Illinois Attorney General election, 2018

Elections in Illinois, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
• Early voting: Sept. 27 - Nov. 5
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 20

• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: Yes
• Voter ID: No
• Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Election details
Filing deadline: December 4, 2017
Primary: March 20, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Lisa Madigan (Democrat)
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Kwame Raoul (D) defeated Erika Harold (R) and Bubba Harsy (L) in the 2018 general election for attorney general of Illinois.

Incumbent Lisa Madigan (D), who was first elected in 2002, did not file for re-election, leaving the seat open. Madigan was last elected in 2014 by a margin of 22 percentage points. The Democratic candidate had won seven of the ten preceding attorney general elections, with Republican candidates winning the remaining three.

At the time of the 2018 election, the most recent Republican candidate to win an attorney general election in Illinois was Jim Ryan in 1998. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) carried the state by a margin of 17 percentage points.

Raoul's victory, alongside J.B. Pritzker's (D) victory in the gubernatorial election, created a Democratic triplex in Illinois. At the time of the 2018 election, neither party had held a triplex in Illinois since Bruce Rauner (R) was sworn in as governor in 2015, breaking a Democratic triplex.
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Candidates and election results

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 657,885
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Candidate profiles

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Erika Harold, attorney

Party: Republican

Incumbent: No

Political office: None

Biography: After receiving a degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Harold attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 2007. She worked with the firms of Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., and Sidley Austin LLP before joining Meyer Capel, with whom she continued to work with at the time of the 2018 election.

Key messages

• Harold said that she was running to bring change to the state, saying in her campaign kickoff video that "today in Illinois it's nearly impossible to find opportunity and live out your dreams. I want to change that."

• Harold said that she was inspired to help others because of racially- and sexually-motivated bullying she went through during high school, pointing to an anti-bullying campaign she started after being crowned Miss America 2003.

• Harold said that Raoul was a part of the corrupt system she was running against. She stated that Raoul has worked closely with state House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) on corrupt dealings involving property taxes and that he had spent "years raising taxes and opposing reform."

Kwame Raoul, state senator

Party: Democratic

Incumbent: No

Political office: Illinois State Senate (Assumed office: 2004)

Biography: After receiving his degree in political science from DePaul University in 1987, Raoul attended Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1993. Raoul's legal experience includes work as a prosecutor for the Cook County State's Attorney's office and as senior counsel to the City Colleges of Chicago. As of the 2018 election, Raoul was a partner with the firm of Quarles and Brady.

Key messages

• Raoul said that Harold was not a good ideological fit for Illinois, saying that she opposes Obamacare, access to abortion, and same-sex marriage.

• Raoul said that he would continue his record as "a leading voice in the fight for equal rights, protecting children from sexual predators, criminal justice reform, and a woman’s right to choose."

Polls

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Illinois Attorney General, 2018
Poll	Poll sponsor	Kwame Raoul (D)	Erika Harold (R)	Undecided/Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Customer Research International (September 24-29, 2018)	The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute	36%	26%	39%	+/-3.7	715
Research America, Inc. (September 5-13, 2018)	Illinois Broadcasters Association	43%	32%	25%	+/-3.1	1,024
Note: A "0%" finding means the question was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Illinois State Board of Elections covering all funds raised and spent by the Raoul for Illinois and Citizens for Erika Harold committees between Election Day 2014 and October 15, 2018. Campaign finance information was not available for the Harsy campaign.

Noteworthy endorsements

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This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.

Noteworthy general election endorsements
Endorsement	Raoul (D)	Harold (R)
Newspapers and editorials
Chicago Daily Herald	✔
Chicago Sun-Times	✔
Chicago Tribune		✔
The News-Gazette		✔
The St. Louis American	✔
Elected officials
Former President Barack Obama (D)	✔
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)	✔
Organizations
Illinois Chamber of Commerce		✔

Click [show] to view a list of endorsements in the March 20 Democratic primary

Democratic candidate endorsements Endorsement Date Goldstein Raoul Rotering Ruiz Fairley Drury Quinn Federal officials Rep. Bobby Rush (D) February 15, 2018 ✔ Former Sen. and former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris (D) February 13, 2018 ✔ Rep. Robin Kelly (D) December 15, 2017 ✔ Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D) December 13, 2017 ✔ Rep. Cheri Bustos (D) December 11, 2017 ✔ Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D) November 20, 2017 ✔ Rep. Danny K. Davis (D) September 20, 2017 ✔ State figures State Treasurer Mike Frerichs (D) March 7, 2018 ✔ State Sen. Dave Koehler (D) November 30, 2017 ✔ Organizations Rockford Register Star March 12, 2018 ✔ The Rock Island Dispatch-Argus March 12, 2018 ✔ Chicago Daily Herald March 3, 2018 ✔ Service Employees International Union Illinois Council March 2, 2018 ✔ Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette February 27, 2018 ✔ Chicago Tribune February 23, 2018 ✔ American Middle East Voters Alliance PAC January 30, 2018 ✔ Progressives of Kane County January 23, 2018 ✔ Chicago Teachers Union January 22, 2018 ✔ Northside Democrats for America January 18, 2018 ✔ Illinois AFL-CIO January 10, 2018 ✔ Cook County Democratic Party November 7, 2017 ✔

Timeline

• October 29, 2018: Harold and Raoul met for a debate.
• October 24, 2018: The St. Louis American endorsed Raoul.
• October 12, 2018: The Chicago Tribune endorsed Harold.
• October 11, 2018: The Chicago Sun-Times endorsed Raoul.
• October 11, 2018: The Illinois Chamber of Commerce endorsed Harold.
• October 10, 2018: The Daily Herald endorsed Raoul.

