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2012 Illinois judicial elections

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The 2012 Illinois judicial elections consisted of both partisan and retention elections, including those one seat of the Supreme Court of Illinois for ten seats in the Illinois Appellate Court.[1] Primary elections were held on March 20, 2012, and general elections were held on November 6, 2012.[1] These elections were part of the 2012 Illinois elections.

2012 Illinois judicial elections
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Supreme Court of Illinois

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Justices of the Supreme Court of Illinois are elected by district. One seat held a partisan election, while another held a retention election.

The court has seven seats total separated into five districts. The first district, representing Cook County, contains three seats, making it a multi-member district, while other four districts are single-member districts.[2] Justices hold ten year terms.[2]

1st district

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In October 2010, Democrat Mary Jane Theis was appointed by the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald.[3] Theis successfully ran for election to fill this seat for a full term.

Democratic primary

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Supreme Court of Illinois 1st district Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Jane Theis (incumbent) 193,863 48.37
Democratic Joy Cunningham 91,639 22.87
Democratic Aurelia Marie Pucinski 85,554 21.35
Democratic Thomas W. Flannigan 29,708 7.41
Total votes 537,239 100

Republican primary

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No candidates ran in the primary for the Republican nomination. Republicans ultimately nominated James Gerard Riley.[4]

General election

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Supreme Court of Illinois 1st district election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Jane Theis (incumbent) 1,333,122 74.72
Republican James Gerard Riley 451,039 25.28
Total votes 1,784,161 100

The court has seven seats total separated into five districts. The first district contains three seats (making it a multi-member district), while other four districts are single-member districts.[2] Justices hold ten year terms.[2]

Retention elections

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To be retained, judges were required to have 60% of their vote be "yes".

District Incumbent Vote[5] Cite
Party Name In office since Previous years elected/retained Yes
(Retain) 		No
(Remove)
3rd Republican Rita B. Garman February 1, 2001 2002 (elected) 389,891
(82.81%) 		80,929
(17.19%) 		[6][7]

Illinois Appellate Court

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Illinois Appellate Court justices hold ten-year terms.[2]

1st district (Cahill vacancy)

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A vacancy was created by the death of Robert Cahill.[8] Matthias William Delort was elected to fill the judgeship.[9] This was a regular election, as Cahill's term would have ended in 2012.[8]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

Results

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Cahill vacancy) Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthias William Delort 90,855 24.82
Democratic Pamela E. Hill-Veal 83,463 22.80
Democratic Laura Marie Sullivan 65,293 17.84
Democratic Mary Brigid Hayes 57,909 15.82
Democratic James Michael McGing 34,353 9.38
Democratic Kay Marie Hanlon 34,215 9.35
Total votes 366,088 100

Republican primary

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No candidates ran in the primary for the Republican nomination.[4]

General election

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Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Cahill vacancy) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthias William Delort 1,381,611 100
Total votes 1,381,611 100

1st district (Coleman vacancy)

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A vacancy was created when Sharon Johnson Coleman stepped down in order to accept a position on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[16][17] Nathaniel Roosevelt Howse, Jr. was elected to fill the judgeship.[16] Before being elected to this judgeship, Howse had already been serving on the Appellate Court, having been appointed to a different 1st district judgeship in August 2009, after the retirement of Denise M. O'Malley.[18] This was a regular election, as Coleman's term would have ended in 2012.

Democratic primary

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Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Coleman vacancy) Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nathaniel Roosevelt Howse, Jr. 242,772 100
Total votes 242,772 100

Republican primary

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No candidates ran in the primary for the Republican nomination.[4]

General election

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Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Coleman vacancy) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nathaniel Roosevelt Howse, Jr. 1,334,521 100
Total votes 1,334,521 100

1st district (Gallagher vacancy)

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A vacancy was created when Michael Gallagher retired.[19][20] P. Scott Neville Jr. was elected to fill the judgeship.[16] Before being elected to this judgeship, Neville had already been serving on the Appellate Court, having been served as an appointed member of the first district since 2004.[19][21]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

Results

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Gallagher vacancy) Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic P. Scott Neville, Jr. 159,170 44.30
Democratic Marguerite Quinn 119,865 33.36
Democratic Patrick J. Sherlock 80,256 22.34
Total votes 359,291 100

Republican primary

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No candidates ran in the primary for the Republican nomination.[4]

General election

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Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Gallagher vacancy) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic P. Scott Neville, Jr. 1,306,485 100
Total votes 1,306,485 100

1st district (O'Brien vacancy)

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A vacancy was created when Sheila O'Brien retired in 2011.[24][25] Jesse G. Reyes was elected to fill the judgeship.[24]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

  • William Stewart Boyd, Cook County Circuit Court judge[26]
  • Ellen L. Flannigan, Cook County Circuit Court judge[27]
  • Rodolfo "Rudy" Garcia, Illinois Appellate Court judge[28]
  • Jesse G. Reyes, Cook County Circuit Court judge[29]
  • Don R. Sampen, former Illinois assistant attorney general[30]

