2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

January 2025 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election no File:Flag of Cook County, Illinois (1961–2022).svg parliamentary 1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election 1998 2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election 2006 November 5, 2002 All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners 9 Democratic Party (United States) 12 12 877,738 74.55% 4.16% Republican Party (United States) 5 5 299,652 25.45% 4.16% 250px Results by gains and holds 250px Results by winning party vote share Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold Vote Share: #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #a80000 >90% The 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 5, 2002. It was preceded by a primary election held on March 19, 2002.OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/2002MarchCombinedSUMMARY.pdf Cook County, Illinois 22 June 2020 22 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200622124859/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/2002MarchCombinedSUMMARY.pdf dead It coincided with other 2002 Cook County, Illinois, elections (including the election for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners). It saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms. As these were the first elections held following the 2000 United States census, the seats faced redistricting before this election. 2 1st district Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Incumbent first-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primaryTABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002 A.D. https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2002-03-19.pdf Chicago Board of Election Commissioners 18 June 2020SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/11502results/ voterinfonet.com Cook County Clerk https://web.archive.org/web/20050209122219/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/0302results/ 9 February 2005 dead Democratic Party (United States) Earlean Collins (incumbent) 31,784 66.18 Democratic Party (United States) Iola McGowan 9,737 20.28 Democratic Party (United States) Ivan V. Williams 3,765 7.84 Democratic Party (United States) Luther Franklin Spence 2,738 5.70 48,024 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robin Lee Meyer.TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 A.D. https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2002-11-05.pdf Chicago Board of Election Commissioners 18 June 2020SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/11502results/ voterinfonet.com Cook County Clerk https://web.archive.org/web/20050209124209/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/11502results/ 9 February 2005 dead General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election Democratic Party (United States) Earlean Collins (incumbent) 68,055 89.83 Republican Party (United States) Robin Lee Meyer 7,707 10.17 75,762 100 2nd district Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Bobbie L. Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent) 35,617 100 35,617 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election Democratic Party (United States) Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent) 59,011 100 59,011 100 3rd district Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 52,307 100 52,307 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election Democratic Party (United States) Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 76,883 100 76,883 100 4th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Incumbent Commissioner John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 63,687 100 63,687 100 Republican Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Nathan Peoples 1,434 100 1,434 100 General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election Democratic Party (United States) John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 86,415 93.12 Republican Party (United States) Nathan Peoples 6,385 6.88 92,800 100 5th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Incumbent second-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Deborah Sims (incumbent) 35,249 66.67 Democratic Party (United States) Earl B. King 6,344 12.00 Democratic Party (United States) Robert E. Fox Jr. 6,093 11.53 Democratic Party (United States) Carolyn Alexander Croswell 5,182 9.80 52,868 100 Republican Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Daniel "Dan" Wooten 3,957 3,957 100 General election Republican primary winner Daniel "Dan" Wooten withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot. Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election Democratic Party (United States) Deborah Sims (incumbent) 76,702 100 76,702 100 6th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Moran, a Democrat, unsuccessfully sought reelection. Joan Patricia Murphy defeated him for the Democratic nomination, and won the general election unopposed. Incumbent Moran had been a perennial candidate who, in the 1998 general election, had won an upset victory over incumbent then-Republican Barclay "Bud" Fleming.Editorial board questionnaires and endorsements -- chicagotribune.com http://primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com/editorial/william-moran/index.html primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 22 June 2020 25 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200625071532/http://primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com/editorial/william-moran/index.html dead CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-10-22-9810220015-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 22 June 2020 Barclay "Bud" Fleming, who had been ousted in 1998, also unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for this election. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Joan Patricia Murphy 9,905 29.85 Democratic Party (United States) John A. Daly 7,846 23.65 Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Hurckes 6,756 20.36 Democratic Party (United States) Karla Ostantowski Fiaoni 3,024 9.11 Democratic Party (United States) Barclay "Bud" Fleming 2,843 8.57 Democratic Party (United States) William R. Moran (incumbent) 2,807 8.46 33,181 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election Democratic Party (United States) Joan Patricia Murphy 66,238 100 66,238 100 7th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) 19,417 100 19,417 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Juan Moreno. General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) 26,491 83.13 Republican Party (United States) Juan Moreno 5,377 16.87 31,868 100 8th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Incumbent second-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) 26,514 100 26,514 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election Democratic Party (United States) Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) 38,741 100 38,741 100 9th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Incumbent second-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Robert Martwick 26,796 72.04 Democratic Party (United States) Fred Marshall 10,399 27.96 37,195 100 Republican Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) 14,098 100 14,098 100 General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election Republican Party (United States) Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) 50,343 53.67 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Martwick 43,452 46.33 93,795 100 10th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Incumbent first-term Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Mike Quigley (incumbent) 22,357 72.04 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Ellen E. Daly 12,127 27.96 34,484 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election Democratic Party (United States) Mike Quigley (incumbent) 60,457 100 60,457 100 11th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) John P. Daley (incumbent) 55,926 100 55,926 100 Republican Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary Republican Party (United States) William J. Walsh 5,150 100 5,150 100 General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election Democratic Party (United States) John P. Daley (incumbent) 69,422 75.85 Republican Party (United States) William J. Walsh 22,099 24.15 91,521 100 12th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Incumbent fourth-termEx-Cook Commissioner 'Ted' Lechowicz dies https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bn-xpm-2009-01-05-28513543-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 22 June 2020 5 January 2009 Commissioner Ted Lechowicz, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Forrest Claypool who went on to win the general election. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Forrest Claypool 20,663 51.13 Democratic Party (United States) Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz (incumbent) 19,748 48.87 40,411 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election Democratic Party (United States) Forrest Claypool 53,457 100 53,457 100 13th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Incumbent second-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Larry Suffredin, who went on to win the general election. Primaries Democratic In what was regarded to be an upset, Sutker unseated incumbent Suffredin.http://www.russstewart.com/articles/2002/04-24-2002.html Stewart, Russ "Alienator Factor" cuts down Lechowicz, Sutker Russ Stewart, Attorney at Law April 24, 2002 December 27, 2016 Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Larry Suffredin 20,994 55.89 Democratic Party (United States) Calvin R. Sutker (incumbent) 16,567 44.11 37,561 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robert D. Shearer, Jr. General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election Democratic Party (United States) Larry Suffredin (incumbent) 59,151 69.92 Republican Party (United States) Robert D. Shearer, Jr. 25,450 30.08 84,601 100 14th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Incumbent first-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Allan M. Monat 15,269 100 15,269 100 Republican Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Gregg Goslin (incumbent) 21,288 100 21,288 100 General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election Republican Party (United States) Gregg Goslin (incumbent) 51,691 61.15 Democratic Party (United States) Allan M. Monat 32,836 38.85 84,527 100 15th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Incumbent seventh-termPohl Kimberly Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen dies -- Daily Herald http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=356400 prev.dailyherald.com Daily Herald 17 March 2020 3 February 2010 Commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Brian J. McPartlin 11,611 100 11,611 100 Republican Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 7,698 43.45 Republican Party (United States) Michael S. Olszewski 5,837 32.95 Republican Party (United States) Timothy O. Schneider 4,181 23.60 17,716 100 General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election Republican Party (United States) Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 38,530 59.56 Democratic Party (United States) Brian J. McPartlin 26,165 40.44 64,695 100 16th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tony Peraica, who went on to win the general election. Primaries Democratic Melrose Park Village President Ronald M. SerpicoRonald M. Serpico https://www.melrosepark.org/ronald-m-serpico/ Village of Melrose Park 24 June 2020 won the Democratic primary, defeating lawyerSkolnik Bob Western Springs lawyer hopes to unseat Peraica in 16th District https://www.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/10-17-2006/Western-Springs-lawyer-hopes-to-unseat-Peraica-in-16th-District/ www.rblandmark.com Riverside and Brookfield Landmark 24 June 2020 17 October 2006 William Edward Gomolinski, Patrick "Chico" Hernandez and Stephen J. Mazur. Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Ronald M. Serpico, Sr. 9,865 37.58 Democratic Party (United States) William Edward Gomolinski 8,634 32.89 Democratic Party (United States) Patrick "Chico" Hernandez 4,648 17.71 Democratic Party (United States) Stephen J. Mazur 3,105 11.83 26,252 100 Republican Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Tony Peraica 11,813 57.46 Republican Party (United States) Allan C. Carr (incumbent) 8,746 42.54 20,559 100 General election Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election Republican Party (United States) Tony Peraica 38,858 53.14 Democratic Party (United States) Ronald M. Serpico, Sr. 34,262 46.86 73,120 100 17th district Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Incumbent fourth-termHERBERT T. SCHUMANN SR. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-11-21-9004060413-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 23 June 2020 21 November 1990 Commissioner Herb Schumann, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, who went on to win the general election. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Candice Marie Morrison 20,630 100 20,630 100 Republican Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman 11,345 51.41 Republican Party (United States) Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent) 10,721 48.59 22,066 100 General election Democratic primary winner Candice Marie Morrison withdrew before the election. Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election Republican Party (United States) Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman 53,212 100 53,212 100 Summarizing statistics + Contest summary Party Seats held before Seats contested Seats won Democratic 12 16 12 Republican 5 10 5 + Contests by parties contesting Parties contesting Total Democratic wins Republicans wins Seats contested by Democratic and Republican nominees 9 5 4 Seats contested only by Democratic nominees 7 7 Seats contested only by Republican nominees 1 1 + Vote summary Party Popular vote Seats won Democratic 877,738 (74.55%) 12 Republican 299,652 (25.45%) 5 Total 1,177,390 + Fate of incumbents Party Total incumbents Incumbents that sought reelection/retired Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries Incumbents that won/lost general election Democratic 12 12 sought reelection0 retired 9 won re-nomination3 lost re-nomination 9 won0 lost Republican 5 5 sought reelection0 retired 3 won re-nomination 2 lost re-nomination 3 won0 lost + Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members) Party Returning members Newly elected members Democratic 9 3 Republican 3 2 References Category:Cook County Board of Commissioners elections Board of Commissioners