Campaign advertisements

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Erika Harold

Support

"Reality" - Harold campaign ad, released October 2, 2018

"Grandma" - Harold campaign ad, released August 29, 2018

Oppose

"A Human Right" - Raoul campaign ad, released October 9, 2018

"Banned" - Raoul campaign ad, released September 24, 2018

"What Erika Harold Believes" - Raoul campaign ad, released September 4, 2018

"Safe Home" - Raoul campaign ad, released August 15, 2018

"Republican Erika Harold: Wrong for Illinois" - Raoul campaign ad, released June 25, 2018

Kwame Raoul

Oppose

"Anything" - Harold campaign ad, released September 17, 2018

"Picasso" - Harold campaign ad, released August 13, 2018

Debates and forums

• Harold and Raoul met for a debate on October 29, 2018.

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Campaign themes

Erika Harold

Harold's campaign website stated the following:

“	Priorities The Attorney General’s Office plays a critical role in advocating on behalf of the State and Illinoisans, administering key programs, and ensuring that the law is uniformly and fairly enforced. The Attorney General’s Office has numerous statutory responsibilities, including: (1) enforcing consumer protection, environmental, and anti-discrimination laws; (2) representing Illinois in legal cases in which the State or its citizens have specific interests; (3) assisting State’s Attorneys with the execution of their duties; (4) protecting the public’s interests in the provision of electric, natural gas, water, cable, video and telecommunication services; (5) providing advice regarding the interpretation and implementation of the Freedom of Information Act and the Open Meetings Act; (6) administering provisions of the Charitable Trust Act and the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act; and (7) representing State officers in actions involving the performance of their official duties. Erika would work to ensure that those responsibilities are fulfilled in an efficient and effective manner. Additionally, Erika would prioritize: (i) enhancing the Office’s efforts and investigative tools to combat public corruption; (ii) coordinating statewide efforts to address the opioid epidemic in Illinois; (iii) collaborating with the legislature to draft and enact workers’ compensation and criminal justice reform measures; and (iv) protecting Illinoisans from harassment, including peer-to-peer harassment in schools and sexual harassment within State government. Public Corruption Public corruption imposes real costs upon Illinoisans. It deprives them of opportunities to fairly compete for jobs, contracts, grants and permits; saddles them with a more expensive and less efficient government; hinders business owners’ desire to transact business in Illinois and create new jobs; and undermines respect for the rule of law. Erika is committed to using the full measure of the Attorney General’s statutory authority to combat public corruption. Additionally, she will advocate for the expansion of the Attorney General’s investigative tools, such as enhanced subpoena and grand jury powers, to better equip the Attorney General’s Office to fight public corruption. Moreover, the Attorney General is afforded a powerful bully pulpit from which to condemn public corruption and champion governmental accountability and transparency. Erika is committed to using that bully pulpit to advocate for a government that serves the people’s interests—not partisan or special interests. Criminal Justice Reform Erika supports a more restorative approach to Illinois’ criminal justice system in order to help provide non-violent offenders with more diversion-based alternatives to incarceration, opportunities for rehabilitation, and the tools necessary to rebuild their lives following their release from prison. For the past eleven years, Erika has served on the board of directors of Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest outreach to inmates and their families. In that capacity, she has done prison ministry, advocated for bipartisan criminal justice reform measures, raised awareness of the unique challenges facing children of incarcerated parents, and made visits to prisons throughout the country to help assess vocational and educational programming opportunities for inmates. Prison Fellowship recently has launched an innovative Warden’s Exchange program, instituted national Second Chance Month to highlight the need for restorative opportunities for those with a criminal record, and launched reentry initiatives throughout the country. Erika supports the expansion of problem-solving courts (including drug courts and mental health courts), the streamlining and enhancement of reentry services, and greater access to expungement services. These reforms would promote human dignity; reduce recidivism rates, thereby keeping communities safer; and make better use of tax dollars, which are currently being squandered on a broken system and failed policies. Erika also believes that lawmakers—in consultation with States’ Attorneys—should negotiate appropriate safeguards and regulatory frameworks for the legalization of marijuana for adult use in Illinois. If approached in a thoughtful manner, legalization should enable law enforcement officials to redirect their time and resources towards addressing more critical issues (such as the opioid epidemic), expand Illinois’ revenue base, and decrease the number of people serving sentences for non-violent, drug-related offenses. Government Accountability and Transparency Helping to ensure that public bodies comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Open Meetings Act (OMA) is a powerful way in which the Attorney General can promote transparency and accountability in government. Robust enforcement of these Sunshine Laws also empowers the public, watchdog groups and the media to be active participants in the fight against government corruption. Accordingly, Erika is committed to ensuring that the Public Access Counselor (which is part of the Attorney General’s Office) is well-equipped to facilitate FOIA and OMA trainings throughout the state, help resolve disputes over