Overview
- State coverage shows the attorney general, secretary of state, comptroller and treasurer races are widely expected to remain under Democratic control based on Illinois’ recent partisan trends and the candidates on the ballot.
- Alexi Giannoulias has run the secretary of state campaign on a modernization agenda that includes online appointments and DMV kiosks while outraising Republican Diane M. Harris by millions of dollars, a gap that analysts say widens his path to victory.
- Giannoulias is also a leading mayoral contender, and if he wins both contests the governor would appoint a replacement secretary of state for most of the term, creating an important appointment consequence tied to the outcome.
- Incumbent Attorney General Kwame Raoul is seeking reelection with a record of multi-state litigation to secure federal funding and protect medical research, and he faces a longshot challenge from Republican Bob Fioretti.
- The open comptroller race between Democrat Margaret Croke and Republican Bryan Drew follows Susana Mendoza’s decision to run for mayor, shifting focus to fiscal transparency, funeral-home licensing reforms and how the office tracks state payments.