Results from Tuesday’s judicial elections for all circuits outside of Cook
Here are the results for Tuesday's judicial elections for all circuits outside of Cook.
View the 1st District results
Candidates must receive 65% on the question of Meets Requirements of Office in order to be Recommended. Winners in bold
SUPREME
4th District Supreme Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Rita B. Garman |
R |
95.87 |
APPELLATE
2nd District Appellate Vacancy
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Joe Birkett |
NR |
57.18 |
3rd District Appellate Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Tom M. Lytton |
R |
90.46 |
| Daniel L. Schmidt |
R |
85.28 |
4th District Appellate Vacancy
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Carol Pope |
R |
88.81 |
4th District Appellate Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| John Turner |
R |
93.70 |
5th District Appellate Vacancy
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Judy Cates |
R |
70.09 |
| Stephen McGlynn |
R |
70.28 |
5th District Appellate Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Melissa Ann Chapman |
R |
86.49 |
CIRCUITS
1st Circuit Vacancy - Williamson County - Eckiss
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Andrea McNeill (D) |
R |
67.07 |
| Carolyn B. Smoot (R) |
R |
82.65 |
1st Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Brad K. Bleyer |
R |
98.04 |
| Mark M. Boie |
R |
87.50 |
| Mark H. Clarke |
R |
91.86 |
2nd Circuit Vacancy - Vantrease
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Eric J. Dirnbeck (D) |
R |
98.46 |
2nd Circuit Vacancy - Jefferson County - Gamber
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Nicole Villani (R) |
R |
68.83 |
| Jo Beth Weber (D) |
R |
79.37 |
2nd Circuit Vacancy - White County - Sutton
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| T. Scott Webb (R) |
R |
94.29 |
2nd Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Melissa A. Drew |
NR |
52.54 |
| Christopher L. Weber |
R |
96.15 |
3rd Circuit Vacancy - Romani
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Thomas W. Burkart (R) |
NR |
46.39 |
| Kyle Anne Napp (D) |
R |
92.76 |
3rd Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Ann E. Callis |
R |
83.64 |
| Barbara L. Crowder |
R |
88.40 |
| Dave Hylla |
R |
94.90 |
| John Knight |
R |
98.18 |
4th Circuit Vacancy - Shelby County - Kiley
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Allen F. Bennett (R) |
R |
76.36 |
| Stephen G. Friedel |
R |
70.37 |
4th Judicial Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Daniel E. Hartigan |
R |
85.92 |
| Kimberly G. Koester |
R |
89.74 |
| Ron Spears |
R |
92.96 |
| Sherri L. Tungate |
R |
85.88 |
5th Circuit Vacancy
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Brien J. O’Brien |
R |
96.67 |
5th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Craig H. DeArmond |
R |
86.76 |
| Nancy S. Fahey |
NR |
61.02 |
6th Circuit Vacancy
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Thomas E. Griffith |
R |
97.40 |
6th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Michael G. Carroll |
R |
95.00 |
| Dan L. Flannell |
R |
98.28 |
| Jeffrey B. “Jeff” Ford |
R |
80.47 |
| Michael Q. Jones |
R |
94.07 |
7th Circuit Vacancy - Appleton
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Timothy J. Londrigan (D) |
R |
75.68 |
| John Schmidt (R) |
R |
83.42 |
7th Circuit Vacancy - Scotty County - Bell
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| David R. Cherry (R) |
R |
71.70 |
| John D. Coonrod (D) |
R |
73.21 |
7th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| John Belz |
R |
86.36 |
| Kenneth R. Deihl |
R |
86.49 |
| Leslie J. Graves |
NR |
60.95 |
| Patrick Kelley |
R |
89.41 |
| Eric S. Pistorius |
R |
77.46 |
8th Circuit Vacancy
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Frank McCartney |
R |
82.86 |
8th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| William O. Mays, Jr. |
R |
100.00 |
9th Circuit Vacancy - Warren County - McClintock
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| James Standard |
NR |
57.14 |
9th Circuit Vacancy - Hancock County - Stoverink
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Rodney G. Clark |
R |
86.00 |
9th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Edward R. Danner |
R |
80.00 |
| William “Bill” Davis |
R |
67.80 |
| Scott Shipplett |
R |
78.05 |
10th Circuit Vacancy - Shadid