documents on an informal basis, and more timely issue binding opinions regarding compliance. Rule of Law As Illinois’ chief legal officer, the Attorney General is required to follow the law and defend the constitutionality of Illinois laws when challenged in court. The Attorney General’s personal views regarding any particular law have no bearing on these fundamental obligations. As the People’s lawyer, the Attorney General also should foster a culture of nonpartisanship throughout the Office by setting forth rubrics for decision-making that are based on the rule of law, a balancing of the interests of all Illinoisans, and an independence from other branches of government, both at the State and Federal level. As a lawyer, Erika is committed to the highest levels of professionalism and was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve on its Committee on Equality and as a Commissioner on the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. As Attorney General, Erika will follow the law, defend the law, and exercise independent legal judgment on behalf of all Illinoisans. Preventing Harassment As someone who has been the victim of harassment and understands the feeling of being powerless, Erika is dedicated to fighting for those who need a champion and being a voice for those who feel marginalized and silenced. She will continue to lead efforts to protect children from bullying in schools and advocate for reforms to address sexual harassment. Erika has been a national advocate for measures to protect students from harassment in schools, speaking to more than 100,000 students about the consequences of bullying and discussing peer-to-peer harassment on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN Headline News, and PBS’s Emmy award-winning teen series In The Mix. She also has delivered presentations to school administrators, legislators, teachers and parents regarding the best practices for protecting students from bullying. In recognition of her leadership and advocacy, Erika was named one of Fight Crime, Invest in Kids’ “Champions for Children” and received a leadership award from the National Center for Victims of Crime. As Attorney General, Erika will continue to work to protect students from cyberbullying and harassment in schools, mobilizing students to stand up against bullying, advising parents regarding warning signs of bullying, and ensuring that schools have adopted and implemented anti-bullying policies. Erika also will advocate for reforms of the policies and procedures for addressing sexual harassment within State government. These reforms include: (i) providing that founded sexual harassment complaints be resolved by the independent Illinois Courts Commission, as opposed to the ethics commission comprised of legislators; (ii) empowering the Illinois Courts Commission to remove, suspend, censure or reprimand any member of the legislature found guilty of sexual harassment; and (iii) publicly identifying any member of the legislature the Illinois Courts Commission finds guilty of sexual harassment, as the public is entitled to know which legislators abuse their power and position. Workers' Compensation Reform Illinois’ Workers’ Compensation system is fatally flawed, imposing high insurance premiums on businesses, saddling taxpayers with unnecessary costs, and delaying payments to injured workers with legitimate claims. Instead of being a balanced system in which injured workers are timely compensated and businesses experience the efficiencies of avoiding protracted and expensive litigation, Illinois’ system is inefficient, costly, and susceptible to fraud and abuse. Illinois’ broken system also places Illinois at a competitive disadvantage in relation to the more cost-effective systems of neighboring states, thereby hindering job creation and economic activity in Illinois. As such, Erika supports a transformation of Illinois’ Workers’ Compensation system and will advocate that the General Assembly adopt the following reforms: (i) the requirement that employees provide their employers with verified written notice of any workplace accident, and whenever physically possible, written details regarding such accident; (ii) clarification of the compensability guidelines to ensure that coverage is limited to those accidents or injuries that arise out of and in the course of performing job duties; and (iii) a refining of the causation standard to ensure that coverage is limited to those cases where the work injury was a primary or significant cause of the employee’s condition. These reforms will help ensure that legitimate claims are prioritized in the processing and compensation process and Illinois’ system begins operating in a more balanced, efficient and equitable manner. Opioids Nearly 2,000 Illinoisans died of an opioid-related overdose in 2016, which is almost two times the number of fatal car accidents in that same year. (IDPH 2017 State of Illinois Comprehensive Opioid Data Report.) Erika is committed to using the Office of Attorney General’s tools and influence to help combat this public health crisis. First, Erika will ensure that Illinois is a part of multistate, bipartisan investigations of the marketing and distribution of opioid painkillers to determine whether deceptive practices are being employed. If evidence of fraudulent practices is discovered, Erika will initiate the appropriate legal action to protect Illinoisans and hold wrongdoers accountable. Second, Erika will advocate for enhanced use of diversion programs and drug courts for those arrested for opioid use and will highlight the need for additional treatment resources to aid those battling opioid use disorder. Third, Erika will use the Office’s bully pulpit to help educate Illinoisans—particularly young people—about the unique toxicity of synthetic opioids and the severe health risks associated with using them. Finally, Erika will advocate for enhanced cooperation, resource sharing, and data dissemination among Illinois agencies and branches of government, as this is the only way we can stem the opioid epidemic and save lives.	”
—Citizens for Erika Harold

Kwame Raoul

Raoul's campaign website stated the following:

