2014 Illinois judicial elections
The 2014 Illinois judicial elections consisted of both partisan and retention elections, including those one seat of the Supreme Court of Illinois for ten seats in the Illinois Appellate Court. Primary elections were held on March 18, 2014, and general elections were held on November 4, 2014. These elections were part of the 2014 Illinois elections. Supreme Court of Illinois Justices of the Supreme Court of Illinois are elected by district. One seat held a retention election. The court has seven seats total separated into five districts. The first district, representing Cook County, contains three seats, making it a multi-member district, while other four districts are single-member districts. Justices hold ten year terms. Retention elections To be retained, judges were required to have 60% of their vote be "yes". Illinois Appellate Court Illinois Appellate Court justices hold ten-year terms. 1st district (Gordon vacancy) A vacancy was created by the retirement of Joseph Gordon. Shelly A. Harris was elected to fill it. This was a special election as Gordon's term would have ended in 2014. Democratic primary Republican primary The Republican primary was cancelled, as no candidates filed to run. General election 1st district (Murphy vacancy) A vacancy was created by