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## Contents

* 1 Cook County Circuit Courts (Chicagoland)
* 1.1 Cook Circuit Court
* 1.2 Cook County Subcircuits
* 2 Downstate Circuit Courts
* 2.1 First Circuit Court
* 2.2 Second Circuit Court
* 2.3 Third Circuit Court
* 2.4 Fourth Circuit Court
* 2.5 Fifth Circuit Court
* 2.6 Sixth Circuit Court
* 2.7 Seventh Circuit Court
* 2.8 Eighth Circuit Court
* 2.9 Ninth Circuit Court
* 2.10 Tenth Circuit Court
* 2.11 Eleventh Circuit Court
* 2.12 Twelfth Circuit Court
* 2.13 Thirteenth Circuit Court
* 2.14 Fourteenth Circuit Court
* 2.15 Fifteenth Circuit Court
* 2.16 Sixteenth Circuit Court
* 2.17 Seventeenth Circuit Court
* 2.18 Eighteenth Circuit Court
* 2.19 Nineteenth Circuit Court
* 2.20 Twentieth Circuit Court
* 2.21 Twenty-First Circuit Court
* 2.22 Twenty-Second Circuit Court
* 2.23 Twenty-Third Circuit Court
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

The Illinois judicial elections consisted of a primary on March 20th and a general election on November 6th.[1][2]

## Cook County Circuit Courts (Chicagoland)[edit]

### Cook Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BellowsCarole Bellows A| Yes| | | |  A
HaberkornCatherine Haberkorn A| Yes| | | |  A
SheehanColleen Sheehan A| Yes| | | |  A
RamirezCynthia Ramirez A| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Donald O'Brien| 60.04%A| 100% A
MarsalekDiann Karen Marsalek A| Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Margaret O'Mara Frossard| 34.67%A| 100% A
HayesElizabeth Mary Hayes A| No| Democratic| Vacancy of John Ward| 28.63%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Erica L. Reddick ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Dorothy Kinnaird| 55.30%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
MurphyJames P. Murphy ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Prendergast RooneyJean M. Prendergast Rooney ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Daniel Jordan| 100%ApprovedA| 100% A
O'BrienJessica A. O'Brien ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Henry Simmons| 47.79%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
GuillemetteJo Anne Guillemette | No| Democratic| Vacancy of Claudia Conlon| 13.53%|
O'BrienJoan O'Brien ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Murphy GormanJoyce Marie Murphy Gorman ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
O'MalleyKaren Lynn O'Malley ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Claudia Conlon| 47.71%ApprovedA| 100% A
FlanaganKathy Flanagan ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Lorna E. Propes ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Aurelia Pucinski| 52.62%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
MarasMarcia Maras ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
BrosnahanMary Brosnahan ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
CoghlanMatthew Coghlan A| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
HowlettMichael Howlett ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
McHaleMichael McHale ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
MullenMichael Tully Mullen ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Paul Stralka| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Hill-VealPamela Hill-Veal ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  A
LeemingPamela Leeming ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| Vacancy of Stewart| 37.44%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
O'BrienPatrick W. O'Brien ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
KarkulaPaul Karkula ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
FunderburkRaymond Funderburk ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
WalshRichard Walsh ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  A
HartiganRussell Hartigan ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of John Moran| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
HillStanley L. Hill | Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Claudia Conlon| 38.8%|
LubinStuart Lubin ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
PalmerStuart Palmer ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
RotiThomas Roti ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Cook County Subcircuits[edit]

1st Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Carl A. Walker A| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Cynthia Y. Brim ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Orville E. Hambright, Jr. ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Rodney Hughes Brooks ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

2nd Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Camille E. Willis ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  A
BoydCarl B. Boyd ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Michael Stuttley| 49.98%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Drella Savage ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

3rd Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Christopher J. Donnelly ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
DegnanDaniel R. Degnan A| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Colleen McSweeney-Moore| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Maureen F. Delehanty ApprovedA| Yes| | Vacancy of Patrick McGann| 65.36%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Peter Flynn ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Thomas W. Murphy ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