“	Keeping Illinoisans Safe from Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Gun Crime As a father of two, Kwame knows the most important job parents have – and sometimes the hardest – is to keep their kids safe. Whether from street violence, school shootings or online predators, our children are at risk. As attorney general, Kwame will meet these threats head-on, cracking down on those who endanger children and helping parents rest more securely, knowing they have an ally as the state’s top lawyer. When he served in the Illinois Senate, Kwame sponsored tougher penalties for child pornography, updated the state’s law against cyberstalking and passed legislation requiring people charged with child sexual assault to give DNA samples. As attorney general, Kwame will work closely with local law enforcement and state’s attorneys to make sure they have the tools they need to catch child predators – whether online or on the block – and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. Gun violence threatens every community, and that’s why Kwame has strengthened penalties against gun traffickers and repeat gun offenders, created sentencing guidelines that keep violent criminals off the street and held adults responsible for gun crimes committed by minors to whom they illegally sold firearms. He’s successfully pushed for commonsense gun laws that expand background checks, require gun owners to report lost or stolen guns, and keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. Victims’ rights are of critical importance to Kwame. He passed a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights that ensures those seeking assistance after an assault are treated with respect and given the information and services they deserve. He updated the Workplace Violence Protection Act to strengthen protections for those threatened at work by their abusers and sponsored the law that shields domestic violence survivors from liability if they terminate their leases early in order to escape unsafe living arrangements. Advocating for Women and Defending a Woman's Right to Choose For his entire career, Kwame has supported safe, legal access to abortion and contraception. He firmly believes a woman should be trusted to make her own decisions about her family and her health. Kwame worked to expand Medicaid in Illinois and guarantee coverage of birth control and mammograms. He co-sponsored the law that ensures women are given information about how to access health care even when their providers have moral objections to furnishing the treatment they choose. He fought for comprehensive, medically-informed sex education in schools. Kwame proudly voted for House Bill 40, the law that protects a woman’s access to safe and legal abortion in Illinois if Roe v. Wade is overturned. With those rights now threatened at the federal level, he’s ready to fight in court to defend our reproductive healthcare laws whenever necessary. Kwame proudly co-sponsored Illinois’ ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and co-sponsored the Equal Pay Act to combat wage discrimination based on wage history. As a state senator, he’s held annual hearings to ensure woman-owned firms have fair opportunities to handle the investment of state pension funds’ assets. As attorney general, Kwame will zealously defend a woman’s right to choose and access to the full spectrum of healthcare options. With the Supreme Court’s balance threatened by a Trump appointee and Roe v. Wade in great danger, Illinois women need an attorney general who is ready to go to court to protect Illinois’ abortion access laws against all challenges. Safeguarding Access to Affordable Healthcare Kwame’s father, a community physician who spent 30 years on Chicago’s South Side caring for patients regardless of their ability to pay, taught him that healthcare is a right, not a privilege for the few. When Kwame was diagnosed with cancer, he was already a champion of affordable healthcare in the Illinois Senate. Knowing that early detection and high-quality care had saved his life, he became more determined than ever to ensure all Illinoisans have the same fighting chance at good health. Kwame co-sponsored the law that enabled Illinois’ early adoption of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. He has also passed legislation to expand the availability of drug treatment facilities, cancer treatment centers, and HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Recognizing the severity of the opioid epidemic, he sponsored legislation establishing penalties for the manufacture and sale of fentanyl, a substance many times more dangerous and addictive than conventional opioids. He has led the way in banning new synthetic drugs and preventing heroin manufacturers and dealers from going on probation instead of serving prison sentences. The Trump administration is working to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and take healthcare access away from Illinois families. Kwame supports the lawsuit filed by 19 state attorneys general – including Illinois’ – to block Trump’s attempted sabotage of the ACA’s health insurance subsidies for middle-class families. He will continue to fight in court for Illinoisans’ access to affordable healthcare. Protecting Voting Rights Kwame has always been committed to opposing attempts to suppress voting rights and disenfranchise minority communities. Illinois has some of the strongest voter protections in the country, thanks to Kwame’s work in the legislature. He sponsored the Illinois Voting Rights Act as well as a constitutional amendment prohibiting discrimination against eligible voters on the basis of race, sex, income, national origin, religion and sexual orientation. Kwame is a leading voice against vote suppression and the burdensome and discriminatory requirements, such as voter ID laws, that many other states have adopted. Kwame joined the current attorney general and his fellow legislators to block the actions of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. He recently passed legislation – which Gov. Rauner vetoed – to end the state’s use of Crosscheck, a multistate voter information database proven to put personal data at risk and wrongly flag eligible voters as improperly registered. As attorney general, Kwame will immediately investigate any interference with Illinois elections and advocate for secure voter information systems that ensure all eligible voters are allowed to register and cast a ballot. Working for Criminal Justice