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In that election Mulroe finished second to Diana L. Kenworthy.
In that election Mulroe finished second to Diana L. Kenworthy.
He was appointed to complete the term of Democrat James DeLeo in August 2010 and elected to a full term in the Illinois State Senate in November 2010. He is the president of the 41st Ward Democratic Organization in Chicago and ran unsuccessfully for a judgeship in 2008. 2008 Judicial election Mulroe is the president of the 41st Ward Democratic Organization and ran unsuccessfully in the 2008 Democratic primary for a judicial seat in Subcircuit Number.
10 of the Cook County Circuit Court.
Out of more than 42,000 ballots cast for the seat on the 10th Subcircuit, Mulroe received 16,513 votes (3842%) to Kenworthy"s 17,914 (4168%). A third candidate, Rosaire Marie Hall, garnered 19.91% with 8556 votes.
2010 State senate election Mulroe was the 2010 Democratic candidate for the Illinois State Senate in the 10th State Senate District, a seat formerly held by retired Democrat James DeLeo, a 25-year veteran of the state legislature. Those votes amounted to 42.5% of total votes cast.
The other candidates collected 57.5% of the total.
Tom Ryan had 24.5%, Mary Sendra Anselmo had 22.3% and Wanda Majcher finished with 10.7%. DeLeo chose to leave office in August 2010 and Democratic candidate Mulroe was appointed to complete the remainder of his term. Mulroe ran for a full term in November 2010 general election.
Prior to his appointment to office, Mulroe"s primary victory set up a general election contest with Chicago"s only Republican alderman, Brian Doherty.
During the primary election Mulroe received the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune"s editorial board over the three other Democratic candidates. He also received numerous other endorsements from newspapers, unions and elected officials.
His opponent, Doherty, conceded the election shortly after 9 p.m. on election night. As of November 5, 2010 Mulroe had collected 29,357 votes, 55.4% of the total, topping Doherty"s 23,611 votes, 44.6% of the total votes cast.
Electoral history.