4th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CookChristine Cook | No| Republican| Additional judgeship A| 100%ApprovedA| 40.3% D
PetersDaniel L. Peters | Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Daniel Riley| 19.72%|
MaloneyEdward M. Maloney ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Additional judgeship A| 35.83%ApprovedA| 59.7% ApprovedA
FournierHarry J. Fournier | No| Republican| Vacancy of Daniel Riley| | 38.0% DefeatedD
James M. Varga ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
GallagherTerry Gallagher ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Daniel Riley| 30.03%ApprovedA| 62.0% ApprovedA

5th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Diane M. Shelley ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  A
Loretta Eadie-Daniels ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Patricia Banks ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

6th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SantiagoBeatriz Santiago ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of David Delgado| 39.32%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Gloria Chevere ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Marya Nega ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Ramon Ocasio, III A| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
CeperoRobert Lopez Cepero ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

7th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MacCarthyAicha Marie MacCarthy ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Dorothy Jones| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Arthur P. Wheatley | No| Democratic| Vacancy of Amanda Toney| |
Carol M. Howard ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
LewisKimberly D. Lewis ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Amanda Toney| ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
BattagliaMark Battaglia | No| Democratic| Vacancy of Amanda Toney| |
RochesterRoxanne L. Rochester | No| Democratic| Vacancy of Cheryl Starks| 38.9%|
Tommy Brewer ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Cheryl Starks| 61.1%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
GamboneyWilliam Gamboney ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Lawrence Terrell| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

8th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GamrathCelia G. Gamrath ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Thomas Chiola| 49.16%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
GubinDeborah J. Gubin ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Maureen Durkin Roy| 54.07%ApprovedA| 100% A
KaplanJames L. Kaplan | Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Melvin Cole| 19.41%|
SantiagoJohn H. Ehrlich ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Melvin Cole| 39.32%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
LiuLaura C. Liu ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| Additional Judgeship A| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

9th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Larry Axelrood ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of James Epstein| 38.24%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Lee Preston A| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Jean-BaptisteLionel Jean-Baptiste ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Gerald Bender| 61.54%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Marvin P. Luckman ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Michael Ian Bender | Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Gerald Bender| 38.46%|
Moshe Jacobius ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

10th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Garritt E. Howard ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  A
James M. McGing ApprovedA| Yes| | | | 74.7% ApprovedA
AllenThomas Allen ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Daniel Locallo| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

11th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MarinoLisa Ann Marino ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Joseph Urso| 43.64%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Mary Colleen Roberts ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Michael R. Clancy ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Edward O'Brien| 44.37%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Ronald F. Bartkowicz ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

12th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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SchleiferAndrea M. Schleifer ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Mary Rochford| 61.78%ApprovedA| 53.7% ApprovedA
Ellen L. Flannigan ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Grace G. Dickler ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
PieczonkaJames Paul Pieczonka | No| Republican| Vacancy of Mary Rochford| 100%ApprovedA| 46.3% D
Joseph G. Kazmierski, Jr. ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

13th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Jill Cerone-Marisie ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Ketki Shroff Steffen | Yes| Republican| Vacancy of Edward Pietrucha| 24.40%|
KelleyMartin C. Kelley ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Additional judgeship A| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Martin S. Agran ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
PavlusPaul Pavlus A| No| Republican| Vacancy of Edward Pietrucha| 46.55%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

14th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Lisa Ruble-Murphy ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Maura Slattery-Boyle ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
ScannicchioRegina Ann Scannicchio ApprovedA| Yes| Democratic| Vacancy of Lawrence O'Gara| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

15th Subcircuit:

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Daniel P. Brennan ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

## Downstate Circuit Courts[edit]

### First Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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McNeillAndrea McNeill | No| Democratic| Vacancy of Ronald Eckiss| 56.55%ApprovedA| 46.0% DefeatedD
BleyerBrad K. Bleyer ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
SmootCarolyn B. Smoot ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| Vacancy of Ronald Eckiss| 100%ApprovedA| 54.0% ApprovedA
ClarkeMark H. Clarke ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
BoieMark M. Boie ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Second Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WeberChristopher L. Weber ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  A
DirnbeckEric Dirnbeck ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Kyle Vantrease| 27.91%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
WeberJo Beth Weber ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Terry Gamber| 50.61%ApprovedA| 62.3% ApprovedA
RenshawKent Renshaw C| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Kyle Vantrease| |  C
MorganMelissa A. Morgan ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
VillaniNicole Villani | Yes| Republican| Vacancy of Terry Gamber| 100%ApprovedA| 37.7% DefeatedD
WebbT. Scott Webb A| No| Republican| Vacancy of Thomas Sutton| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

