| Election Name: | 2016 Illinois judicial elections |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Illinois judicial elections |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Illinois judicial elections |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
The 2016 Illinois judicial elections consisted of both partisan and retention elections, including those for seven seats in the Illinois Appellate Court.[1] Primary elections were held on March 15, 2016, and general elections were held on November 8, 2016.[1] These elections were part of the 2016 Illinois elections.
Illinois Appellate Court justices hold ten-year terms.[2]
A vacancy was created after the retirement of Stuart Palmer. Democrat Eileen O'Neill Burke was elected to fill it, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This was a regular election, as Palmer's term would have expired in 2016.[3]
The Republican primary was cancelled, as no candidates filed to run.
Incumbent Bertina E. Lampkin, who was appointed on February 3, 2014 to fill the vacancy left after the death in office of Patrick Quinn, won reelection, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.[1] [4] [5] This was a regular election, as Appeton's term would have ended in 2016.[5]
The Republican primary was cancelled, as no candidates filed to run.
A vacancy was created by the retirement of Bruce Stewart. Republican John B. Barberis Jr. was elected to fill the seat.[6] This was a regular election, as Stewart's term ended in 2016.[7]
A vacancy was created by the January 29, 2014 retirement of James M. Wexstten. Republican James R. Moore was elected to fill the seat. This was a regular election, as Wexstten's term would have ended in 2016.[8]
| District | Incumbent | Vote | Cite | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Name | In office since | Previous years elected/retained | Yes (Retain) | No (Remove) | ||||
| 1st | Democratic | Joy Cunningham | December 4, 2006 | 2006 (elected) | 1,161,051 (78.8%) | 311,541 (21.2%) | [9] [10] [11] | ||
| 3rd | Democratic | Vicki R. Wright | December 4, 2006 | 2006 (elected) | 558,811 (79.9%) | 140,347 (20.1) | /[12] | ||
| 4th | Republican | James A. Knecht | December 1, 1986 | 1986 (elected), 1996, 2006 (retained) | 403,223 (81.5%) | 91,322 (18.47) | [13] [14] | ||
Lower courts also saw judicial elections.