Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

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The terms of 14 Illinois intermediate appellate court judges expired on December 2, 2024. Nine seats were up for partisan election and five seats were up for retention election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 19, 2024. The filing deadline was December 4, 2023.

Candidates and results

Partisan election

General election

General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Incumbent Mary L. Mikva won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary L. Mikva (D)	100.0	1,505,682

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,505,682
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Incumbent Mary L. Mikva advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary L. Mikva	100.0	434,524

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 434,524
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General election

General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Incumbent Cynthia Cobbs won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Cobbs (D)	100.0	1,479,372

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,479,372
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Incumbent Cynthia Cobbs defeated Carolyn Gallagher in the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Cobbs	70.6	335,240
		Carolyn Gallagher	29.4	139,774

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 475,014
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General election

General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Incumbent Celia Gamrath won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Celia Gamrath (D)	100.0	1,447,943

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,447,943
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Incumbent Celia Gamrath defeated Leonard Murray in the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Celia Gamrath	72.3	338,217
	Submit photo	Leonard Murray	27.7	129,259

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 467,476
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General election

General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Incumbent Carl A. Walker won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carl A. Walker (D)	100.0	1,451,602

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,451,602
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Incumbent Carl A. Walker advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carl A. Walker	100.0	419,709

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 419,709
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General election

General election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

John C. Anderson defeated Kenton Skarin in the general election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John C. Anderson (D)	51.2	462,754
		Kenton Skarin (R)	48.8	440,671

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 903,425
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

John C. Anderson defeated incumbent Joseph P. Hettel in the Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John C. Anderson	64.3	68,214
		Joseph P. Hettel	35.7	37,955

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,169
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Kenton Skarin advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kenton Skarin	100.0	92,612

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,612
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General election

General election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Incumbent Linda E. Davenport defeated Jason Helland in the general election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda E. Davenport (D)	51.5	465,319
		Jason Helland (R)	48.5	437,954

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 903,273
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Incumbent Linda E. Davenport advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda E. Davenport	100.0	104,138

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,138
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Jason Helland advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Helland	100.0	92,426

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,426
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General election

General election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Incumbent Lance R. Peterson defeated John F. Costello Jr. in the general election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lance R. Peterson (D)	50.0	450,589
	Submit photo	John F. Costello Jr. (R)	50.0	450,377

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 900,966
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Incumbent Lance R. Peterson advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lance R. Peterson	100.0	102,552

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,552
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

John F. Costello Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John F. Costello Jr.	100.0	92,389

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,389
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General election

General election for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court

Incumbent Eugene G. Doherty won election in the general election for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Eugene G. Doherty (R)	100.0	723,391

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 723,391
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court

Incumbent Eugene G. Doherty advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Eugene G. Doherty	100.0	119,401

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 119,401
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General election

General election for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court

Incumbent Amy Lannerd won election in the general election for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Amy Lannerd (R)	100.0	726,943

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 726,943
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court

Incumbent Amy Lannerd advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 4th District Appellate Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Amy Lannerd	100.0	119,441

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 119,441
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Retention election

1st District: Hoffman's seat

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Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, Thomas Hoffman's seat

Thomas Hoffman was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024 with 76.4% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	76.4	1,200,800
			No	23.6	371,702
			Total Votes		1,572,502

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It has been certified. Source

1st District: Ellis' seat

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Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, David Ellis' seat

David Ellis was retained to the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024 with 75.1% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	75.1	1,145,159
			No	24.9	379,095
			Total Votes		1,524,254

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It has been certified. Source

2nd District: Hutchinson's seat

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Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court, Hutchinson's seat

Susan Hutchinson was retained to the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024 with 78.0% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	78.0	537,753
			No	22.0	151,967
			Total Votes		689,720

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It has been certified. Source

3rd District: Holdridge's seat

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Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court, Holdridge's seat

William Holdridge was retained to the Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024 with 76.9% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	76.9	548,099
			No	23.1	164,877
			Total Votes		712,976

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It has been certified. Source

4th District: Steigmann's seat

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Illinois 4th District Appellate Court, Steigmann's seat

Robert Steigmann was retained to the Illinois 4th District Appellate Court on November 5, 2024 with 80.8% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	80.8	420,984
			No	19.2	99,766
			Total Votes		520,750

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It has been certified. Source

Campaign finance

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The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

• Illinois 1st District Appellate Court (click to expand)

• Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court (click to expand)

• Illinois 4th District Appellate Court (click to expand)

Selection

Judges on the appellate court are chosen by popular vote in partisan elections and serve 10-year terms, after which they must compete in uncontested, nonpartisan retention elections to remain on the court.

Qualifications

To serve on the appellate court, a judge must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a district resident; and
• licensed to practice law in Illinois.

Presiding judge

The judges of each division select a presiding judge by peer vote to serve a one-year term.

Vacancies

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the Illinois Supreme Court is responsible for appointing an interim judge. If a judge is appointed more than 60 days before the next primary election, the judge must run in a partisan election in the next general or judicial election to remain on the court. The appointed judge's term will end on the first Monday in December after their election. If a judge is appointed less than 60 days before the next primary election, the judge will have to run in a partisan election to remain on the court in the second general election. The appointed judge's term will end on the first Monday in December after their election.

See also

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Footnotes

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