In a rare confluence of elections, control of the Illinois Supreme Court was up for grabs in the 2022 midterms on Tuesday, with voters having say on how three of the seven seats on the court would be filled for the new term
Democrats went into Tuesday’s election holding a 4-3 majority, but they’ve now expanded that hold on the court, according to voting data from Cook County and according to projections made by the Associated Press.
There were also two competitive races on the ballot this year. In the Second District, which now represents DeKalb, Kendall, McHenry, Lake and Kane counties, circuit court Judge Elizabeth Rochford is projected to defeat former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran, with Rochford receiving 54% of the vote and leading Curran by 49,000 votes with 100% of precincts reporting.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
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