Kaplan has narrow lead over Hanlon in the 12th Subcircuit

The race for the Jordan vacancy in the 12th Subcircuit became a little more high-profile than the usual judicial contest when it was singled out by WGN-TV and the Medill Watchdog group for their "Judging the Judges" series.

Tonight's results so far show Judge James L. Kaplan with just less than a 300 vote lead over James Edward Hanlon, Jr.  There are still 38 precincts yet to report.

Judge, 12th Subcircuit (Vacancy of Jordan)
Registered Voters: 221,745	Vote For 1
Ballots Cast: 7,766	214 of 252 Precincts Reported
Turnout: 3.5%		%	Votes
Samuel Bae (Democratic)		13.12%	873
Ralph Eugene Meczyk (Democratic)		15.89%	1,057
James Edward Hanlon, Jr. (Democratic)		33.4%	2,222
James L. Kaplan (Democratic)		37.59%	2,501