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Deidre Baumann
Deidre Baumann (Democratic Party) ran for election for the 7th Subcircuit judge of the Cook County Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 7th Subcircuit
Owens J. Shelby won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 7th Subcircuit on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Owens J. Shelby (D) | 100.0 | 57,455 | |
| Total votes: 57,455 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 7th Subcircuit
Owens J. Shelby defeated Deidre Baumann in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 7th Subcircuit on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Owens J. Shelby | 58.9 | 12,015 | |
| Deidre Baumann | 41.1 | 8,392 | ||
| Total votes: 20,407 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Baumann in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Michael Weaver won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Weaver (D) | 100.0 | 1,007,706 | |
| Total votes: 1,007,706 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Michael Weaver defeated Deidre Baumann and Paul Joyce in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Weaver | 44.1 | 193,697 | |
| Deidre Baumann | 32.1 | 141,053 | ||
| Paul Joyce | 23.9 | 104,918 | ||
| Total votes: 439,668 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Maura McMahon Zeller won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maura McMahon Zeller (D) | 100.0 | 1,414,518 | |
| Total votes: 1,414,518 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Maura McMahon Zeller defeated Deidre Baumann and Russell Hartigan in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maura McMahon Zeller | 37.1 | 266,359 | |
| Deidre Baumann | 32.1 | 230,907 | ||
| Russell Hartigan | 30.6 | 219,635 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,744 | ||
| Total votes: 718,645 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2016
Illinois held a primary election for local judicial offices on March 15, 2016.[1] Susana Ortiz defeated Pat Heneghan and Deidre Baumann in the Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court Democratic Primary.[2]
| Cook County Circuit Court, Palmer Vacancy, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Susana Ortiz |
47.01% | 402,271 |
| Pat Heneghan | 37.00% | 316,586 |
| Deidre Baumann | 16.00% | 136,886 |
| Total Votes | 855,743 | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results: Judicial," accessed June 13, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 513 judges on the Illinois Circuit Court, each elected in partisan elections to six-year terms. Upon the completion of these terms, judges who wish to continue serving must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections.[3]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote; he or she serves in that capacity indefinitely.[3]
The circuit courts are also served by 391 associate judges, who are limited in that they may not preside over cases in which the defendant is charged with a felony (an offense punishable by one or more years in prison). Associate judges are appointed to four-year terms by circuit judges.[4][3]
Midterm vacancies are filled by Illinois Supreme Court appointment.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a circuit/county resident; and
- licensed to practice law in Illinois.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Deidre Baumann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Deidre Baumann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Deidre Baumann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2016 Election Schedule and Registration Deadlines," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Judges, "Announced Vacancies for the Primary and General Elections 2016," accessed December 21, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Illinois," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Illinois, "About the Courts in Illinois," accessed June 30, 2014
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois
State courts:
Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court
State resources:
Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois
