State Sen. Kwame Raoul (D) won the Democratic primary on March 20, advancing to the state's November 6, 2018, attorney general election. Raoul received 30.2 percent of the vote to former Gov. Pat Quinn 's (D) 27.2 percent and former Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability Administrator Sharon Fairley 's (D) 12.7 percent. Since she was ...
Mar 21, 2018 · Kwame Raoul wins Democratic Primary for Illinois Attorney General Discussion in 'Politics' started by IMMORTAL, Mar 21, 2018. Mar 21, 2018 #1 ...
2018 Illinois Attorney General Democratic primary results; Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Kwame Raoul : 390,472 : 30.17 : Democratic: Pat Quinn: 352,425 27.23 Democratic: Sharon Fairley 164,304 12.70 Democratic: Nancy Rotering 123,446 9.54 Democratic: Scott Drury: 102,193 7.90 Democratic: Jesse Ruiz: 70,158 5.42 Democratic: Renato Mariotti: 51,902 4.01 Democratic
Mar 14, 2022 · Eight Republicans file to run for Illinois governor and Pritzker draws a Democratic primary challenger. The Republican primary elections for Illinois governor and attorney general are shaping up ...
Kwame Raoul. Kwame Raoul ( / ˈkwɑːmeɪ rɑːˈuːl /, born September 30, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician who has been the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Raoul represented the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 2004 to 2019.
Raoul represented the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 2004 to 2019. Initially appointed to fill the seat vacated by Barack Obama when Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, Raoul won subsequent election and reelection.
Raoul was appointed on November 6, 2004 to fill the state Senate vacancy caused by the resignation of his predecessor, Barack Obama, who had just been elected to the United States Senate.
As the state's chief legal officer, the attorney general is responsible for enforcing state law and advising the state government on legal matters. In many states, attorneys general play a large role in the law enforcement process.
See also: Washington Attorney General election, 2020 (August 4 top-two primary) Washington utilizes a top-two primary, in which a single primary election is held for each office wherein all candidates running for that office, regardless of party affiliation, compete in the same election.
There were five Democratic and five Republican seats up for election in 2020. The table below shows what seats were up for election and the incumbent heading into the election. 2020 Attorney General Races. State.