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2014 Cook County, Illinois, elections
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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 2014.General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/CombinedSummaryReport110414%20%281%29.pdf Cook County Clerk's Office https://web.archive.org/web/20220128082518/https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/CombinedSummaryReport110414%20(1).pdf January 28, 2022
Primaries were held March 18, 2014.General Primary Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 Combined Summary https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary%20Report%2031814.pdf Cook County Clerk's Office 16 March 2020
Elections were held for Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Board of Review seat 3, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Election information
2014 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal congressional races and those for state elections.
Voter turnout
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 16.26%, with 458,396 ballots cast. Among these, 285,728 Democratic, 169,922 Republican, 245 Green, and 2,501 nonpartisan primary ballots were cast. The city of Chicago saw 16.54% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 15.99% turnout.Cook County Primary Election March 18, 2014 Summary Report https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/SummaryReport31814.pdf Cook County Clerk 18 March 2020TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MARCH 18, 2014 GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2014-03-18.pdf chicagoelections.com Chicago Board of Election Commissioners 18 March 2020
The general election saw 49.30% turnout, with 1,364,436 ballots cast. The city of Chicago saw 48.81% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 49.79% turnout.Cook County General Election November 4, 2014 Summary Report https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/SummaryReport110414%20%281%29.pdf Cook County Clerk 18 March 2020TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE NOVEMBER 4, 2014 GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2014-11-04.pdf chicagoelections.com Chicago Board of Election Commissioners 18 March 2020
Assessor
2014 Cook County Assessor election presidential no 2010 Cook County Assessor election 2010 2018 Cook County Assessor election 2018 November 4, 2014 Joseph Berrios 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 960,435 100% Assessor Joseph Berrios Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Berrios Democratic Party (United States) 34.71%
In the 2014 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent first-term Assessor Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Assessor Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Joseph Berrios (incumbent)
207,460
100
207,460
100
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.
General election
Cook County Assessor election
Democratic Party (United States)
Joseph Berrios
960,435
100
960,435
100
Clerk
2014 Cook County Clerk election presidential no 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk 2010 2018 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk 2018 November 4, 2014 David Orr 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,061,515 100% Clerk David Orr Democratic Party (United States) David Orr Democratic Party (United States) 38.36%
In the 2014 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent sixth-term Clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Clerk Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
David D. Orr (incumbent)
241,876
100
241,876
100
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.
General election
Cook County Clerk election
Democratic Party (United States)
David D. Orr (incumbent)
1,061,515
100
1,061,515
100
Sheriff
2014 Cook County Sheriff election presidential no 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Sheriff 2010 2018 Cook County, Illinois elections#Sheriff 2018 November 4, 2014 Tom Dart 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,055,783 100% Sheriff Tom Dart Democratic Party (United States) Tom Dart Democratic Party (United States) 38.15%
In the 2014 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent second-term Sheriff Tom Dart, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)
177,401
69.35
Democratic Party (United States)
William "Bill" Evans
36,740
14.36
Democratic Party (United States)
Sylvester E. Baker, Jr.
26,010
10.17
Democratic Party (United States)
Tadeusz "Ted" Palka
15,661
6.12
255,812
100
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.
General election
Cook County Sheriff election
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)
1,055,783
100
1,055,783
100
Treasurer
2014 Cook County Treasurer election presidential no 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Treasurer 2010 2018 Cook County, Illinois elections#Treasurer 2018 November 4, 2014 Maria Pappas Maria Pappas 2013.jpg Democratic Party (United States) 1,048,234 100% Treasurer Maria Pappas Democratic Party (United States) Maria Pappas Democratic Party (United States) 37.88%
In the 2014 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent fourth-term Treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Maria Pappas (incumbent)
242,603
100
242,603
100
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.
General election
Cook County Treasurer election
Democratic Party (United States)
Maria Pappas (incumbent)
1,048,234
100
1,048,234
100
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
2014 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election presidential no 2010 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election 2010 2018 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election 2018 November 4, 2014 Toni Preckwinkle 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,072,886 100% President Toni Preckwinkle Democratic Party (United States) Toni Preckwinkle Democratic Party (United States) 38.77%
In the 2014 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent first-term President Toni Preckwinkle, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent)
240,831
100
240,831
100
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.
General election
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
Democratic Party (United States)
Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent)
1,072,886
100
1,072,886
100
Cook County Board of Commissioners
2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election no parliamentary 2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election 2010 2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election 2018 November 4, 2014 All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners 9 Democratic Party (United States) 13 13 809,692 77.12% 9.82% Republican Party (United States) 4 4 239,746 22.84% 4.58% 300px
The 2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
Fifteen members were reelected. One member did not seek reelection. One member was defeated in their party's primary. This meant that a total of two individuals were newly-elected.