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Kate Gorman |
R |
96.49 |
10th Circuit Vacancy - Peoria County - Grawey
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Kevin W. Lyons |
R |
65.37 |
10th Judicial Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Paul Gilfillan |
R |
92.89 |
11th Circuit Vacancy - Prall
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Paul Lawrence |
R |
95.10 |
11th Circuit Vacancy - McLean County - Souk
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Rebecca Simmons Foley |
R |
95.31 |
11th Judicial Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Kevin P. Fitzgerald |
R |
97.35 |
| Elizabeth A. Robb |
R |
92.25 |
12th Judicial Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Daniel J. Rozak |
R |
95.87 |
13th Circuit Vacancy - LaSalle County - Lanuti
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Troy Holland (R) |
R |
78.67 |
| Anita L. Kopko (D) |
NR |
59.67 |
13th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Cynthia M. Raccuglia |
R |
86.17 |
14th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| F. Michael Meersman |
R |
90.48 |
| Jeffrey W. O’Connor |
R |
90.80 |
| Stanley B. Steines |
R |
96.36 |
| Mark A. VandeWiele |
R |
96.39 |
15th Circuit Vacancy
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Robert T. Hanson |
R |
96.00 |
15th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Michael P. Bald |
R |
100.00 |
16th Circuit Vacancy - Kane County - Colwell
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| John A. Barsanti |
R |
91.84 |
16th Circuit Vacancy - 2nd Subcircuit - Judgeship A
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| John G. Dalton** (D) |
|
|
| John N. Walters (R) |
NR |
59.65 |
**Too few responses for poll to be valid.
16th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Donald C. Hudson |
R |
97.79 |
| Thomas E. Mueller |
R |
92.64 |
17th Circuit Vacancy - 3rd Subcircuit - Judgeship A
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Brendan Maher |
R |
94.51 |
17th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| J. Edward Prochaska |
R |
89.84 |
18th Circuit Vacancy - Thompson
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Patrick J. O’Shea (R) |
NR |
34.35 |
| Alice Wilson** (D) |
|
|
**Too few responses for poll to be valid.
19th Circuit Vacancy - 2nd Subcircuit - Judgeship A
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Luis A. Berrones (R) |
R |
94.49 |
| Patricia Fix (D) |
NR |
47.37 |
19th Circuit Vacancy - 3rd Subcircuit - Judgeship A
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Daniel B. Shanes (R) |
R |
92.98 |
| Jeffrey S. Braiman** (D) |
|
|
**Too few responses for poll to be valid.
19th Circuit Vacancy - 3rd Subcircuit - Judgeship B
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Thomas Schippers (R) |
R |
88.68 |
| Nancy Waites (D) |
R |
81.40 |
**Too few responses for poll to be valid.
19th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| John T. Phillips |
R |
89.26 |
20th Circuit Vacancy - Washington County - Hatch
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Daniel J. Emge** (R) |
|
|
| Brian K. Trentman (D) |
R |
88.19 |
**Too few responses for poll to be valid.
20th Circuit Vacancy - O'Malley
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Ronald R. Duebbert (R) |
NR |
37.19 |
| Vincent J. Lopinot (D) |
R |
95.06 |
20th Circuit Vacancy - Wharton
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Laninya A. Cason (R) |
NR |
41.20 |
| Zina R. Cruse (D) |
R |
78.03 |
20th Circuit Vacancy - Cueto
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Andrew J. Gleeson |
R |
93.98 |
20th Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Jan Fiss |
R |
91.72 |
21st Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Kendall O. Wenzelman |
R |
92.31 |
22nd Circuit Retention
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Michael J. Chmiel |
R |
76.03 |
| Maureen P. McIntyre |
R |
91.49 |
| Charles P. Weech |
R |
92.59 |
23rd Circuit Vacancy - DeKalb County - Klein
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Bill Brady (R) |
R |
84.00 |
| Ronald G. Matekaitis (D) |
R |
84.62 |
23rd Circuit Vacancy - Kendall County - Judgeship A
| Candidate |
Recommended/ Not Recommended |
Meets Requirements of Office |
| Melissa S. Barnhart (R) |
R |
96.15 |
(R) Republican
(D) Democrat
Posted on November 7, 2012 by Chris Bonjean
