Renato Mariotti

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Renato Mariotti

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 20, 2018

Education

High school

Naperville Central High School

Bachelor's

University of Chicago

Law

Yale Law School

Contact

Personal website

Personal Twitter

Renato Mariotti (Democratic Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Illinois. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.

Biography

Renato Mariotti was born and lives in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Naperville Central High School in 1994. Mariotti earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Chicago in 1998 and a J.D. degree from Yale Law School in 2001. His career experience includes working as a clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals, as an assistant United States attorney, and as a partner with Thompson Coburn LLP. As a federal prosecutor, Mariotti investigated and prosecuted cases in areas including gun trafficking, tax evasion, fraud, obstruction of justice, public corruption, child exploitation, and more. He is the co-chair of Lawyers4Choice and serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society.

Elections

2018

See also: Illinois Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of Illinois

Kwame Raoul defeated Erika Harold and Bubba Harsy in the general election for Attorney General of Illinois on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kwame Raoul (D)	54.7	2,488,326
		Erika Harold (R)	42.7	1,944,142
		Bubba Harsy (L)	2.5	115,941

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Illinois on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kwame Raoul	30.2	390,472
		Pat Quinn	27.2	352,425
		Sharon Fairley	12.7	164,304
		Nancy Rotering	9.5	123,446
		Scott Drury	7.9	102,193
		Jesse Ruiz	5.4	70,158
		Renato Mariotti	4.0	51,902
		Aaron Goldstein	3.0	39,196

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,294,096
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois

Erika Harold defeated Gary Grasso in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Illinois on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erika Harold	59.2	389,197
		Gary Grasso	40.8	268,688

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 657,885
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See also

• Attorney General of Illinois
• Illinois Attorney General election, 2018

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