position in the Illinois Senate. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by Raja Krishnamoorthi. Judicial election With the retirement of Judge David R. Akemann in the 16th Judicial District of Illinois, Noland ran for the vacant seat on the bench. Of the 253,841 registered voters in Kane County, 28,675 participated in the Democratic primary of March 20, 2018, for a turnout of 11.30%. Noland won the nomination with 15,582 votes (54.34%) to 8,929 (31.14%) for Lark Cowart. Noland distinguished his campaign for judge by using a Segway to visit voters at their doors. In the General Election of November 6, 2018, Kane County reported that 314,170 registered voters cast 172,034 ballots for a 54.76% turnout. Noland received 84,894 (49.35%) votes while Republican Thomas M. ("Tom") Hartwell received 80,135 (46.58%) votes. References External links Senator Michael Noland (D) 22nd District at the 98th Illinois General Assembly By session: 98th, 97th, 96th, 95th Senator Michael Noland constituency site Senator Michael Noland at Illinois State Senate Democrats Illinois state senators 1960 births Living people Illinois lawyers United States Marines University of Illinois Chicago alumni John Marshall Law School (Chicago) alumni 21st-century American politicians