John F. Costello Jr. (Illinois)

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John F. Costello Jr.

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Republican Party

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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John F. Costello Jr. (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

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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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Costello in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary

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John F. Costello Jr. campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court	Lost general	$0	$0
Grand total			$0	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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