Illinois judicial elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts
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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]
Cook County Subcircuits[edit]
1st Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl A. Walker  | Yes | Approved | |||
| Cynthia Y. Brim Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Orville E. Hambright, Jr. Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Rodney Hughes Brooks Approved | Yes | Approved |
2nd Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camille E. Willis Approved | Yes | | |||
| Carl B. Boyd Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Michael Stuttley | 49.98%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Drella Savage Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. Approved | Yes | Approved |
3rd Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher J. Donnelly Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Daniel R. Degnan | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Colleen McSweeney-Moore | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Maureen F. Delehanty Approved | Yes | Vacancy of Patrick McGann | 65.36%Approved | 100% Approved | |
| Peter Flynn Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Thomas W. Murphy Approved | Yes | Approved |
4th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Cook | No | Republican | Additional judgeship A | 100%Approved | 40.3%  |
| Daniel L. Peters | Yes | Democratic | Vacancy of Daniel Riley | 19.72% | |
| Edward M. Maloney Approved | No | Democratic | Additional judgeship A | 35.83%Approved | 59.7% Approved |
| Harry J. Fournier | No | Republican | Vacancy of Daniel Riley | 38.0% Defeated | |
| James M. Varga Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Terry Gallagher Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Daniel Riley | 30.03%Approved | 62.0% Approved |
5th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane M. Shelley Approved | Yes | | |||
| Loretta Eadie-Daniels Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Patricia Banks Approved | Yes | Approved |
6th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatriz Santiago Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of David Delgado | 39.32%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Gloria Chevere Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Marya Nega Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Ramon Ocasio, III | Yes | Approved | |||
| Robert Lopez Cepero Approved | Yes | Approved |
7th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aicha Marie MacCarthy Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Dorothy Jones | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Arthur P. Wheatley | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Amanda Toney | ||
| Carol M. Howard Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Kimberly D. Lewis Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Amanda Toney | Approved | 100% Approved |
| Mark Battaglia | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Amanda Toney | ||
| Roxanne L. Rochester | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Cheryl Starks | 38.9% | |
| Tommy Brewer Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Cheryl Starks | 61.1%Approved | 100% Approved |
| William Gamboney Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Lawrence Terrell | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
8th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celia G. Gamrath Approved | Yes | Democratic | Vacancy of Thomas Chiola | 49.16%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Deborah J. Gubin Approved | Yes | Democratic | Vacancy of Maureen Durkin Roy | 54.07%Approved | 100% |
| James L. Kaplan | Yes | Democratic | Vacancy of Melvin Cole | 19.41% | |
| John H. Ehrlich Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Melvin Cole | 39.32%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Laura C. Liu Approved | Yes | Democratic | Additional Judgeship A | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
9th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Axelrood Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of James Epstein | 38.24%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Lee Preston | Yes | Approved | |||
| Lionel Jean-Baptiste Approved | Yes | Democratic | Vacancy of Gerald Bender | 61.54%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Marvin P. Luckman Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Michael Ian Bender | Yes | Democratic | Vacancy of Gerald Bender | 38.46% | |
| Moshe Jacobius Approved | Yes | Approved |
10th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garritt E. Howard Approved | Yes | | |||
| James M. McGing Approved | Yes | 74.7% Approved | |||
| Thomas Allen Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Daniel Locallo | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
11th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Ann Marino Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Joseph Urso | 43.64%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Mary Colleen Roberts Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Michael R. Clancy Approved | Yes | Democratic | Vacancy of Edward O'Brien | 44.37%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Ronald F. Bartkowicz Approved | Yes | Approved |
12th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea M. Schleifer Approved | Yes | Democratic | Vacancy of Mary Rochford | 61.78%Approved | 53.7% Approved |