Reform Known in the General Assembly for his leadership on criminal justice reform, Kwame has passed tougher penalties for violent and repeat offenders while spearheading innovative approaches to getting first-time and non-violent offenders the resources they need to stay out of trouble and out of prison. Legislation he has sponsored during his 14 years in the Senate has addressed exoneration of the wrongly-convicted, expungement and sealing of criminal records, prison conditions, employment opportunities for people with records, and moving juveniles out of adult courts and prisons. He also sponsored groundbreaking police reforms. As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee since his appointment to the Senate – and as its chair since 2013 – Kwame has brought his colleagues together to craft legislation that respects the rule of law, the presumption of innocence and the rights of victims. Recognizing that stopping gun crime also means confronting the culture of violence, Kwame has promoted the use of evidence-based methods to keep dangerous criminals out of our communities while providing opportunities and resources to low-level, non-violent offenders so they can take care of their families and stay on the right side of the law. In the General Assembly, he fought against Governor Rauner’s irresponsible cuts to mental health and supported funding for job training and education. His approach to crime victims’ services will include distributing resources to the hardest-hit communities and establishing a trauma center program to interrupt the cycle of violent crime by preventing victims from becoming the next perpetrators. Fighting Public Corruption “Sunlight,” Justice Brandeis wrote, “is the best of disinfectants.” Kwame is committed to shining a light on government operations and information throughout the state so members of the press and the public can hold government accountable. Kwame has proposed increasing the resources of the Strengthening this division would reduce the current backlog in Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act complaints. Kwame believes the attorney general must pursue that is brought to the attention of the office. He will collaborate with local and federal authorities to provide any resources or assistance they need to prosecute public corruption cases. In response to the most egregious betrayals of the public trust, such as the torture committed by the John Burge administration at the Chicago Police Department, Kwame has insisted on a full public vetting and reconciliation for violated citizens. Kwame was the chief sponsor of legislation creating the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission to investigate Burge’s crimes. As it became clear that the violations went beyond just Burge, he advanced legislation to expand the scope of the torture inquiry to all of Cook County. Standing with Workers Kwame has a long history of championing the rights of working families and organized labor. He is proud to have the support of the Illinois AFL-CIO, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Chicago Teachers Union, Illinois Nurses Association, Illinois Laborers, AFSCME, Operating Engineers, Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois, Teamsters, Illinois Education Association, UFCW and many other unions across the state. The attorney general should have the power to go directly after businesses accused of breaking prevailing wage, minimum wage, employee classification, equal pay and wage theft laws. That’s why Kwame introduced legislation – which Gov. Rauner vetoed – to create a Workplace Protection Unit in the Office of the Attorney General that would have the authority to initiate labor law enforcement actions. Kwame believes that no one who works a full-time job should live in poverty. He has been a strong advocate for raising the minimum wage to help working families across Illinois. He’s also fought for wage security and health insurance for caretakers who work with seniors. With unions under attack at the state and federal levels, as Attorney General, Kwame will passionately fight to protect workers’ right to organize and engage in collective bargaining, aggressively enforce labor laws, and defend working families. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, Kwame said, “the ruling is a reminder of the role Illinois’ attorney general can play in defending workers, even when they cannot count on protection from the federal government or the courts.” Protecting our Environment As a state senator, Kwame sponsored legislation ensuring basic health and safety protections remain in place despite federal rollbacks. He advocated for allowing residents to challenge environmental permits in court when the proposed projects threaten their personal health and property. He championed the Future Energy Jobs Act, which will create thousands of jobs – including in disadvantaged communities – in the green economy. He opposed helping out big coal polluters and voted to protect children from lead poisoning by requiring testing of school water fountains. The role of state attorney general has taken on heightened importance for the environment under a federal administration bent on rolling back emissions standards, enforcement actions against polluters, land and wildlife conservation, and our response to climate change. Kwame will continue the current attorney general’s practice of working with other state attorneys general whenever appropriate to protect our environment and the rule of law. As the state’s top lawyer, Kwame will prioritize enforcement of environmental protections. He will advocate for full funding at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency so it has the resources to safeguard Illinoisans’ water, air and land. Illinoisans in low-income communities, communities of color and underserved rural areas are exposed to disproportionately high levels of pollutants that threaten their health and quality of life. Such communities are also more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Kwame supports strengthening the role of the Illinois Environmental Justice Commission, and, when necessary, he will bring civil rights actions regarding environmental threats that disproportionately put particular populations at risk. Kwame supports bold action on climate change, including committing as a state to the Paris Climate Agreement, reducing carbon emissions and adopting a goal of 100% clean energy by 2050.	”
—Raoul for Illinois

