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Bond County, Illinois

Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, Vacancy of Hon. Stobbs

Parker and King were on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Bond County election filings. Certified results will appear here once the election office certifies the count. Illinois certifies the general election by December 4, 2026; county canvasses are due November 24. Official results: www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx.

About this race

Marc Parker and Patrick G. King are on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fill a vacancy in the 2nd Subcircuit of the 3rd Judicial Circuit (the seat vacated by the Hon. Stobbs). The 3rd Judicial Circuit covers Bond and Madison counties, but this subcircuit seat is elected only by voters inside its own subcircuit boundaries (this county list cannot narrow which part; check your sample ballot or county clerk). Listed from the Illinois State Board of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

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Next · Dec 4
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The State Board of Elections certifies the result. The winner appears on this page that day.

What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 5, 2026

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Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, Vacancy of Hon. Stobbs
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Marc Parker

Democratic

Biography

Marc Parker is a Collinsville attorney who has served for about seven and a half years as one of nine Illinois Workers' Compensation Commissioners, per his campaign site. Per the same site, he earlier served as a law clerk to the Illinois Appellate Court and Supreme Court and as a prosecutor in St. Clair and Madison counties, and has been a high school basketball official for more than 45 years.

Patrick G. King

Patrick G. King

RepublicanIncumbent

Biography

Patrick G. King is a sitting Third Judicial Circuit judge in Madison County, appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court effective February 21, 2025 to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Stephen A. Stobbs, per the Illinois Courts news release. Per his campaign site, he previously was managing partner of MillerKing LLC and has 17 years in the law, and is a past president of the Madison County Bar Association.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, Vacancy of Hon. Stobbs in 2026?

2 candidates were tracked for Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, Vacancy of Hon. Stobbs on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Marc Parker and Patrick G. King. Candidate information follows official Bond County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, Vacancy of Hon. Stobbs election in Illinois?

Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Certified results will appear on this page as the election office certifies them. Illinois certifies the general election by December 4, 2026; county canvasses are due November 24. Official results: https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx. Voting rules for Illinois are on the Illinois election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Who won the Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, Vacancy of Hon. Stobbs race?

Not yet reported by the outlets we checked; Illinois certifies on December 4. We do not call races.

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Illinois House District 110Regional Superintendent of Schools (Regional Office of Education #3)See all 4 Bond County races
Candidate profiles
Marc Parker, full profilePatrick G. King, full profileOfficial Illinois election office