sentences:  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.