2012 Cook County, Illinois, elections

none January 2025 January 2025 File:Flag of Cook County, Illinois (1961–2022).svg presidential no 2010 Cook County, Illinois, elections 2010 2014 Cook County, Illinois, elections 2014 November 6, 2012 70.59% The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 2012.Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report General Election November 6, 2012 https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/SummaryReportCombined_11_2012.pdf 16 March 2020 Primaries were held March 20, 2012.Combined Summary Cook County Primary Election March 20, 2012 https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary%20032012.pdf Cook County Clerk's Office 15 March 2020 27 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127063042/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary%20032012.pdf dead Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, all three seats on the Board of Review, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. Election information 2012 was a presidential election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races (President and House) and those for state elections. Voter turnout Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 24.03%, with 644,701 ballots cast. Among these, 440,873 Democratic, 200,750 Republican, 112 Green, and 2,966 nonpartisan primary ballots were cast. The city of Chicago saw 24.46% turnout, its lowest turnout for a presidential primary on record (with the records dating back to 1942).Despite coronavirus anxiety and problems at the polls, Cook County and Chicago avoid record-low turnout in primary election https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-illinois-primary-polling-place-problems-20200318-lriv5ya3abdk7djcq235py5m6u-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 18 March 2020 17 March 2020Pearson Rick Despite coronavirus fears, Chicago’s primary turnout was nowhere near a record low https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-chicago-primary-turnout-coronavirus-20200406-dlvyyognmnbcflo2icdvrjn5ye-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 8 April 2020 6 April 2020 Suburban Cook County saw 23.63% turnout.Cook County Primary Election March 20, 2012 Summary Report https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Mar2012Summary%20Report.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 20, 2012 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-2012-03-20.pdf chicagoelections.com Chicago Board of Election Commissioners 18 March 2020 The general election saw 70.59% turnout, with 2,030,563 ballots cast. Chicago saw 73.01% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 70.70% turnout.Cook County General Election November 6, 2012 Summary Report https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/SummaryReport110816%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 6, 2012 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-2012-11-06.pdf chicagoelections.com Chicago Board of Election Commissioners 18 March 2020 Clerk of the Circuit Court 2012 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election presidential no 2008 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 2008 2016 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 2016 November 6, 2012 Dorothy A. Brown 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,291,499 70.44% Diane Shapiro 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 541,973 29.56% Clerk Dorothy A. Brown Democratic Party (United States) Dorothy A. Brown Democratic Party (United States) 63.74% In the 2012 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent third-term Clerk Dorothy A. Brown, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Dorothy A. Brown (incumbent) 269,781 67.44 Democratic Party (United States) Ricardo Muñoz 130,221 32.56 400,002 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Diane S. Shapiro. General election Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election Democratic Party (United States) Dorothy A. Brown (incumbent) 1,291,499 70.44 +2.15 Republican Party (United States) Diane S. Shapiro 541,973 29.56 +2.72 1,833,472 100 Recorder of Deeds 2012 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election presidential no 2008 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 2008 2016 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 2016 November 6, 2012 Karen Yarbrough 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,313,967 73.82% Sherri Griffith 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 466,038 26.18% Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore Democratic Party (United States) Karen Yarbrough Democratic Party (United States) 61.88% In the 2012 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election, incumbent Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Moore had served as Recorder of Deeds since 1999.Eugene Moore, former Cook Co. recorder of deeds, dead at 73 https://abc7chicago.com/news/eugene-moore-former-cook-co-recorder-of-deeds-dead-at-73/1389470/ ABC7 Chicago WLS-TV 16 March 2020 en 17 June 2016 Karen Yarbrough was elected to succeed him. Primaries Democratic Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Karen A. Yarbrough 343,603 100 343,603 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Sherri Griffith. General election Cook County Recorder of Deeds election Democratic Party (United States) Karen A. Yarbrough 1,313,967 73.82 Republican Party (United States) Sherri Griffith 466,038 26.18 1,780,005 100 State's Attorney 2012 Cook County State's Attorney election presidential no 2008 Cook County State's Attorney election 2008 2016 Cook County State's Attorney election 2016 November 6, 2012 Anita Alvarez 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,427,145 77.05% Lori S. Yokoyama 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 421,810 22.77% State's Attorney Anita Alvarez Democratic Party (United States) Anita Alvarez Democratic Party (United States) 64.39% In the 2012 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent first-term State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, a Democrat, was reelected. Only Democrats had held this office ever since Richard A. Devine unseated Republican Jack O'Malley in 1996.Hinton Rachel Republicans: O’Brien has ‘really decent chance’ to oust Foxx in November https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/3/19/21187245/republicans-pat-obrien-states-attorney-kim-foxx-november-election Chicago Sun-Times 16 June 2020 en 19 March 2020 Primaries Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Anita Alvarez (incumbent) 343,555 100 343,555 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Lori S. Yokoyama. General election Cook County State’s Attorney election Democratic Party (United States) Anita Alvarez (incumbent) 1,427,145 77.05 +7.15 Republican Party (United States) Lori S. Yokoyama 421,810 22.77 -2.31 Write-in Others 3,320 0.18 N/A 1,852,275 100 Cook County Board of Review 2012 Cook County Board of Review election no parliamentary 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review 2010 2014 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review 2014 November 6, 2012 2 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review 2 Democratic Party (United States) Seats up Races won 2 2 2 2 Republican Party (United States) 1 1 1 1 300px In the 2012 Cook County Board of Review election, all three seats, two Democratic-held and one Republican-held, were up for election. All incumbents won reelection. 