Illinois Judicial Candidate Claiming Voter Fraud Loses Appeal

An Illinois judicial candidate who claimed voting irregularities were to blame for his 2020 election loss failed to prove any disputed ballots would have made a difference in the vote outcome, a state court ruled Thursday, dismissing his appeal to overturn the election results.

Republican Frank DiFranco requested the Illinois Appellate Court, First District declare him the winner of a Nov. 3, 2020, judicial election over Democrat Patricia Fallon, even though he lost the election for a seat on the 12th Judicial Subcircuit of Cook County, Ill. by 502 votes. Justice LeRoy K. Martin Jr., writing for a unanimous three-justice ...