| Ellen L. Flannigan Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Grace G. Dickler Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| James Paul Pieczonka | No | Republican | Vacancy of Mary Rochford | 100%Approved | 46.3% |
| Joseph G. Kazmierski, Jr. Approved | Yes | Approved |
13th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Cerone-Marisie Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Ketki Shroff Steffen | Yes | Republican | Vacancy of Edward Pietrucha | 24.40% | |
| Martin C. Kelley Approved | No | Democratic | Additional judgeship A | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Martin S. Agran Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Paul Pavlus | No | Republican | Vacancy of Edward Pietrucha | 46.55%Approved | 100% Approved |
14th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Ruble-Murphy Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Maura Slattery-Boyle Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Regina Ann Scannicchio Approved | Yes | Democratic | Vacancy of Lawrence O'Gara | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
15th Subcircuit:
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel P. Brennan Approved | Yes | Approved |
Downstate Circuit Courts[edit]
First Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea McNeill | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Ronald Eckiss | 56.55%Approved | 46.0% Defeated |
| Brad K. Bleyer Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Carolyn B. Smoot Approved | Yes | Republican | Vacancy of Ronald Eckiss | 100%Approved | 54.0% Approved |
| Mark H. Clarke Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Mark M. Boie Approved | Yes | Approved |
Second Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher L. Weber Approved | Yes | | |||
| Eric Dirnbeck Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Kyle Vantrease | 27.91%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Jo Beth Weber Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Terry Gamber | 50.61%Approved | 62.3% Approved |
Kent Renshaw  | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Kyle Vantrease | | |
| Melissa A. Morgan Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Nicole Villani | Yes | Republican | Vacancy of Terry Gamber | 100%Approved | 37.7% Defeated |
| T. Scott Webb | No | Republican | Vacancy of Thomas Sutton | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
Third Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Callis Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Barbara Crowder Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| David A. Hylla Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| John Knight (Illinois) Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Kyle Napp | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Charles Romani | 100%Approved | 56.6% Approved |
| Thomas W. Burkart | No | Republican | Vacancy of Charles Romani | 54%Approved | 43.4% Defeated |
Fourth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen F. Bennett Approved | No | Republican | Vacancy of Michael Kiley | 100%Approved | 68.3% Approved |
| Daniel E. Hartigan Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Kimberly G. Koester Approved | Yes | | |||
| Ronald D. Spears Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Sherri L. E. Tungate Approved | Yes | 75.2% Approved | |||
| Stephen G. Friedel | No | Better Option | Vacancy of Michael Kiley | 31.7% Defeated |
Fifth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brien J. O'Brien Approved | No | Republican | Vacancy of Gary Jacobs | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Craig H. DeArmond Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Nancy S. Fahey Approved | Yes | Approved |
Sixth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan L. Flannell Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Jeffrey B. Ford Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Michael G. Carroll Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Michael Q. Jones Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Thomas E. Griffith, Jr. Approved | Yes | Republican | Vacancy of Theodore Paine | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
Seventh Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David R. Cherry Approved | No | Republican | Vacancy of Lois Bell | 51.15%Approved | 58.4% Approved |
| Eric S. Pistorius Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| John D. Coonrod | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Lois Bell | 100%Approved | 41.6% Defeated |
| John Schmidt Approved | Yes | Republican | Vacancy of Thomas Appleton | 100%Approved | 54.3% Approved |
| John W. Belz Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Kenneth R. Deihl Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Leslie J. Graves Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Patrick W. Kelley Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Tim Londrigan | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Thomas Appleton | 100%Approved | 45.7% Defeated |
Eighth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frank McCartney Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Michael Roseberry | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
| William O. Mays, Jr. Approved | Yes | Approved |
Ninth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward R. Danner Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| James Standard Approved | No | Republican | Vacancy of Gregory McClintock | 52.75%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Rodney G. Clark Approved | No | Republican | Vacancy of David Stoverink | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Scott Shipplett Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| William C. Davis Approved | Yes | Approved |