Results

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (O'Brien vacancy) Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse G. Reyes 120,390 33.04
Democratic William Stewart Boyd 93,912 25.77
Democratic Ellen L. Flannigan 80,668 22.14
Democratic Rodolfo "Rudy" Garcia 45,539 12.5
Democratic Don R. Sampen 23,873 6.55
Total votes 364,382 100

Republican primary

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No candidates ran in the primary for the Republican nomination.[4]

General election

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Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (O'Brien vacancy) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse G. Reyes 1,317,266 100
Total votes 1,317,266 100

1st district (Theis vacancy)

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A vacancy was created when Mary Jane Theis was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court in 2010.[31] Maureen Connors, who had been appointed in October 2010 to fill the judgeship until a permanent occupant would be elected in 2012, was elected to permanently fill the judgeship.[32]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

  • Maureen Connors, incumbent occupant of the judgeship[32]

Results

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Theis vacancy) Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maureen Elizabeth Connors (incumbent) 325,268 100
Total votes 325,268 100

Republican primary

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No candidates ran in the primary for the Republican nomination.[4]

General election

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Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Theis vacancy) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maureen Elizabeth Connors (incumbent) 1,316,225 100
Total votes 1,316,225 100

1st district (Tully vacancy)

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A vacancy was created when John Tully retired on December 31, 2009.[33][34] Terrance J. Lavin, who had been appointed on February 1, 2010, to fill the judgeship until a permanent occupant would be elected in 2012, was elected to permanently fill the judgeship.[34]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

  • Terrence J. Lavin, incumbent occupant of the judgeship[32]

Results

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Tully vacancy) Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terrence J. Lavin (incumbent) 319,241 100
Total votes 319,241 100

Republican primary

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No candidates ran in the primary for the Republican nomination.[4]

General election

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Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Tully vacancy) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terrence J. Lavin (incumbent) 1,280,939 100
Total votes 1,280,939 100

2nd district (O'Malley vacancy)

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A vacancy was created when Jack O'Malley retired on December 3, 2010.[35] Joseph Birkett, who had been appointed on fill the judgeship until a permanent occupant would be elected in 2012, was elected to permanently fill the judgeship.[36]

Democratic primary

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No candidates ran in the primary for the Democratic nomination.[4]

Republican primary

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Candidates

  • Joseph Birkett, incumbent occupant of the judgeship[36]

Results

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (O'Malley vacancy) Republican primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Birkett (incumbent) 259,025 100
Total votes 259,025 100

General election

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Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (O'Malley vacancy) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Birkett (incumbent) 946,823 100
Total votes 946,823 100

4th district (Myerscough vacancy)

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A vacancy was created when Sue E. Myerscough left her judgeship in the Illinois Appellate Court's 4th district to become a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois in February 2010.[37] Carol Pope was elected to fill the judgeship.[38] Before being elected to this judgeship, Pope had already been serving on the Illinois Appellate Court's, having been appointed to a different 4th district judgeship in December 2008.[38]

Democratic primary

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No candidates ran in the primary for the Democratic nomination.[4]

Republican primary

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Candidates

  • Carol Pope, Illinois Appellate Court judge[38]

Results

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Myerscough vacancy) Republican primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carol Pope 115,826 100
Total votes 115,826 100

General election

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Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Myerscough vacancy) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carol Pope 428,665 100
Total votes 428,665 100

5th district (Donovan vacancy)

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A vacancy was created when James Donovan retired on December 2, 2012.[39] Judy Cates was elected to fill the judgeship.[40]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

Results

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Donovan vacancy) Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Cates 52,050 100
Total votes 52,050 100

Republican primary

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Candidates

Results

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Donovan vacancy) Republican primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen McGlynn 79,925 100
Total votes 79,925 100

General election

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Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Donovan vacancy) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Cates 283,926 52.09
Republican Stephen McGlynn 261,170 47.91
Total votes 545,096 100

Retention elections

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To be retained, judges were required to have 60% of their vote be "yes".

District Incumbent Vote[5] Cite
Party Name In office since Previous years elected/retained Yes
(Retain) 		No
(Remove)
1st Democratic James Fitzgerald Smith December 2, 2002 2002 (elected) 1,058,999
(79.81%) 		267,955
(20.19%) 		[4][42]
3rd Democratic Tom M. Lytton December 7, 1992 1992 (elected), 2002 (retained) 521,146
(79.72%) 		132,560
(20.28%) 		[14][43]
3rd Republican Daniel L. Schmidt December 2002 2002 (elected) 524,061
(80.40%) 		127,776
(19.60%) 		[4][44]
4th Republican John Turner June 2001 2002 (elected) 377,311
(82.10%) 		82,273
(17.90%) 		[4][45]
5th Democratic Melissa Ann Chapman September 2001 2002 (elected) 370,011
(73.76%) 		131,601
(26.24%) 		[46]

Lower courts

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See also: 2012 Cook County, Illinois elections § Judicial elections

Lower courts also saw judicial elections.

References

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