Incumbent P. Scott Neville Jr. was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2018 to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Charles E. Freeman.
While an official write-in candidate did run, he did not receive a sufficient number of votes to win nomination.
Results Lloyd Karmeier, a Republican, retired on December 6, 2019, leaving the seat vacant until the election.
Three members of the Illinois Appellate Court from the 5th district chose to run; John B. Barberis Jr, Judy Cates, and David K.
[6] The 3rd district seat was held by Thomas L. Kilbride, a Democrat first elected to the Supreme Court in 2000.
He is the first justice of the Illinois Supreme Court to lose retention vote in the history of the state.
While an official write-in candidate did run, he did not receive a sufficient number of votes to win nomination.