Democrat Kwame Raoul declared victory over Republican Thomas DeVore in his bid for a second term as Illinois’ attorney general.
With 59% of precincts reporting, Raoul had 56% of the vote and DeVore, a downstate attorney, had 41%, according to unofficial results. Raoul’s double digit lead tracked with other statewide Democratic candidates, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker.“I am so proud to be in the state of Illinois,” Raoul told cheering supporters at The Drake Hotel in Oak Brook.Raoul held a commanding cash advantage in the race.
The two differed starkly on most issues, chief among them Pritzker’s pandemic-related executive orders.to defend the state against lawsuits challenging Pritzker’s mask mandate and other executive orders aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. But DeVore didn’t come close to Raoul in fundraising efforts. DeVore started July with less than $16,000 in his campaign fund after winning a GOP primary in which he was vastly outspent by the second-place finisher, who was on a slate backed by billionaire Ken Griffin. As of early Tuesday, DeVore reported raising more than $500,000 in additional contributions,half of which came from a loan he made to his campaign that lifted contribution limits for both candidates.
DeVore also has sued Pritzker for defamation after the governor called him a “grifter” during a news conference in response to a question about DeVore’s legal challenges to the pandemic mandates. Raoul’s office defended Pritzker against the defamation allegation, but DeVore later dropped the lawsuit.
The law allows judges to keep defendants behind bars while awaiting trial if they are deemed to be a flight risk or danger to the public, butThe measure faces an onslaught of legal challenges from several county state’s attorneys.
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