Tenth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Gorman Hubler Approved | No | Republican | Vacancy of James Shadid | 74%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Kevin W. Lyons | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Richard Grawey | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Paul Gilfillan Approved | Yes | Approved |
Eleventh Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth A. Robb Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Kevin P. Fitzgerald Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Paul Lawrence Approved | Yes | Republican | Vacancy of Michael Prall | 65.47% | 100% Approved |
| Rebecca Simmons-Foley Approved | No | Republican | Vacancy of James Souk | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
Twelfth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel J. Rozak Approved | Yes | Approved |
Thirteenth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anita L. Kopko | No | Democratic | Vacancy of James Lanuti | 100%Approved | 44.7% Defeated |
| Cynthia M. Raccuglia Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Troy D. Holland Approved | No | Republican | Vacancy of James Lanuti | 100%Approved | 55.3% Approved |
Fourteenth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Michael Meersman Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Jeffrey W. O'Connor Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Mark A. VandeWiele Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Stanley B. Steines Approved | Yes | Approved |
Fifteenth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael P. Bald Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Robert T. Hanson Approved | Yes | Republican | Vacancy of Stephen Pemberton | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
Sixteenth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Hudson Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| John Barsanti Approved | Yes | Republican | Vacancy of Michael Colwell | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
| John G. Dalton Approved | No | Democratic | Additional Judgeship A | 100%Approved | 53.6% Approved |
| John N. Walters | Yes | Republican | Additional Judgeship A | 59.06%Approved | 46.4% Defeated |
| Thomas E. Mueller Approved | Yes | Approved |
Seventeenth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan A. Maher Approved | Yes | Republican | Additional Judgeship A | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
| J. Edward Prochaska Approved | Yes | Approved |
Eighteenth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Wilson | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Perry Thompson | 100%Approved | 45.2% Defeated |
| Patrick J. O'Shea Approved | No | Republican | Vacancy of Perry Thompson | 42% | 54.8% Approved |
Nineteenth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Shanes Approved | Yes | Republican | Additional Judgeship A, 3rd Subcircuit | 100%Approved | 53.3% Approved |
| Jeffrey S. Braiman | No | Democratic | Additional Judgeship A, 3rd Subcircuit | 100%Approved | 46.7% Defeated |
| John T. Phillips Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Luis A. Berrones | No | Republican | Additional Judgeship A, 2nd Subcircuit | 100%Approved | 48.8% Defeated |
| Nancy S. Waites | No | Democratic | Additional Judgeship B, 3rd Subcicuit | 100% | 48.9% Defeated |
| Patricia Sowinski Fix Approved | No | Democratic | Additional Judgeship A, 2nd Subcircuit | 100%Approved | 51.2% Approved |
| Thomas M. Schippers Approved | No | Republican | Additional Judgeship B, 3rd Subcicuit | 100%Approved | 51.1% Approved |
Twentieth Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew J. Gleeson Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Lloyd Cueto | 100%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Brian K. Trentman | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Dennis Hatch | 100%Approved | 40.1% Defeated |
| Daniel J. Emge Approved | No | Republican | Vacancy of Dennis Hatch | 60.71%Approved | 59.9% Approved |
| Jan V. Fiss Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Laninya Cason | No | Republican | Vacancy of Milton Wharton | 100%Approved | 46.0% Defeated |
| Ronald R. Duebbert | No | Republican | Vacancy of Michael O'Malley | 100%Approved | 44.4% Defeated |
| Vincent J. Lopinot Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Michael O'Malley | 100%Approved | 55.6% Approved |
| Zina Renea Cruse | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Milton Wharton | 67.68%Approved | 54.0% Approved |
Twenty-First Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall O. Wenzelman Approved | Yes | Approved |
Twenty-Second Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles P. Weech Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Maureen P. McIntyre Approved | Yes | Approved | |||
| Michael J. Chmiel Approved | Yes | Approved |
Twenty-Third Circuit Court[edit]
| Candidate | Incumbency | Party | Predecessor | Primary Vote | Election Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa S. Barnhart | No | Republican | Additional Judgeship A | 73.47%Approved | 100% Approved |
| Ronald G. Matekaitis Approved | No | Democratic | Vacancy of Kurt Klein | 100%Approved | 52.0% Approved |
| William P. Brady (Illinois judge) | No | Republican | Vacancy of Kurt Klein | 100%Approved | 48.0% Defeated |
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]
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