwame Raoul (D) | 54.7 | 2,488,326 |
![]() | Erika Harold (R) | 42.7 | 1,944,142 | |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kwame Raoul | 30.2 | 390,472 |
![]() | Pat Quinn | 27.2 | 352,425 | |
Sharon Fairley | 12.7 | 164,304 | ||
![]() | Nancy Rotering | 9.5 | 123,446 | |
![]() | Scott Drury | 7.9 | 102,193 | |
Jesse Ruiz | 5.4 | 70,158 | ||
![]() | Renato Mariotti | 4.0 | 51,902 | |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Erika Harold | 59.2 | 389,197 |
![]() | 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 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
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 |
Election analysis
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Attorney General elections in 2026
There are 30 attorney general seats on the ballot in 2026.
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