As these were the first elections held following the 2010 United States census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.
Cook County Board of Review
2014 Cook County Board of Review election no parliamentary 2012 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review 2012 2016 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review 2016 November 4, 2014 1 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review 2 Democratic Party (United States) Seats up Races won 2 2 1 1 Republican Party (United States) 1 1 0 0 300px
In the 2014 Cook County Board of Review election, one seat, Democratic-held, out of its three seats was up for election. Incumbent Larry Rogers, Jr. was reelected.
The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.35 ILCS 200/5-5 http://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/003502000K5-5.htm ilga.gov Government of Illinois 18 March 2020
3rd district
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district
Incumbent third-term member Larry Rogers, Jr., a Democrat last reelected in 2012, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent)
109,750
100
109,750
100
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.
General election
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election
Democratic Party (United States)
Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent)
386,382
100
386,382
100
Water Reclamation District Board
2014 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election no parliamentary 2012 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 2012 2016 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 2016 November 4, 2014 3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 5 Democratic Party (United States) Seats up Races won 9 9 3 3 1,902,763 61.84% Republican Party (United States) 0 0 0 0 824,135 26.78% Green Party (United States) 0 0 0 0 350,058 11.38% 300px
In the 2014 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at-large race. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates and the top-three finishers would win.
Two of the incumbents for the three seats were seeking reelection, Cynthia M. Santos and Frank Avila Graham Doug T. Water district candidates discuss suburban representation https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140220/news/140229920/ Daily Herald 16 March 2020 20 February 2014Frank Avila - D (incumbent) https://news.wttw.com/elections/voters-guide/2020/candidates/metropolitan-water-reclamation-district/frank-avila WTTW News 16 March 2020 en both Democrats. Each won reelection. Joining them in winning the general election was fellow Democrat Tim Bradford.
Primaries
Democratic
Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Cynthia M. Santos (incumbent)
117,240
18.16
Democratic Party (United States)
Frank Avila (incumbent)
116,164
17.99
Democratic Party (United States)
Timothy "Tim" Bradford
112,152
17.37
Democratic Party (United States)
Josina Morita
89,086
13.80
Democratic Party (United States)
Kathleen Mary O'Reilley
67,071
10.39
Democratic Party (United States)
Frank Edward Gardner
42,336
6.56
Democratic Party (United States)
Tom Courtney
37,468
5.80
Democratic Party (United States)
Brendan Francis Houlihan
33,821
5.24
Democratic Party (United States)
Adam Miguest
16,185
2.51
Democratic Party (United States)
John S. Xydakis
11,925
1.85
Write-in
Others
2,266
0.35
645,714
100
Republican
Water Reclamation District Board election Republican primary
Republican Party (United States)
James "Jim" Parrilli
87,164
33.81
Republican Party (United States)
Herb Schumann
85,504
33.16
Republican Party (United States)
R. Cary Capparelli
85,161
33.03
257,829
100
General election
Water Reclamation District Board election
Democratic Party (United States)
Cynthia M. Santos (incumbent)
691,880
22.49
Democratic Party (United States)
Frank Avila (incumbent)
617,361
20.06
Democratic Party (United States)
Timothy "Tim" Bradford
593,522
19.29
Republican Party (United States)
James "Jim" Parrill
290,138
9.43
Republican Party (United States)
Herb Schumann
279,855
9.10
Republican Party (United States)
R. Cary Capparelli
254,142
8.26
Green Party (United States)
Karen Roothaan
130,319
4.24
Green Party (United States)
George Milkowski
108,888
3.54
Green Party (United States)
Michael Smith
110,851
3.60
3,076,956
100
Judicial elections
2014 Illinois judicial elections
11 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies.Downloadable Vote Totals http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/DownloadVoteTotals.aspx Illinois Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20170804191200/http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/DownloadVoteTotals.aspx 4 August 2017 72 circuit court judges had retention elections.
15 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies. Multiple subcircuit judges had retention elections.Illinois judicial elections, 2014 https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_judicial_elections,_2014 Ballotpedia 4 April 2020 en
Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.POST-ELECTION REPORT Inside the Numbers: Gubernatorial Primary Election Suburban Cook County March 18, 2014 https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/PostElectionReport_031814.pdf Cook County Clerk 20 November 2020
See also
2014 Illinois elections
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