Few judicial races on Cook County ballot in November

Conservative blogger, columnist and radio host Tom Roeser often imagines the electorate as a giant, sleepy eye. Now that the Democratic and Republican National Informercials have concluded, one might imagine that giant eye fluttering open to consider what other races might be on the ballot in November.

Many voters will be surprised to find that there are no contested judicial races; most of the judicial races ended when the primary votes were counted. There are only contests in four Cook County judicial subcircuits. These are the match-ups:

Shultz vacancy -- 4th Subcircuit

Maureen H. Masterson-Pulia, Republican














Pat Rogers, Democrat






I have not found a campaign website for Ms. Masterson-Pulia. Pat Rogers' campaign website is at www.electpatrogers.com -- but it doesn't look to have been updated since the primary.
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Devlin vacancy -- 12th Subcircuit

Laura J. Morask, Republican














Pamela Elizabeth Loza, Democrat








Ms. Morask's website is electlaura.net. Ms. Loza's website is at www.lozaforjudge.com.
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Ryan vacancy -- 13th Subcircuit

Annie O'Donnell, Republican









Ann Catherine Brady, Democrat






I have been unable to find a campaign website for either Ms. O'Donnell or Ms. Brady.
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Tobin vacancy -- 13th Subcircuit

Margarita Kulys Hoffman, Republican









Carol Barnes, Democrat


Judge Kulys-Hoffman was appointed to her post by the Illinois Supreme Court. This past week she was also elected as an Associate Judge of Cook County by her fellow jurists. Her campaign website has not been updated since the primary. I've been unable to find a website for Ms. Barnes.
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A vacancy -- 15th Subcircuit

Peter Fera, Republican









Anna Helen Demacopoulos, Democrat




I could find no campaign website for Mr. Fera. Ms. Demacopoulos' campaign website is at annaforjudge.com