James A. Murphy (Illinois judicial candidate)

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James Murphy

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 28, 2022

James Murphy (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Incumbent Liam C. Brennan defeated Sonni Williams in the general election for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Liam C. Brennan (R)	52.2	351,044
	Submit photo	Sonni Williams (D)	47.8	321,968

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 673,012
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Sonni Williams defeated James Murphy in the Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sonni Williams	53.1	59,372
	Submit photo	James Murphy	46.9	52,408

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 111,780
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Incumbent Liam C. Brennan advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Liam C. Brennan	100.0	120,523

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 120,523
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2014

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2014
Murphy ran for election to the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Second Subcircuit.
Primary: He was defeated in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014, receiving 14.7 percent of the vote. He competed against David Garcia, Moira K. Dunn, Dawn Underhill, Daniel L. Kennedy, Tina Filipiak and Stewart C. Ferreira.

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2022

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