### Third Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CallisAnn Callis ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
CrowderBarbara Crowder ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
HyllaDavid A. Hylla ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
KnightJohn Knight (Illinois) ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
NappKyle Napp A| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Charles Romani| 100%ApprovedA| 56.6% ApprovedA
BurkartThomas W. Burkart | No| Republican| Vacancy of Charles Romani| 54%ApprovedA| 43.4% DefeatedD

### Fourth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BennettAllen F. Bennett ApprovedA| No| Republican| Vacancy of Michael Kiley| 100%ApprovedA| 68.3% ApprovedA
HartiganDaniel E. Hartigan ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
KoesterKimberly G. Koester ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  A
SpearsRonald D. Spears ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
TungateSherri L. E. Tungate ApprovedA| Yes| | | | 75.2% ApprovedA
FriedelStephen G. Friedel | No| Better Option| Vacancy of Michael Kiley| | 31.7% DefeatedD

### Fifth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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O'BrienBrien J. O'Brien ApprovedA| No| Republican| Vacancy of Gary Jacobs| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
DeArmondCraig H. DeArmond ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
FaheyNancy S. Fahey ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Sixth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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FlannellDan L. Flannell ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
FordJeffrey B. Ford ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
CarrollMichael G. Carroll ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
JonesMichael Q. Jones ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Thomas E. Griffith, Jr. ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| Vacancy of Theodore Paine| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

### Seventh Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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CherryDavid R. Cherry ApprovedA| No| Republican| Vacancy of Lois Bell| 51.15%ApprovedA| 58.4% ApprovedA
PistoriusEric S. Pistorius ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
CoonrodJohn D. Coonrod | No| Democratic| Vacancy of Lois Bell| 100%ApprovedA| 41.6% DefeatedD
John Schmidt ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| Vacancy of Thomas Appleton| 100%ApprovedA| 54.3% ApprovedA
BelzJohn W. Belz ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
DeihlKenneth R. Deihl ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
GravesLeslie J. Graves ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
KelleyPatrick W. Kelley ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
LondriganTim Londrigan | No| Democratic| Vacancy of Thomas Appleton| 100%ApprovedA| 45.7% DefeatedD

### Eighth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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McCartneyJohn Frank McCartney ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Michael Roseberry| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Mays, Jr.William O. Mays, Jr. ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Ninth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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DannerEdward R. Danner ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
StandardJames Standard ApprovedA| No| Republican| Vacancy of Gregory McClintock| 52.75%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
ClarkRodney G. Clark ApprovedA| No| Republican| Vacancy of David Stoverink| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
ShipplettScott Shipplett ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
DavisWilliam C. Davis ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Tenth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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Katherine Gorman Hubler ApprovedA| No| Republican| Vacancy of James Shadid| 74%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
Kevin W. Lyons A| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Richard Grawey| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
GilfillanPaul Gilfillan ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Eleventh Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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RobbElizabeth A. Robb ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
FitzgeraldKevin P. Fitzgerald ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
Paul Lawrence ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| Vacancy of Michael Prall| 65.47%A| 100% ApprovedA
Simmons-FoleyRebecca Simmons-Foley ApprovedA| No| Republican| Vacancy of James Souk| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

### Twelfth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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RozakDaniel J. Rozak ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Thirteenth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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KopkoAnita L. Kopko | No| Democratic| Vacancy of James Lanuti| 100%ApprovedA| 44.7% DefeatedD
RaccugliaCynthia M. Raccuglia ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
HollandTroy D. Holland ApprovedA| No| Republican| Vacancy of James Lanuti| 100%ApprovedA| 55.3% ApprovedA

### Fourteenth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MeersmanF. Michael Meersman ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
O'ConnorJeffrey W. O'Connor ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
VandeWieleMark A. VandeWiele ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
SteinesStanley B. Steines ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Fifteenth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BaldMichael P. Bald ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
HansonRobert T. Hanson ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| Vacancy of Stephen Pemberton| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA

