More countywide judicial races

Judge Pamela M. Leeming was appointed to the bench by the Illinois Supreme Court in late 2009. She ran in a very crowded 11th Subcircuit field in the 2010 primary but was unsuccessful. She was subsequently recalled to judicial service by the Illinois Supreme Court and slated by the Cook County Democratic Party for the countywide Stewart vacancy.

Judge Leeming will hold this seat. With nearly 98% of the City vote and 97% of the suburban vote, Judge Leeming has 118,165 votes. Her nearest challenger in this seven person field is Mary Margaret Burke, with 73,671 votes.

There was no sitting judge in the race for the countywide Simmons, Jr. vacancy. The slated candidate was Michael A. Forti, but he appears to have fallen tonight to Jessica A. O'Brien. O'Brien has polled 147,697 votes to Forti's 100,358 votes.

A third candidate in this race, James A. Wright, has 84,977 votes.

Judge Lorna Ellen Propes, who was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to a 7th Subcircuit vacancy but was slated by the Cook County Democratic Party for the countywide Pucinski vacancy, is the apparent winner of Edward J. Maloney, leading at this point with 172,767 votes to Maloney's 154,245.