2e:null 2f:["$","title",null,{"children":"Cook County State's Attorney Race 2020 campaign finance analysis | COVID-19 in Illinois | Observable"}] 34:T6f0,// graphic = { // return html` // // //

The 2020 Cook County state’s attorney’s race is shaping up to be the most expensive ever.

Lead challenger Bill Conway’s campaign committee has raised triple that of incumbent Kim Foxx thanks to millions in support from his father. But Foxx has benefited from external spending by super PACs (not pictured).

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2016 state's attorney primary fundraising

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Source: Illinois State Board Of Elections. 2020 figures go back to 2019 Q2 quarterly filing and through March 10, 2020; 2016 figures go back to the 2015 Q2 quarterly filing.

David Eads, Josh McGhee, Asraa Mustufa

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${d.name}

${HyperGrid(d.topDonors, { height: 315, columns: [ { name: "Donor", formatter: d => d.name, width: "1fr" }, { name: "Donated since July 1, 2019", formatter: d => d3.format("$.3~s")(d.amount), width: ".7fr" }, { name: "Percent of total", formatter: d => { const pct = (100 * d.amount) / max; const numFormatter = pct > .1 ? bigFormatter : smallFormatter; return html`

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