Wende Williams

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Wende Williams

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Democratic Party

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Last election

March 19, 2024

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Wende Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Cook County 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

Incumbent Neil H. Cohen won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Neil H. Cohen (D)	100.0	1,380,381

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,380,381
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court

Incumbent Neil H. Cohen defeated Wende Williams in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Neil H. Cohen	67.7	313,757
	Submit photo	Wende Williams	32.3	149,739

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 463,496
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williams in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)

General election

General election for Cook County Circuit Court

Incumbent Rena M. Van Tine won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rena M. Van Tine (D)	100.0	1,008,187

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,008,187
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court

Incumbent Rena M. Van Tine defeated Wende Williams in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rena M. Van Tine	78.7	330,458
	Submit photo	Wende Williams	21.3	89,173

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 419,631
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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Footnotes

Illinois courts

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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

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Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois