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.

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Supreme Court of Illinois

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

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

Supreme Court of Illinois 1st district Democratic primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary Jane Theis (incumbent) 193,863 48.37
Democratic Joy Cunningham 91,63922.87
Democratic Aurelia Marie Pucinski 85,55421.35
Democratic Thomas W. Flannigan29,7087.41
Total votes537,239 100

Republican primary

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

General election

Supreme Court of Illinois 1st district election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary Jane Theis (incumbent) 1,333,122 74.72
Republican James Gerard Riley451,03925.28
Total votes1,784,161 100

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

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

DistrictIncumbentVote [5] Cite
PartyNameIn office sincePrevious years elected/retainedYes
(Retain)		No
(Remove)
3rd Republican Rita B. Garman February 1, 20012002 (elected)389,891
(82.81%)		80,929
(17.19%)		 [6] [7]

Illinois Appellate Court

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

1st district (Cahill vacancy)

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

Candidates
Results
Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Cahill vacancy) Democratic primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matthias William Delort 90,855 24.82
Democratic Pamela E. Hill-Veal83,46322.80
Democratic Laura Marie Sullivan65,29317.84
Democratic Mary Brigid Hayes57,90915.82
Democratic James Michael McGing34,3539.38
Democratic Kay Marie Hanlon34,2159.35
Total votes366,088 100

Republican primary

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

General election

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Cahill vacancy) election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matthias William Delort 1,381,611 100
Total votes1,381,611 100

1st district (Coleman vacancy)

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

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Coleman vacancy) Democratic primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathaniel Roosevelt Howse, Jr. 242,772 100
Total votes242,772 100

Republican primary

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

General election

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Coleman vacancy) election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathaniel Roosevelt Howse, Jr. 1,334,521 100
Total votes1,334,521 100

1st district (Gallagher vacancy)

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

Candidates
Results
Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Gallagher vacancy) Democratic primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic P. Scott Neville, Jr. 159,170 44.30
Democratic Marguerite Quinn119,86533.36
Democratic Patrick J. Sherlock80,25622.34
Total votes359,291 100

Republican primary

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

General election

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Gallagher vacancy) election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic P. Scott Neville, Jr. 1,306,485 100
Total votes1,306,485 100

1st district (O'Brien vacancy)

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

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jesse G. Reyes 120,390 33.04
Democratic William Stewart Boyd93,91225.77
Democratic Ellen L. Flannigan80,66822.14
Democratic Rodolfo "Rudy" Garcia45,53912.5
Democratic Don R. Sampen23,8736.55
Total votes364,382 100

Republican primary

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

General election

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (O'Brien vacancy) election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jesse G. Reyes 1,317,266 100
Total votes1,317,266 100

1st district (Theis vacancy)

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

Candidates
  • Maureen Connors, incumbent occupant of the judgeship [32]
Results
Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Theis vacancy) Democratic primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maureen Elizabeth Connors (incumbent) 325,268 100
Total votes325,268 100

Republican primary

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

General election

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Theis vacancy) election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maureen Elizabeth Connors (incumbent) 1,316,225 100
Total votes1,316,225 100

1st district (Tully vacancy)

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

Candidates
  • Terrence J. Lavin, incumbent occupant of the judgeship [32]
Results
Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Tully vacancy) Democratic primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Terrence J. Lavin (incumbent) 319,241 100
Total votes319,241 100

Republican primary

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

General election

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Tully vacancy) election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Terrence J. Lavin (incumbent) 1,280,939 100
Total votes1,280,939 100

2nd district (O'Malley vacancy)

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

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

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Joseph Birkett, incumbent occupant of the judgeship [36]
Results
Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (O'Malley vacancy) Republican primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Birkett (incumbent) 259,025 100
Total votes259,025 100

General election

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (O'Malley vacancy) election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Birkett (incumbent) 946,823 100
Total votes946,823 100

4th district (Myerscough vacancy)

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

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

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Carol Pope, Illinois Appellate Court judge [38]
Results
Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Myerscough vacancy) Republican primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carol Pope 115,826 100
Total votes115,826 100

General election

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Myerscough vacancy) election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carol Pope 428,665 100
Total votes428,665 100

5th district (Donovan vacancy)

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

Democratic primary

Candidates
Results
Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Donovan vacancy) Democratic primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Judy Cates 52,050 100
Total votes52,050 100

Republican primary

Candidates
Results
Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Donovan vacancy) Republican primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephen McGlynn 79,925 100
Total votes79,925 100

General election

Illinois Appellate Court 1st district (Donovan vacancy) election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Judy Cates 283,926 52.09
Republican Stephen McGlynn 261,17047.91
Total votes545,096 100

Retention elections

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

DistrictIncumbentVote [5] Cite
PartyNameIn office sincePrevious years elected/retainedYes
(Retain)		No
(Remove)
1st Democratic James Fitzgerald SmithDecember 2, 20022002 (elected)1,058,999
(79.81%)		267,955
(20.19%)		 [4] [42]
3rd Democratic Tom M. LyttonDecember 7, 19921992 (elected), 2002 (retained)521,146
(79.72%)		132,560
(20.28%)		 [14] [43]
3rd Republican Daniel L. SchmidtDecember 20022002 (elected)524,061
(80.40%)		127,776
(19.60%)		 [4] [44]
4th Republican John Turner June 20012002 (elected)377,311
(82.10%)		82,273
(17.90%)		 [4] [45]
5th Democratic Melissa Ann ChapmanSeptember 20012002 (elected)370,011
(73.76%)		131,601
(26.24%)		 [46]

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