### Sixteenth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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HudsonDonald Hudson ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
BarsantiJohn Barsanti ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| Vacancy of Michael Colwell| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
DaltonJohn G. Dalton ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Additional Judgeship A| 100%ApprovedA| 53.6% ApprovedA
WaltersJohn N. Walters | Yes| Republican| Additional Judgeship A| 59.06%ApprovedA| 46.4% DefeatedD
MuellerThomas E. Mueller ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Seventeenth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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MaherBrendan A. Maher ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| Additional Judgeship A| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
ProchaskaJ. Edward Prochaska ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Eighteenth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WilsonAlice Wilson | No| Democratic| Vacancy of Perry Thompson| 100%ApprovedA| 45.2% DefeatedD
O'SheaPatrick J. O'Shea ApprovedA| No| Republican| Vacancy of Perry Thompson| 42%A| 54.8% ApprovedA

### Nineteenth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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ShanesDaniel Shanes ApprovedA| Yes| Republican| Additional Judgeship A, 3rd Subcircuit| 100%ApprovedA| 53.3% ApprovedA
BraimanJeffrey S. Braiman | No| Democratic| Additional Judgeship A, 3rd Subcircuit| 100%ApprovedA| 46.7% DefeatedD
PhillipsJohn T. Phillips ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
BerronesLuis A. Berrones | No| Republican| Additional Judgeship A, 2nd Subcircuit| 100%ApprovedA| 48.8% DefeatedD
WaitesNancy S. Waites | No| Democratic| Additional Judgeship B, 3rd Subcicuit| 100%A| 48.9% DefeatedD
FixPatricia Sowinski Fix ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Additional Judgeship A, 2nd Subcircuit| 100%ApprovedA| 51.2% ApprovedA
SchippersThomas M. Schippers ApprovedA| No| Republican| Additional Judgeship B, 3rd Subcicuit| 100%ApprovedA| 51.1% ApprovedA

### Twentieth Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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GleesonAndrew J. Gleeson ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Lloyd Cueto| 100%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
TrentmanBrian K. Trentman | No| Democratic| Vacancy of Dennis Hatch| 100%ApprovedA| 40.1% DefeatedD
EmgeDaniel J. Emge ApprovedA| No| Republican| Vacancy of Dennis Hatch| 60.71%ApprovedA| 59.9% ApprovedA
FissJan V. Fiss ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
CasonLaninya Cason | No| Republican| Vacancy of Milton Wharton| 100%ApprovedA| 46.0% DefeatedD
DuebbertRonald R. Duebbert | No| Republican| Vacancy of Michael O'Malley| 100%ApprovedA| 44.4% DefeatedD
LopinotVincent J. Lopinot ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Michael O'Malley| 100%ApprovedA| 55.6% ApprovedA
CruseZina Renea Cruse A| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Milton Wharton| 67.68%ApprovedA| 54.0% ApprovedA

### Twenty-First Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WenzelmanKendall O. Wenzelman ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Twenty-Second Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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WeechCharles P. Weech ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
McIntyreMaureen P. McIntyre ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA
ChmielMichael J. Chmiel ApprovedA| Yes| | | |  ApprovedA

### Twenty-Third Circuit Court[edit]

Candidate| Incumbency| Party| Predecessor| Primary Vote| Election Vote

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BarnhartMelissa S. Barnhart A| No| Republican| Additional Judgeship A| 73.47%ApprovedA| 100% ApprovedA
MatekaitisRonald G. Matekaitis ApprovedA| No| Democratic| Vacancy of Kurt Klein| 100%ApprovedA| 52.0% ApprovedA
BradyWilliam P. Brady (Illinois judge) | No| Republican| Vacancy of Kurt Klein| 100%ApprovedA| 48.0% DefeatedD

## See also[edit]

* News: Cook county judge hopefuls attend 'the slating' to lobby for Democratic party endorsements, November 8, 2011

## External links[edit]

* Illinois State Board of Elections - Offices Up for Election
* Cook County Clerk: Cook County Unofficial Primary Election Results, March 20, 2012 (as of 9:00AM, 3/21/12)

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ The Green Papers: Illinois 2012 General Election
2. ↑ Politics1, Online Guide to Georgia Politics

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