2022 Illinois judicial elections
The 2022 Illinois judicial elections consisted of both partisan and retention elections.
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The general election was held on November 8, 2022.[1] These elections will be part of the 2022 Illinois elections.
Supreme Court of Illinois
Justices of the Supreme Court of Illinois are elected by district. Two seats held partisan elections.[1] Originally, two additional seats were scheduled as retention elections, however Justice Rita Garman retired on July 7, 2022 and the retention election for her seat was canceled.[2]
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 the other four districts are single-member districts.[3] Justices hold ten year terms.[3]
On June 4, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation that redrew the Supreme Court's districts.[4] Before this, the districts had not been redrawn in over five decades.[5] The court had previously been using boundaries created in 1964.[6]
2nd district
In 2020, Justice Robert R. Thomas of the 2nd district was up for retention. However, Thomas retired on February 29, 2020. On March 1, 2020, Michael J. Burke, a Republican, was appointed to his seat and held it until a special election in 2022.[7][8] The redrawn 2nd district comprises the 16th, 19th, 22nd, and 23rd Judicial Circuits, with the 15th, 17th, and 18th Judicial Circuits removed. Since Justice Burke's residence is in the 18th Judicial Circuit which is now located in the 3rd district, he has declared his intention to run in the election to that seat, leaving the 2nd district with an open race.[9]
Candidates
- Rene Cruz, Judge of the Kane County Circuit Court (16th Judicial Circuit)[10]
- Elizabeth Rochford, Judge of the Lake County Circuit Court (19th Judicial Circuit)[11]
- Nancy Rotering, mayor of Highland Park, candidate for Illinois Attorney General in 2018, candidate for Illinois's 10th congressional district in 2016[9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elizabeth Rochford | 42,955 | 44.42% | |
| Democratic | Nancy Rotering | 27,763 | 28.71% | |
| Democratic | Rene Cruz | 25,977 | 26.86% | |
| Total votes | 96,695 | 100.0% | ||
Candidates
- Daniel B. Shanes, Judge of the Lake County Circuit Court (19th Judicial Circuit)[11]
- Mark C. Curran, former Lake County sheriff (2006–2018), Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020[13]
- Susan F. Hutchinson, Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court (2nd District)[14]
- John A. Noverini, Judge of the Kane County Circuit Court (16th Judicial Circuit)[15]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Curran | 31,628 | 29.53% | |
| Republican | Daniel Shanes | 30,204 | 28.20% | |
| Republican | John Noverini | 23,234 | 21.69% | |
| Republican | Susan Hutchinson | 22,049 | 20.58% | |
| Total votes | 107,115 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elizabeth Rochford | 318,281 | 55.23% | ||
| Republican | Mark Curran | 258,014 | 44.77% | ||
| Total votes | 576,295 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
3rd district
In 2020, 3rd district judge Thomas L. Kilbride, a Democrat, lost his retention election. Justice Kilbride was retained with 56.5% of the vote, but under Illinois law, a Justice must receive at least 60% of the vote in order to be retained.[17] Robert L. Carter, a Democrat, was appointed by the court to hold the seat until a 2022 special election to fill it.[18] Upon his appointment, Carter declared that he did not intend to seek reelection in 2022.[19] The redrawn 3rd district kept the 12th and 13th Judicial District in it boundaries from the previous map. The redrawn district also added the 18th and 21st Judicial Districts and removed the 9th, 10th, and 14th Judicial Districts from its boundaries, which have been moved to the redrawn 4th district.
Candidates
- Mary K. O'Brien, Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court (3rd District), former state representative (1997–2003)[20]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary K. O'Brien | 110,882 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 110,882 | 100.0% | ||
Candidates
- Michael J. Burke, incumbent Associate Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (2nd District)[9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael J. Burke (incumbent) | 122,598 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 122,598 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary K. O'Brien | 349,164 | 51.13% | |
| Republican | Michael J. Burke (incumbent) | 333,669 | 48.87% | |
| Total votes | 682,833 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Retention elections
| District | Incumbent | Vote[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Name | In office since | Previous years elected/retained | Yes (Retain) |
No (Remove) | ||
| 1st | Democratic | Mary Jane Theis | October 26, 2010 | 2012 (elected) | 918,128 (78.30%) | 254,423 (21.70%) | |
Illinois Appellate Court
Illinois Appellate Court justices hold ten-year terms.[3] Retention and partisan elections will be held for several of these positions.
