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2012 Illinois Judicial Elections
Last Updated: 2:00am CDT - Mar. 21, 2012

Election Results For The March 20th Illinois Judicial Primary:

The following results have been tabulated or reported by Illinois county clerks or news sources:

First District Supreme Court

Fitzgerald Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	THEIS	D	189,692	48%
	CUNNINGHAM	D	89,622	23%
	PUCINSKI	D	83,698	21%
	FLANNIGAN	D	28,932	7%

First District Appellate Court

Cahill Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	DELORT	D	89,112	25%
	HILL-VEAL	D	81,470	23%
	SULLIVAN	D	63,754	18%
	HAYES	D	56,586	16%
	MCGING	D	33,610	9%
	HANLON	D	33,209	9%

Gallagher Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	NEVILLE	D	155,718	44%
	HILL-VEAL	D	117,180	33%
	SULLIVAN	D	78,462	22%

O'Brien Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	REYES	D	117,651	33%
	BOYD	D	91,856	26%
	FLANNIGAN	D	78,883	22%
	GARCIA	D	44,594	13%
	SAMPEN	D	23,395	7%

Cook County Circuit Court

Conlon Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

O'MALLEY	D	149,808	44%
HILL	D	144,397	42%
GUILLEMETTE	D	45,597	13%

Kinnaird Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	REDDICK	D	183,558	55%
	CUNNINGHAM	D	149,838	45%

O'Brien Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	RAMIREZ	D	204,806	62%
	CLEARY	D	124,157	38%

Frossard Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	MARSALEK	D	115,928	35%
	PATTON	D	96,253	29%
	HORAN	D	82,937	25%
	WIMBERLY	D	37,672	11%

Pucinski Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	PROPES	D	174,424	53%
	MALONEY	D	156,090	47%

Simmons Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	O'BRIEN	D	149,451	45%
	FORTI	D	101,205	30%
	WRIGHT	D	85,887	25%

Stewart Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	LEEMING	D	25,535	35%
	BURKE	D	74,522	22%
	JORDAN	D	53,673	16%
	BAUMAN	D	25,535	7%
	LACEY	D	24,842	7%
	DEMITRO	D	22,072	6%
	SALLEE	D	17,938	5%

Ward Vacancy: (98 percent reporting)

X	HAYES	D	98,720	30%
	SWANSON	D	82,021	25%
	VIKELIS	D	45,664	14%
	NALLEY	D	43,172	13%
	KUBALANZA	D	31,657	10%
	STEPHENSON	D	31,628	10%

Cook County Subcircuit Court

12th Subcircuit - Rochford Vacancy: (100 percent reporting)

X	SCHLEIFER	D	8,379	62%
	HALLORAN	D	2,293	17%
	SCOTT	D	1,795	13%
	BABBITT	D	1,088	8%

13th Subcircuit - Pietrucha Vacancy: (100 percent reporting)

X	PAVLUS	D	10,924	47%
	STEFFEN	D	5,970	26%
	GRAPSAS	D	3,396	14%
	PACIONE	D	3,184	13%

Downstate Circuit Court

TENTH: (100 percent reporting)

X	GORMAN	R	25,603	74%
	HOPPOCK	R	8,919	26%

DUPAGE COUNTY: Thompson Vacancy: (100 percent reporting)

O'SHEA	R	37,969	42%
GIBSON	R	28,791	32%
McKILLIP	R	23,024	26%

Find the candidates running in the March 2012 primary election:

Click on the links below to view the candidates filed for judicial vacancies in Illinois for the primary election on March 20, 2012:

Supreme Court:
Vacancy of Thomas R. Fitzgerald (Cook County)

Appellate Court:
Vacancy of Robert Cahill (Cook County)
Vacancy of Sharon Johnson Coleman (Cook County)
Vacancy of Michael J. Gallagher (Cook County)
Vacancy of Sheila O'Brien (Cook County)
Vacancy of Mary Jane Theis (Cook County)
Vacancy of John P. Tully (Cook County)
Vacancy of John M. O'Malley (2nd District)
Vacancy of Sue E. Myerscough (4th District)
Vacancy of James K. Donovan (5th District)

Circuit Court - Downstate:
Vacancy of Ronald R. Eckiss (1st Circuit - Williamson County)
Vacancy of E. Kyle Vantrease (2nd Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Terry H. Gamber (2nd Circuit - Jefferson County)
Vacancy of Thomas H. Sutton (2nd Circuit - White County)
Vacancy of Charles V. Romani (3rd Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Michael P. Kiley (4th Circuit - Shelby County)
Vacancy of Gary W. Jacobs (5th Circuit - Coles County)
Vacancy of Theodore E. Paine (6th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Thomas R. Appleton (7th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Lois A. Bell (7th Circuit - Scott County)
Vacancy of Michael R. Roseberry (8th Circuit - Pike County)
Vacancy of Gregory K. McClintock (9th Circuit - Warren County)
Vacancy of David F. Stoverink (9th Circuit - Hancock County)
Vacancy of James E. Shadid (10th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Richard E. Grawey (10th Circuit - Peoria County)
Vacancy of G. Michael Prall (11th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of James E. Souk (11th Circuit - McLean County)
Vacancy of James A. Lanuti (13th Circuit - LaSalle County)
Vacancy of Stephen C. Pemberton (15th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Michael J. Colwell (16th Circuit - Kane County)
Additional Judgeship A (16th Circuit - 2nd Subcircuit)
Additional Judgeship A (17th Circuit - 3rd Subcircuit)
Vacancy of Perry R. Thompson (18th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Additional Judgeship A (19th Circuit - 2nd Subcircuit)
Additional Judgeship A (19th Circuit - 3rd Subcircuit)
Additional Judgeship B (19th Circuit - 3rd Subcircuit)
Vacancy of Dennis G. Hatch (20th Circuit - Washington County)
Vacancy of Michael J. O'Malley (20th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Milton S. Wharton (20th Circuit - Circuitwide)
Vacancy of Lloyd A. Cueto (20th Circuit - St. Clair County)
Vacancy of Kurt P. Klein (23rd Circuit - DeKalb County)
Additional Judgeship A (23rd Circuit - Kendall County)

JUDICIAL RETENTION RACES are on a separate statutorily-prescribed deadline in early May 2012. This website will have updated information on those current judges that will be seeking retention as the information becomes available in April/May 2012. By our estimate, there are 11 appellate judges, 61 Cook County circuit judges, and 56 downstate circuit judges currently eligible to seek retention in 2012. In addition, one member of the Supreme Court, Justice Rita Garman, is eligible to seek retention in 2012.

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