Kwame Raoul
Photo: Erin Klee from Illinois, United States, CC BY 2.0
DemocratNot in office · last served 2026Won the 2026 general by 23.2

Kwame Raoul

Last held office: Illinois Attorney General (2018–2026). Ran in 6 elections between 2006 and 2022, winning 6. Won the 2026 race for Illinois Attorney General.

Last office: Illinois Attorney GeneralBorn 1964

Last margin
+23.2
Won 2026
Elections
7
2006–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Raoul was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Raoul has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Raoul won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Illinois Attorney GeneralGeneralWonBob Fioretti (R)61.6%D+23.2D+11.1+12.1
2022Illinois Attorney GeneralGeneralWonThomas G. Devore (R), Daniel K. Robin (L)54.4%D+10.9D+17.3−6.4
2018Illinois Attorney GeneralGeneralWonErika Harold (R), Bubba Harsy (L)54.7%D+12.0D+18.0−6.0
2016Illinois State Senate, District 13GeneralWonUnopposed100%——
2012Illinois State Senate, District 13GeneralWonUnopposed100%——
2010Illinois State Senate, District 13GeneralWonUnopposed100%——
2006Illinois State Senate, District 13GeneralWonCharles Kinzer (R)89.6%D+79.3—

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Raoul has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Raoul has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 1 poll; Raoul’s best result was 52% (Illinois Attorney General, 2026).

Raoul’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Raoul

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET