One candidate is tracked for Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Peter W. Church (14th Judicial Circuit) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Peter W. Church. Candidate information follows official Rock Island County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Circuit Court Judge Peter W. Church faces a yes/no retention vote to remain in office as Judge of the 14th Judicial Circuit, per the county's certified sample ballot; retention requires a 60% yes vote under Illinois law.
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, Peter W. Church, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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Nonpartisan Incumbent
Peter W. Church is a Rock Island-based attorney who was appointed an associate judge in the 14th Judicial Circuit and has since been reappointed to the bench several times, per Quad-City Online and Whiteside County government. He faces a yes-or-no retention vote to remain in office in November 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Who is running for Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Peter W. Church (14th Judicial Circuit) in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Peter W. Church (14th Judicial Circuit) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Peter W. Church. Candidate information follows official Rock Island County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Peter W. Church (14th 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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