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 This was the first year since 2002 that all three seats were coincidingly up for election. As these were the first elections held following the 2010 United States census, the seats faced redistricting before this election. 1st district Cook County Board of Review 1st district Incumbent first-term member Dan Patlak, a Republican first elected in 2010, was reelected. This election was to a four-year term. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Review 1st district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Casey Thomas Griffin 71,168 100 71,168 100 Republican Cook County Board of Review 1st district Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Dan Patlak (incumbent) 59,778 53.68 Republican Party (United States) Sean M. Morrison 51,577 46.32 111,355 100 General election Cook County Board of Review 1st district election Republican Party (United States) Dan Patlak (incumbent) 316,190 51.52 Democratic Party (United States) Casey Thomas Griffin 297,517 48.48 613,707 100 2nd district Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Incumbent member Michael Cabonargi, a Democrat appointed in 2011 after Joseph Berrios resigned to assume office as Cook County Assessor,Mihalopoulos Dan With Online Filing System, Property Tax Appeals Get Easier https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/us/04cncappeals.html The New York Times 16 March 2020 3 September 2011 was reelected to a full term, 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 2nd district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) 88,990 100 88,990 100 Republican No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. General election Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election Democratic Party (United States) Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) 404,100 100 404,100 100 3rd district Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Incumbent second-term member Larry Rogers, Jr., a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. Rogers had last been reelected in 2008. This election was to a two-year term. Primaries Democratic Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent) 170,821 100 170,821 100 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) 584,624 100 584,624 100 Water Reclamation District Board 2012 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election no parliamentary 2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 2010 2014 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 2014 November 6, 2012 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 2,884,689 70.91% Republican Party (United States) 0 0 0 0 675,810 16.61% Green Party (United States) 0 0 0 0 507,547 12.48% 300px In the 2012 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 election. Incumbent Democrats Debra Shore and Patricia Horton sought reelection.Democratic candidate for MWRD commissioner: Debra Shore https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/2/26/18316605/democratic-candidate-for-mwrd-commissioner-debra-shore Chicago Sun-Times 16 March 2020 en 26 February 2018Dardick Hal Daley nephew has big-name backing in sewer board bid https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-03-19-ct-met-water-reclaim-elect-20120319-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 16 March 2020 19 March 2012 Horton failed to garner renomination, thus losing reelection. Shore won reelection. Joining Shore in winning the general election were Democrats Kari K. SteeleBlumberg ck Palmore Rebecca Kari K. Steele: Candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 6-Year Term https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/09/kari-k-steele-candidate-metropolitan-water-reclamation-district-6-year-term WTTW News 16 March 2020 en 9 October 2018 and Patrick Daley Thompson. Primaries Democratic Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Debra Shore (incumbent) 194,936 21.05 Democratic Party (United States) Kari K. Steele 182,369 19.70 Democratic Party (United States) Patrick Daley Thompson 162,329 17.53 Democratic Party (United States) Patricia Young 129,670 14.01 Democratic Party (United States) Patricia Horton (incumbent) 128,432 13.87 Democratic Party (United States) Stella B. Black 125,147 13.52 Write-in Others 2,968 0.32 925,851 100 Republican Water Reclamation District Board election Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Harold "Noonie" Ward 124,643 100 124,643 100 General election Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic Party (United States) Debra Shore (incumbent) 1,071,670 26.34 Democratic Party (United States) Kari K. Steele 919,841 22.61 Democratic Party (United States) Patrick Daley Thompson 893,178 21.96 Republican Party (United States) Harold "Noonie" Ward 334,207 8.22 Republican Party (United States) Carl Segvich 341,603 8.40 Green Party (United States) Dave Ehrlich 200,953 4.94 Green Party (United States) Karen Roothaan 189,505 4.66 Green Party (United States) Nasrin R. Khalili 117,089 2.88 4,068,046 100 Judicial elections 12 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies. 56 Circuit Court judgeships were up for retention elections.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 23 subcircuit court judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies. Multiple subcircuit court judgeships were also up for retention elections.Illinois judicial elections, 2012 https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_judicial_elections,_2012 Ballotpedia 5 April 2020 en Other elections Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the wards of Chicago.POST-ELECTION REPORT Presidential Primary Election Suburban Cook County March 20, 2012 https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/March2012PEreport.pdf Cook County Clerk 20 November 2020 See also 2012 Illinois elections References 2 collapsed collapsed collapsed Cook County Category:Cook County, Illinois elections Cook County 2012 Cook County, Illinois