Also dropping out of her race for the countywide Reyes vacancy was Maureen O'Donoghue Hannon.
Patton's withdrawal leaves three candidates for the Gordon vacancy, Justice Shelly A. Harris, and Judges Susan Kennedy Sullivan and Freddrenna M. Lyle.
Hannon's withdrawal leaves slated candidate Diana Rosario in a likely one-on-one tilt with Stephen J. Feldman. A fourth candidate for the Reyes vacancy, Gregory LaPapa, was potentially removed from the ballot yesterday afternoon, when the Cook County Electoral Board sustained one of the two pending objections to LaPapa's candidacy.
Readers should keep in mind that actions of the Board are not necessarily dispositive; while review is not sought in many cases, candidates and objectors can and sometimes do seek review of the decisions of the Electoral Board in the courts.
With that in mind, in other action yesterday, the Cook County Electoral Board
- Overruled the objection to Mary Beth Duffy's petitions to run for the Sterba vacancy in the 15th Subcircuit;
- Overruled the objections to Judge Pamela McLean Meyerson's and Gina A. Crumble's petitions to run for the "A" vacancy in the 11th Subcircuit;
- Overruled the objection to Judge Jerry Esrig's petitions to run for the Goldberg vacancy in the 9th Subcircuit; and
- Sustained the objection to James I. Marcus's petitions to run as a Republican for the Jordan vacancy in the 12th Subcircuit.
A closer question may be involved in the objections to Judge Allen W. Master's nominating petitions in the race for the Jordan vacancy in the 12th Subcircuit. Masters stands 88 signatures shy of qualifying for the ballot after the records examination, but the candidate's objections to the determinations of the records examiner (Rule 8 objections) were referred to a hearing officer.
The Electoral Board meets again on Monday afternoon.
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