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Pivot Counties

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Eleven of 102 Illinois counties—10.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Alexander County, Illinois	8.30%	13.65%	12.62%
Carroll County, Illinois	26.69%	1.49%	4.81%
Fulton County, Illinois	14.93%	11.04%	21.33%
Henderson County, Illinois	28.43%	12.25%	17.67%
Henry County, Illinois	20.99%	3.08%	7.74%
Jo Daviess County, Illinois	14.64%	1.16%	10.49%
Knox County, Illinois	2.91%	17.37%	19.89%
Mercer County, Illinois	20.36%	7.39%	11.91%
Putnam County, Illinois	19.92%	1.82%	15.64%
Warren County, Illinois	16.50%	5.47%	8.08%
Whiteside County, Illinois	6.18%	17.02%	17.56%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Illinois with 55.8 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 38.8 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Illinois voted Republican 50 percent of the time and Democratic 50 percent of the time. Illinois voted Democratic in all five elections from 2000 to 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Illinois. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 75 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 39.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 76 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 42.1 points. Clinton won 13 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 43 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 15 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 42 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 22.1 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	83.62%	15.21%	D+68.4	82.32%	14.37%	D+68	D
2	82.39%	15.42%	D+67	80.05%	14.65%	D+65.4	D
3	79.93%	18.51%	D+61.4	79.31%	17.11%	D+62.2	D
4	85.70%	11.51%	D+74.2	86.74%	8.01%	D+78.7	D
5	85.51%	13.50%	D+72	86.81%	9.67%	D+77.1	D
6	87.98%	11.09%	D+76.9	85.82%	10.82%	D+75	D
7	80.06%	18.99%	D+61.1	80.62%	15.84%	D+64.8	D
8	86.10%	13.03%	D+73.1	85.11%	11.52%	D+73.6	D
9	87.33%	11.58%	D+75.8	87.72%	8.52%	D+79.2	D
10	89.16%	9.51%	D+79.7	89.44%	6.93%	D+82.5	D
11	70.89%	26.65%	D+44.2	80.64%	13.16%	D+67.5	D
12	72.73%	24.96%	D+47.8	81.23%	13.31%	D+67.9	D
13	83.32%	14.08%	D+69.2	85.26%	10.09%	D+75.2	D
14	86.60%	10.95%	D+75.7	86.67%	8.59%	D+78.1	D
15	61.08%	37.44%	D+23.6	63.15%	32.35%	D+30.8	D
16	67.28%	31.33%	D+36	70.19%	26.06%	D+44.1	D
17	61.83%	36.93%	D+24.9	69.97%	25.22%	D+44.8	D
18	66.52%	31.94%	D+34.6	76.28%	18.12%	D+58.2	D
19	63.32%	34.68%	D+28.6	60.22%	34.98%	D+25.2	D
20	52.74%	45.64%	D+7.1	51.65%	43.61%	D+8	R
21	74.33%	24.11%	D+50.2	74.36%	21.32%	D+53	D
22	71.92%	26.75%	D+45.2	72.11%	24.01%	D+48.1	D
23	68.15%	30.25%	D+37.9	68.21%	27.01%	D+41.2	D
24	76.56%	21.82%	D+54.7	78.51%	17.01%	D+61.5	D
25	93.09%	5.86%	D+87.2	91.45%	5.66%	D+85.8	D
26	85.59%	13.65%	D+71.9	86.53%	10.16%	D+76.4	D
27	81.90%	17.46%	D+64.4	79.07%	18.14%	D+60.9	D
28	79.41%	19.90%	D+59.5	75.46%	21.59%	D+53.9	D
29	83.65%	15.75%	D+67.9	81.69%	15.87%	D+65.8	D
30	82.89%	16.29%	D+66.6	79.99%	16.71%	D+63.3	D
31	82.49%	16.80%	D+65.7	77.74%	19.39%	D+58.4	D
32	87.17%	12.26%	D+74.9	82.32%	15.18%	D+67.1	D
33	87.38%	12.10%	D+75.3	85.39%	12.24%	D+73.2	D
34	80.42%	18.91%	D+61.5	76.17%	21.23%	D+54.9	D
35	56.71%	41.96%	D+14.8	53.87%	41.66%	D+12.2	D
36	56.82%	41.83%	D+15	56.15%	39.16%	D+17	D
37	39.72%	58.89%	R+19.2	39.49%	55.32%	R+15.8	R
38	78.87%	20.34%	D+58.5	76.44%	20.51%	D+55.9	D
39	82.46%	14.81%	D+67.7	82.71%	12.52%	D+70.2	D
40	81.75%	15.46%	D+66.3	82.84%	11.67%	D+71.2	D
41	47.44%	51.05%	R+3.6	55.32%	38.20%	D+17.1	R
42	45.06%	53.21%	R+8.2	51.28%	41.48%	D+9.8	R
