In the end, it was longtime attorney Daniel Kennedy who came out on top in the seven-way race for the Democratic nomination for 2nd Subcircuit judge.
With 54 of 59 precincts counted, Kennedy had 879 votes, or 27.70 percent, ahead of Associate Judge David Garcia, who came in second with 665 votes.
Tina Filipiak came in third with 12.57 percent of the votes and private attorney Jim Murphy came in fourth with 14.59 percent. Dawn Underhill, Moira Dunn and Stewart Ferriera each ended up with fewer than 10 percent of the votes.
Kennedy, an attorney since 1986, still works part time as a public defender.
With all precincts reporting, private attorney Dan Rippy beat out Cosmo Tedone by a long shot to win the Republican nomination for the soon-to-be-vacant 1st Subcircuit seat.
With 70 of 70 precincts counted, Rippy had 5,779 votes, ahead of Tedone, who had 1,700.
Rippy will go head-to-head on the November general election ballot with Democrat Sherri Hale, who went unopposed in the Democratic primary. The seat will be left vacant with Judge Robert Livas’ pending retirement in November.
Rippy, who also serves on the Plainfield Village Board, came to Will County in 2000 to take a job with the state’s attorney’s office. He worked drafting criminal legislation in Springfield before returning to private practice here.
There is also a newly created judge’s seat in Subcircuit 1 that will be filled in November by either attorney Diana Para, a Democrat, or Associate Judge Dave Carlson, a Republican. Both are uncontested in the primary.
OUTBOX
Subcircuit 1
(70 of 170 Precincts Reported)
Dan Rippy: 5,779; 77%.
Cosmo Tedone: 1,700; 23%.
Subciruit 2
(54 of 59 Precincts Reported)
Daniel Kennedy: 879; 28%.
David Garcia: 665; 21%.
Moira Dunn: 233; 7%.
Stewart Ferreira: 218; 7%.
Tina Filipiak: 399; 13%.
Jim Murphy: 463; 15%.
Dawn Underhill: 316; 10%.