Electoral Board finished with judicial candidate challenges

A total of six petition challenges were filed against six different subcircuit candidates, Ashley Greer Shambley in the 1st Subcircuit, Rachel Marrello in the 3rd Subcircuit, Michelle Cunningham in the 5th Subcircuit, André Thapedi in the 17th Subcircuit, Lynn Terese Palac in the 18th Subcircuit, and Belle Katubig in the 20th Subcircuit.

Palac withdrew from her race on November 17 (leaving Juan Ponce de Leon as the only remaining candidate for the Chrones vacancy in the 18th Subcircuit). According to the Cook County Clerk's website (although not yet confirmed on the Illinois State Board of Elections website) Michelle Cunningham has now withdrawn from her race (leaving Stephanie S. Kelly as the one and only candidate for the Ross vacancy in the 5th Subcircuit).

The objections to Ashley Greer Shambley's candidacy for the Walker vacancy in the 1st Subcircuit and to Belle Katubig's candidacy for the Miller vacancy in the 20th Subcircuit were withdrawn. That leaves Shambley in a three-way race with Tiffany N. Brooks and Judge Ginger Odom. Katubig faces Jon Stromsta in her race.

Two petition challenges were overruled. The Electoral Board found that André Thapedi's petitions contained 1,149 signatures, 149 more than required. He will now face Amari Dawson and Bianca B. Brown in the race for the Carroll vacancy in the 17th Subcircuit. As reported here earlier this week, the Electoral Board previously overruled the objections to Rachel Marrello's petitions in the race for the Sherlock vacancy in the 3rd Subcircuit, leaving her in a one-on-one race with Martin Douglas Reggi.