2018 Illinois Attorney General election

The 2018 Illinois Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Illinois. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who had served since 2003, did not seek re-election to a fifth term. Democrat Kwame Raoul won the election with 55 percent of the vote, while Republican Erika Harold took 43 percent of the vote.

Election information
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for federal congressional races and those for other state offices. The election was part of the 2018 Illinois elections.

Turnout
For the primary elections, turnout was 24.57%, with 1,951,981 votes cast. For the general election, turnout was 56.16%, with 4,548,409 votes cast.

Declared

 * Scott Drury, state representative
 * Sharon Fairley, chief administrator of the Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability
 * Aaron Goldstein, Democratic committeeman for Chicago's 33rd ward and former defense attorney for Rod Blagojevich
 * Renato Mariotti, former federal prosecutor, television legal analyst and commentator
 * Pat Quinn, former Governor of Illinois (2009–2015) and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (2003–2009)
 * Kwame Raoul, state senator
 * Nancy Rotering, mayor of Highland Park
 * Jesse Ruiz, Chicago Park District President and former chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education

Declined

 * Jennifer Burke, former member of the Illinois Pollution Control Board
 * Sarah Burke, director of external affairs at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
 * Gery Chico, former chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education
 * Tom Dart, Cook County Sheriff and nominee for Illinois State Treasurer in 2002
 * Zach Fardon, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
 * Kim Foxx, Cook County State's Attorney
 * Jack D. Franks, chairman of the McHenry County Board
 * James Glasgow, Will County State's Attorney
 * Mike Hastings, state senator
 * David Hoffman, former federal prosecutor, former Chicago Inspector General, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010
 * Dan Hynes, former Illinois Comptroller (1999–2011), candidate for U.S. Senate in 2004, and candidate for governor in 2010
 * Lori Lightfoot, president of the Chicago Police Board
 * Mike McRaith, former director of the Federal Insurance Office
 * Elaine Nekritz, assistant majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
 * Andrew Schapiro, former United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic
 * Ira Silverstein, majority caucus chair of the Illinois Senate.
 * Mariyana Spyropoulos, president of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
 * Chris Welch, state representative
 * Ann Williams, state representative
 * Andrea Zopp, deputy mayor of Chicago and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016

Polling
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" ! Poll source ! Date(s) administered ! Sample size ! Margin of error ! style="width:45px;"| Kwame Raoul ! style="width:45px;"| Pat Quinn ! style="width:45px;"| Nancy Rotering ! style="width:45px;"| Jesse Ruiz ! style="width:45px;"| Renato Mariotti ! style="width:45px;"| Sharon Fairley ! style="width:45px;"| Aaron Goldstein ! style="width:45px;"| Scott Drury ! Other ! Undecided
 * - valign=bottom
 * style="text-align:left;"| Victory Research
 * align=center| March 13–16, 2018
 * align=center| 1,204
 * align=center| ± 2.8%
 * align=center| 24%
 * align=center| 26%
 * align=center| 6%
 * align=center| 4%
 * align=center| 3%
 * align=center| 8%
 * align=center| 4%
 * align=center| 10%
 * align=center| –
 * align=center| 16%
 * style="text-align:left;"| Capitol Fax/We Ask America
 * align=center| March 7–8, 2018
 * align=center| 1,029
 * align=center| ± 3.06%
 * align=center| 15%
 * align=center| 23%
 * align=center| 6%
 * align=center| 3%
 * align=center| 3%
 * align=center| 3%
 * align=center| 2%
 * align=center| 3%
 * align=center| –
 * align=center| 43%
 * style="text-align:left;"| Southern Illinois University
 * align=center| February 19–25, 2018
 * align=center| 472
 * align=center| ± 4.5%
 * align=center| 22%
 * align=center| 18%
 * align=center| 5%
 * align=center| 4%
 * align=center| 3%
 * align=center| 3%
 * align=center| 3%
 * align=center| 2%
 * align=center| 1%
 * align=center| 39%
 * align=center| 2%
 * align=center| 1%
 * align=center| 39%

Results
[[File:Illinois Attorney General Democratic primary, 2018.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county: {{legend|#7996e2|Raoul}}

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{{legend|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend|#5fd35f|Quinn}}

{{legend|#c0f0c0|20–30%}}

{{legend|#aae5aa|30–40%}}

{{legend|#87de87|40–50%}}

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Declared

 * Gary Grasso, DuPage County Board member and former mayor of Burr Ridge
 * Erika Harold, former Miss America and candidate for Illinois's 13th congressional district in 2014

Declined

 * Jason Barickman, state senator
 * Daniel Cronin, chairman of the DuPage County Board
 * Tom Cross, former minority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives and nominee for Illinois State Treasurer in 2014
 * Kirk Dillard, former state senator and candidate for governor in 2010 and 2014
 * Jim Durkin, minority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
 * Joseph McMahon, Kane County State's Attorney

Results
[[File:Illinois Attorney General Republican primary, 2018.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county: {{legend|#E27F7F|Harold}}

{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}}

{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}

{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}}

{{legend|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend|#FF9A50|Grasso}}

{{legend|#FF9A50|50–60%}} Tie

{{legend|#AE8BB1|50–60%}} ]]

Declared

 * Bubba Harsy (Libertarian)

Declined

 * Tyson Manker, Iraq War veteran and candidate for Morgan County State's Attorney in 2016