Continuing... more countywide Circuit Court results

About 98% of the vote has been counted in both the City and suburbs to this point.

In the race for the countywide O'Mara Frossard vacancy, two judges were again pitted head to head.

Judge Kevin W. Horan had been appointed to the 4th Subcircuit Riley vacancy, but he filed for the O'Mara Frossard vacancy, setting up a contest with Judge Diann Karen Marsalek. Marsalek was appointed to, and slated for, this vacancy.

And it appears that Marsalek has succeeded in holding this seat. She has a nearly 20,000 vote cushion over her nearest challenger, Nichole C. Patton (115,549 to 95,838). Judge Horan has 82,589 votes at last count.

Cynthia Ramirez has bested Gerald V. Cleary in the race for the countywide O'Brien, Jr., 204,983 votes to 124,000. Ramirez was the party-slated candidate here.

In the race for the Kinnaird vacancy, Judge Erica L. Reddick has apparently defeated Kevin Cunningham, garnering 183,748 votes (at this count) to Cunningham's 149,697. Judge Reddick was appointed to this vacancy by the Illinois Supreme Court and slated by the Cook County Democratic Party.

Another appointed judge is not faring as well in the race for the countywide Conlon vacancy. Judge Stanley L. Hill, Sr. was appointed to this vacancy by the Illinois Supreme Court and slated by the Cook County Democratic Party, but, at this point, he trails Karen Lynn O'Malley by just under 5,000 votes, 149,570 to 144,717. Judge Hill had a roughly 7,300 lead coming out of the City, but O'Malley is leading in the latest suburban totals 65,022 to 52,873.