1st district
Two open seats were up for election after the retirement of Justices Shelvin Hall and Sheldon Harris.[22][23]
Candidates
- Russell Hartigan, former Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court (2010–2017)[24]
- Dominique Ross, Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court (5th Subcircuit)[24]
- Debra Walker, Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court[22]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debra B. Walker | 204,270 | 44.82% | |
| Democratic | Dominique C. Ross | 156,240 | 34.28% | |
| Democratic | Russell Hartigan | 95,243 | 20.90% | |
| Total votes | 455,753 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debra B. Walker | 1,082,856 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,082,856 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Lower courts
Lower courts will also see judicial elections.
References
- "State judicial elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- Barnes, Tom (July 7, 2022). "Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman Retires Officially". Vermilion County First.
- "Illinois Constitution - Article VI". www.ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- Adams, Jerrick (11 June 2021). "Redistricting review: Illinois enacts state leg., supreme court maps – Ballotpedia News". Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Mansur, Sarah (26 May 2021). "Proposed Supreme Court remap evokes previous failed GOP attempt". Capitolnewsillinois.com. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- Pearson, Rick (25 May 2021). "Democrats want to redraw Illinois Supreme Court districts for first time in almost 60 years in effort to maintain majority". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Illinois Supreme Court elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- Eggert, Timmothy (28 February 2020). "Illinois Supreme Court's history picking of its own replacements". Chicago Law Bulletin. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- Hinton, Rachel (6 August 2021). "Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering launches bid for Illinois Supreme Court seat". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Crosby, Denise (June 17, 2022). "Column: Rene Cruz of Aurora eyes spot on Illinois Supreme Court". Chicago Tribune.
- Sadin, Steve (30 July 2021). "Highland Park mayor, Lake County judges among those seeking open Illinois Supreme Court seat". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "2022 GENERAL PRIMARY - JUDICIAL". Illinois State Board of Elections.
- Hoerner, Emily (July 29, 2022). "Final vote count confirms former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran is GOP nominee for Illinois Supreme Court seat". Chicago Tribune.
- Struett, David (June 8, 2022). "Partisan balance of state's top court in play in races shaped by three R's — retirement, retention, redistricting". Chicago Sun-Times.
- Akin, Travis (11 January 2022). "John A. Noverini: A Judge for all People - Honored to Serve". Patch. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "2022 General Election Results - Judicial".
- Mansur, Sarah (4 November 2020). "Failed retention is first ever in Illinois Supreme Court's history; Overstreet wins Karmeier seat". The Southern. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- Mansur, Sarah (November 10, 2020). "Illinois Supreme Court names Democrat to replace Tom Kilbride". Pekin Daily Times. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- Mansur, Sarah (10 November 2020). "Illinois Supreme Court appoints justice to replace Kilbride; Justice Robert Carter says he won't seek election in 2022". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Justice Mary K. O'Brien Kicks off Campaign for Illinois Supreme Court". Morris Herald-News. November 9, 2021.
- "November 8, 2022 - General Election Results" (PDF). Cook County Clerk.
- Dukmasova, Maya (December 14, 2021). "Democrats endorsed for Cook County judge are diverse, experienced — and loyal". Injustice Watch.
- Newman, Jonah (March 16, 2022). "Illinois Appellate Court Judge Sheldon Harris announces retirement, creating vacancy for June primary". Injustice Watch.
- Dukmasova, Maya; Hilles, Chloe (October 15, 2021). "Judicial hopefuls seek Cook County Democratic Party's endorsement for 2022 primary". Injustice Watch.