Karmeier Files Retention Papers For November Election
From the Madison County Record
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier has filed candidacy papers with the Illinois Secretary of State’s office seeking another 10-year term in November.
While judges seeking retention had until Sunday to file declarations of judicial candidacy, Karmeier submitted his paperwork on April 7, according to an employee at the Secretary of State Index Office.
Once the Secretary of State certifies the filings, the information is posted online at the Illinois State Board of Elections website.
Karmeier’s retention campaign will take place in the Fifth Judicial District – comprised of the state’s 37 southern-most counties – and is likely to be the most closely watched judicial election in Illinois.
To win retention, a candidate must receive 60 percent of the electorate’s support. Voters will be asked whether he should be retained – “yes” or “no.”
Karmeier, a Republican, was first elected in 2004 following a hotly contested campaign. He defeated Democrat Gordon Maag, who had been serving as an appellate court justice. Maag simultaneously ran for retention to the Fifth District, but lost that race as well.
More than $9 million was spent in the Karmeier-Maag race in 2004, which at the time set a record for spending on judicial campaigns.
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From the Madison County Record
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier has filed candidacy papers with the Illinois Secretary of State’s office seeking another 10-year term in November.
While judges seeking retention had until Sunday to file declarations of judicial candidacy, Karmeier submitted his paperwork on April 7, according to an employee at the Secretary of State Index Office.
Once the Secretary of State certifies the filings, the information is posted online at the Illinois State Board of Elections website.
Karmeier’s retention campaign will take place in the Fifth Judicial District – comprised of the state’s 37 southern-most counties – and is likely to be the most closely watched judicial election in Illinois.
To win retention, a candidate must receive 60 percent of the electorate’s support. Voters will be asked whether he should be retained – “yes” or “no.”
Karmeier, a Republican, was first elected in 2004 following a hotly contested campaign. He defeated Democrat Gordon Maag, who had been serving as an appellate court justice. Maag simultaneously ran for retention to the Fifth District, but lost that race as well.
More than $9 million was spent in the Karmeier-Maag race in 2004, which at the time set a record for spending on judicial campaigns.
Read more in our daily News Update...