EDWARDSVILLE – Democrat Marc Parker appears to have unseated incumbent Republican Judge Patrick G. King in the Nov. 3, 2026, election for the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court’s 2nd Subcircuit in Madison County, Ill., according to unofficial results.
Parker received 18,692 votes, or 56.5%, while King received 14,377 votes, or 43.5%. Parker led by 4,315 votes. All results remain unofficial until the county certifies them.
Parker is a commissioner with the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. He said he has spent over seven years as one of nine commissioners evaluating evidence and issuing decisions in workers’ compensation cases.
Parker reported 36 years of experience as a lawyer, including work as a law clerk at the Illinois Appellate Court and Illinois Supreme Court and as a prosecutor in Madison and St. Clair counties. For more than 25 years, he represented families and litigated and tried jury cases in state and federal courts across the country.
Parker’s educational background includes Collinsville High School, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he graduated with honors and St. Louis University Law School.
