One candidate is tracked for Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge William S. Dickenson (21st Judicial Circuit) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: William S. Dickenson. Candidate information follows official Kankakee County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Circuit Court Judge William S. Dickenson faces a yes/no retention vote to remain in office as Judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit, per the county clerk's own master specimen ballot; retention requires a 60% yes vote under Illinois law. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
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.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, William S. Dickenson, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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Dickenson is the sitting Judge of the Circuit Court, 21st Judicial Circuit, standing for retention, per the county clerk's own master specimen ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Who is running for Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge William S. Dickenson (21st Judicial Circuit) in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge William S. Dickenson (21st Judicial Circuit) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: William S. Dickenson. Candidate information follows official Kankakee County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge William S. Dickenson (21st Judicial Circuit) election in Illinois?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Illinois are on the Illinois election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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