2022 Election Primary: Illinois Appellate Courts

These are the unofficial election results for contested races across McHenry County as of about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Lake County Judge Christopher Kennedy was leading Wednesday in the three-way race to be the Democratic nominee for the Illinois Appellate Court’s 2nd District this fall.

Competitive races line both the Democratic and Republican ballots as early voting continues ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. Here's a round-up of who and what is on the ballot.

Three Democrats are running in the 2nd District, which includes McHenry, Lake, Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties. The winner will go on to face the Republican candidate in the fall.

A coalition of Northern Illinois chapters of the League of Women Voters is hosting a candidate forum May 17 focused on Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Court judge seats in the Second District.