Illinois intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

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Illinois 2020 elections

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The terms of 10 Illinois Appellate Court justices expired on December 7, 2020. Nine of the seats were on the ballot on November 3, 2020, six for retention election and three for partisan election. The tenth seat did not appear on the ballot as the judge did not file to run for retention. A primary for the partisan races was scheduled for March 17, 2020. A full term on the court is 10 years.

The filing deadline for partisan elections was December 2, 2019. The filing deadline for retention elections was May 3, 2020.^[1]

Click here to access candidates and election results for the partisan election.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Illinois modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballot applications were sent to all registered voters in the general election who cast ballots in the 2018 general election, the 2019 consolidated election, or the 2020 primary election.
Candidate filing procedures: The following changes were made to the filing procedures for unaffiliated and new-party candidates: petition signature requirements were reduced to 10 percent of their original numbers; candidates were authorized to collect petition signatures electronically; and the filing deadline was extended to July 20, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

Partisan election

First District Appellate Court

Griffin's seat

General election

General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Sharon Oden-Johnson won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon Oden-Johnson (D)	100.0	1,603,179

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,603,179
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Sharon Oden-Johnson defeated incumbent John C. Griffin in the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on March 17, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sharon Oden-Johnson	52.4	395,022
	John C. Griffin	47.6	358,226

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 753,248
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Hyman's seat

General election

General election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Incumbent Michael Hyman won election in the general election for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Hyman (D)	100.0	1,633,319

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,633,319
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court

Incumbent Michael Hyman defeated Sandra G. Ramos, Maureen O'Leary, and Carolyn Gallagher in the Democratic primary for Illinois 1st District Appellate Court on March 17, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Michael Hyman	35.5	273,898
	Sandra G. Ramos	27.0	207,989
	Maureen O'Leary	20.7	159,423
	Carolyn Gallagher	16.9	130,067

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 771,377
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Fifth District Appellate Court

Boie's seat

General election

General election for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court

Incumbent Mark M. Boie defeated Sarah Smith in the general election for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark M. Boie (R)	59.9	367,036
	Sarah Smith (D)	40.1	246,166

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 613,202
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court

Sarah Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Smith	100.0	84,509

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,509
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court

Incumbent Mark M. Boie defeated Katherine Ruocco in the Republican primary for Illinois 5th District Appellate Court on March 17, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark M. Boie	54.5	52,619
	Katherine Ruocco	45.5	44,011

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,630
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