43	65.55%	32.50%	D+33.1	65.81%	28.61%	D+37.2	D
44	62.30%	36.05%	D+26.3	62.48%	32.17%	D+30.3	D
45	48.18%	50.30%	R+2.1	48.39%	46.46%	D+1.9	R
46	58.46%	39.71%	D+18.8	59.07%	35.26%	D+23.8	D
47	43.33%	55.30%	R+12	51.72%	41.63%	D+10.1	R
48	49.08%	49.10%	R+0	55.13%	37.66%	D+17.5	R
49	47.84%	50.47%	R+2.6	52.14%	40.94%	D+11.2	R
50	42.69%	55.72%	R+13	44.59%	48.88%	R+4.3	R
51	42.13%	56.55%	R+14.4	50.03%	43.68%	D+6.3	R
52	44.02%	54.27%	R+10.3	45.31%	48.09%	R+2.8	R
53	49.78%	48.75%	D+1	55.58%	38.54%	D+17	R
54	47.53%	50.89%	R+3.4	53.16%	40.31%	D+12.9	R
55	55.26%	43.04%	D+12.2	57.50%	37.06%	D+20.4	D
56	55.72%	42.70%	D+13	56.72%	37.77%	D+19	D
57	57.78%	40.95%	D+16.8	61.54%	33.50%	D+28	D
58	56.67%	42.28%	D+14.4	67.90%	27.15%	D+40.8	D
59	59.17%	39.44%	D+19.7	64.53%	30.30%	D+34.2	D
60	75.70%	23.34%	D+52.4	75.53%	20.08%	D+55.5	D
61	50.84%	47.70%	D+3.1	51.76%	42.09%	D+9.7	R
62	54.69%	43.51%	D+11.2	55.13%	38.21%	D+16.9	D
63	45.16%	52.83%	R+7.7	40.55%	52.68%	R+12.1	R
64	44.10%	54.17%	R+10.1	41.29%	52.51%	R+11.2	R
65	43.52%	55.10%	R+11.6	46.78%	47.37%	R+0.6	R
66	46.19%	52.24%	R+6.1	46.91%	46.96%	R+0.1	R
67	70.11%	28.12%	D+42	64.34%	30.36%	D+34	D
68	48.13%	50.10%	R+2	44.36%	49.75%	R+5.4	R
69	43.41%	54.91%	R+11.5	38.97%	55.13%	R+16.2	R
70	49.12%	48.75%	D+0.4	46.09%	46.77%	R+0.7	R
71	56.68%	41.68%	D+15	43.93%	50.00%	R+6.1	R
72	62.60%	35.95%	D+26.7	53.78%	40.19%	D+13.6	D
73	37.57%	60.78%	R+23.2	34.45%	59.10%	R+24.7	R
74	50.34%	47.90%	D+2.4	37.36%	56.41%	R+19.1	R
75	43.44%	54.51%	R+11.1	36.58%	57.17%	R+20.6	R
76	52.08%	46.00%	D+6.1	42.52%	51.68%	R+9.2	R
77	64.97%	33.66%	D+31.3	64.89%	30.98%	D+33.9	D
78	80.57%	18.10%	D+62.5	80.12%	15.92%	D+64.2	D
79	48.61%	49.64%	R+1	41.25%	53.07%	R+11.8	R
80	66.23%	32.75%	D+33.5	64.99%	31.42%	D+33.6	D
81	49.98%	48.31%	D+1.7	54.80%	38.55%	D+16.3	R
82	41.03%	57.68%	R+16.7	43.86%	50.67%	R+6.8	R
83	69.12%	29.20%	D+39.9	69.54%	24.80%	D+44.7	D
84	59.63%	38.93%	D+20.7	63.03%	31.19%	D+31.8	D
85	63.64%	34.81%	D+28.8	60.90%	33.45%	D+27.5	D
86	65.21%	33.17%	D+32	61.15%	34.04%	D+27.1	D
87	36.99%	60.88%	R+23.9	30.62%	63.34%	R+32.7	R
88	40.02%	57.84%	R+17.8	38.41%	54.54%	R+16.1	R
89	45.79%	52.18%	R+6.4	35.99%	57.98%	R+22	R
90	42.91%	55.12%	R+12.2	36.05%	57.26%	R+21.2	R
91	50.46%	47.13%	D+3.3	37.74%	55.81%	R+18.1	R
92	63.44%	34.67%	D+28.8	59.86%	34.18%	D+25.7	D
93	49.27%	48.45%	D+0.8	36.82%	57.40%	R+20.6	R
94	37.54%	60.67%	R+23.1	26.64%	68.63%	R+42	R
95	42.49%	54.95%	R+12.5	28.84%	65.74%	R+36.9	R
96	58.74%	39.47%	D+19.3	50.73%	44.13%	D+6.6	D
97	46.85%	51.64%	R+4.8	47.31%	46.94%	D+0.4	R
98	59.53%	39.10%	D+20.4	58.02%	36.87%	D+21.2	D
99	41.40%	56.65%	R+15.3	41.34%	52.43%	R+11.1	R
100	37.26%	60.42%	R+23.2	25.75%	69.57%	R+43.8	R
101	33.91%	64.22%	R+30.3	28.70%	65.31%	R+36.6	R
102	33.32%	64.74%	R+31.4	26.87%	67.69%	R+40.8	R
103	67.85%	28.35%	D+39.5	71.56%	20.92%	D+50.6	D
104	46.02%	52.10%	R+6.1	42.48%	52.16%	R+9.7	R
105	41.33%	56.81%	R+15.5	45.19%	47.11%	R+1.9	R
106	29.26%	68.84%	R+39.6	22.90%	71.51%	R+48.6	R
107	34.01%	64.10%	R+30.1	22.81%	72.62%	R+49.8	R
108	34.28%	63.51%	R+29.2	26.75%	67.49%	R+40.7	R
109	27.23%	70.75%	R+43.5	17.21%	79.13%	R+61.9	R
110	37.75%	60.20%	R+22.5	27.66%	67.10%	R+39.4	R
111	51.31%	46.13%	D+5.2	39.05%	55.40%	R+16.4	D
112	48.97%	48.87%	D+0.1	44.35%	49.85%	R+5.5	D
113	58.59%	39.41%	D+19.2	53.73%	41.03%	D+12.7	D
114	63.89%	34.84%	D+29.1	57.60%	38.35%	D+19.3	D
115	43.13%	53.93%	R+10.8	33.20%	61.29%	R+28.1	R
116	41.16%	56.77%	R+15.6	29.39%	66.21%	R+36.8	D
117	37.92%	59.99%	R+22.1	26.42%	69.38%	R+43	R
118	39.86%	58.03%	R+18.2	28.44%	67.59%	R+39.2	D
Total	57.61%	40.74%	D+16.9	55.96%	38.85%	D+17.1	-
Source: Daily Kos

