JoAnne Guillemette

JoAnne Guillemette

Republican Party

Candidate, Attorney General of Illinois

Elections and appointments

Next election

March 17, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of Illinois

Law

University of Houston Law School

Personal

Religion

Christian

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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JoAnne Guillemette (Republican Party) is running for election for Attorney General of Illinois. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on March 17, 2026.^[source]

Education

Guillemette received her B.a. degree (Psychology) from the University of Illinois and her J.D. degree from the University of Houston Law School.

Career

Guillemette has worked in the Office of the Chief Judge, Expedited Child Support Department Domestic Relations Division and Juvenile Justice Division; as a legal advisor for the Illinois Secretary of State; an Assistant Attorney General; as regional counsel for the state Department of Children and Family Services; as an Assistant Rockford City Attorney; and as a solo practitioner practicing under the title Law Offices of Joanne Guillemette. Prior to her legal career, she was a social worker and teacher.

Awards and associations

Associations

• American Bar Association
• Black Women Lawyers Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• Cook County Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Winnebago Bar Association
• Women's Bar Association of Illinois - Treasurer

Elections

2026

See also: Illinois Attorney General election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois

Incumbent Kwame Raoul (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kwame Raoul

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois

Bob Fioretti (R), JoAnne Guillemette (R), and Andy Williams Jr. (R) are running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Bob Fioretti
		JoAnne Guillemette
		Andy Williams Jr.

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2022

See also: Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 16

Incumbent Darin LaHood defeated Elizabeth Haderlein in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darin LaHood (R)	66.3	197,621
		Elizabeth Haderlein (D)	33.7	100,325

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 297,946
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bradley Horges Jr. (Independent)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16

Incumbent Darin LaHood defeated Walt Peters, JoAnne Guillemette, and Michael Rebresh in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darin LaHood	66.4	56,582
		Walt Peters	13.2	11,278
		JoAnne Guillemette	12.3	10,476
		Michael Rebresh	8.1	6,911

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Teresa Pfaff (R)
• James Marter (R)
• Leona Di Amore (R)
• Gene Koprowski (R)
• Adam Kinzinger (R)

2012

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012

Guillemette ran in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012 to replace Claudia Conlon. She was defeated, receiving 13.53% of the vote.

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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JoAnne Guillemette campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	U.S. House Illinois District 16	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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