With only four precincts still outstanding, it looks like Patrick Kevin Coughlin may have ousted Judge Diana M. Embil, in the race for the Doody vacancy in the far south suburban 15th Judicial Subcircuit, though the margin is less than 500 votes:
Of course, 500 votes is a virtual landslide by comparison to the 57-vote margin that separates Judge Chris Lawler and Michael B. Barrett in the race for the Sterba vacancy:
| Judge, 15th Subcircuit (Vacancy of Doody, Jr.) | |||||||
| Registered Voters: 260,658 | Vote For 1 | ||||||
| Ballots Cast: 17,405 | 287 of 291 Precincts Reported | ||||||
| Turnout: 6.68% |  | % | Votes | ||||
| Patrick Kevin Coughlin (Democratic) | | 43.99% | 6,578 | ||||
| John S. Fotopoulos (Democratic) | | 15.31% | 2,289 | ||||
| Diana Embil (Democratic) | | 40.7% | 6,085 | ||||
Of course, 500 votes is a virtual landslide by comparison to the 57-vote margin that separates Judge Chris Lawler and Michael B. Barrett in the race for the Sterba vacancy:
| Judge, 15th Subcircuit (Vacancy of Sterba) | |||||||
| Registered Voters: 260,658 | Vote For 1 | ||||||
| Ballots Cast: 17,405 | 287 of 291 Precincts Reported | ||||||
| Turnout: 6.68% | | % | Votes | ||||
| Michael B. Barrett (Democratic) | | 25.76% | 4,063 | ||||
| Sondra Denmark (Democratic) | | 17.47% | 2,755 | ||||
| Chris Lawler (Democratic) | | 26.12% | 4,120 | ||||
| Mary Beth Duffy (Democratic) | | 11.99% | 1,892 | ||||
| Robbin Perkins (Democratic) | | 18.66% | 2,944 | ||||