2014

See also: Illinois Attorney General election, 2014

Attorney General of Illinois, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lisa 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

2010

See also: Illinois Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a 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

2006

2006 Race for Attorney General - General Election
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Lisa Madigan	72.4%
	Republican Party	Stewart Umholtz	24.3%
	Green Party	David Black	3.3%
Total Votes			3,479,812

2002

2002 Race for Attorney General - General Election
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Lisa Madigan	50.4%
	Republican Party	Joe Birkett	47.1%
	Libertarian Party	Gary L. Shilts	2.5%
Total Votes			3,498,901

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Illinois heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

• Following the 2016 elections, Democrats held both U.S. Senate seats in Illinois.
• Democrats held 11 of 18 U.S. House seats in Illinois.

State executives

• As of May 2018, Democrats held four of 7 state executive positions, Republicans held two, and the remaining position was officially nonpartisan.
• The governor of Illinois was Republican Bruce Rauner. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.

State legislature

• Democrats controlled both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly. They had a 67-51 majority in the state House and a 37-22 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

• Illinois was under divided government, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. Bruce Rauner (R) served as governor, while Democrats controlled the state legislature.

2018 elections

See also: Illinois elections, 2018

Illinois held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• 18 U.S. House seats
• Governor and lieutenant governor
• Four lower state executive positions
• 39 of 59 state Senate seats
• 118 state House seats
• Municipal elections in Cook County

Demographics

Demographic data for Illinois
	Illinois	U.S.
Total population:	12,839,047	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	55,519	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	72.3%	73.6%
Black/African American:	14.3%	12.6%
Asian:	5%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	16.5%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	87.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	32.3%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$57,574	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	16.8%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Illinois. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Illinois' three largest cities were Chicago (pop. est. 2.7 million), Aurora (pop. est. 200,000), and Joliet (pop. est. 150,000).

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Illinois from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Illinois every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Illinois 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Hillary Clinton	55.8%	Donald Trump	38.8%	17.0%
2012	Barack Obama	57.6%	Mitt Romney	40.7%	16.9%
2008	Barack Obama	61.9%	John McCain	36.8%	25.1%
2004	John Kerry	54.8%	George W. Bush	44.5%	10.3%
2000	Al Gore	54.6%	George W. Bush	42.6%	12.0%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Illinois from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Illinois 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Tammy Duckworth	54.9%	Mark Kirk	39.8%	15.1%
2014	Dick Durbin	53.5%	Jim Oberweis	42.7%	10.8%
2010	Mark Kirk	48.0%	Alexander Giannoulias	46.4%	1.6%
2008	Dick Durbin	67.8%	Steve Sauerberg	28.5%	39.3%
2004	Barack Obama	70.0%	Alan Keyes	27.0%	43.0%
2002	Dick Durbin	60.3%	Jim Durkin	38.0%	22.3%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Illinois.

Election results (Governor), Illinois 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Bruce Rauner	50.3%	Pat Quinn	46.3%	4.0%
2010	Pat Quinn	46.8%	Bill Brady	45.9%	0.9%
2006	Rod Blagojevich	49.8%	Judy Baar Topinka	39.3%	10.5%
2002	Rod Blagojevich	52.2%	Jim Ryan	45.1%	7.1%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Illinois in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Illinois 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	7	38.9%	11	61.1%	D+4
2014	8	44.4%	10	55.6%	D+2
2012	6	33.3%	12	66.7%	D+6
2010	11	57.9%	8	42.1%	R+3
2008	7	36.8%	12	63.2%	D+5
2006	9	47.4%	10	52.6%	D+1
2004	9	47.4%	10	52.6%	D+1
2002	10	52.6%	9	47.4%	R+1
2000	10	50.0%	10	50.0%	Even

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Illinois Party Control: 1992-2024
Eighteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
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See also

Illinois government:

• Illinois state executive offices
• Illinois State Legislature
• Illinois courts

Elections:

• Illinois state executive official elections, 2018
• Gubernatorial elections, 2018
• Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2018
• Attorney General elections, 2018
• Secretary of State elections, 2018
• State executive official elections, 2018, 2017, 2016

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• State executives compensation
• State of the state addresses
• Trifecta control of state government

External links

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