(WBBM NEWSRADIO) --- Incumbent Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul retained his position as he defeated Republican opponent Thomas DeVore in Tuesday's midterm election.
With 90% of the votes counted, the Associated Press showed Raoul with 54.1% of the votes to DeVore's 43.7%.
Prior to the midterm, the pair had done battle before. Previously, DeVore filed lawsuits against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 restrictions, which, as the state attorney, Raoul had to defend.
DeVore won the Republican nomination with about 44% of the primary vote. DeVore, who helped end Pritzker’s mask mandate, jumped into the race in February and attacked the governor for his COVID-19 executive orders.
Campaigning as “the People’s Attorney,” DeVore has the words “Freedom” and “Liberty” tattooed on his forearms and has frequently referred to Pritzker as a tyrant.
Read more of WBBM's 2022 Illinois midterm election coverage.
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