The goal of all these night owls was to qualify for this year's ballot lottery -- the drawing to determine who would get the coveted first position on the ballot. Everyone in line when the doors officially opened at 8:00am was eligible.
The lottery is important because experience shows that the first position is worth v-o-t-e-s.
The lottery was held today. While there may yet be changes, whether because of successful ballot challenges or voluntary withdrawals, the ballot order is otherwise set in the eight contested races for seats on the Cook County Circuit Court. Herewith the list of contested races (links are to candidate websites, where known):
Conlon vacancy
- Karen Lynn O'Malley (Objection Pending)
- Jo Anne Hopson Guillemette
- Stanley L. Hill, Sr.
Kinnaird vacancy
O'Brien vacancy
- Frank James Ryan (Objection Pending)
- Cynthia Ramirez
- Gerald V. Cleary
- Peter Martin Kramer (Objection Pending)
O'Mara Frossard vacancy
- Nichole C. Patton (Objection Pending)
- Kevin W. Horan
- Diann Karen Marsalek
- Rodrick F. Wimberly
- Gwendolyn D. Bayless (Objection Pending)
Pucinski vacancy
Simmons vacancy
- Michael A. Forti (Objection Pending)
- Jessica A. O'Brien
- James A. Wright (Objection Pending)
Stewart vacancy
- Pamela M. Leeming (Objection Pending)
- Terrence M. Jordan (Objection Pending)
- Deidre Baumann
- Mary Margaret Burke (Objection Pending)
- Sammy W. Lacey Jr. (Objection Pending)
- Rhonda Salleé (Objection Pending)
- Debra A. Seaton (Objection Pending)
- Steve Demitro (Objection Pending)
Ward vacancy
- Alfred M. Swanson Jr.
- Denise Marie Nalley
- Elizabeth Mary Hayes
- Joan Marie Kubalanza
- Peter J. Vilkelis
- Brian J. Stephenson
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