1994 Cook County, Illinois, elections

none January 2025 January 2025 File:Flag of Cook County, Illinois (1961–2022).svg presidential no 1992 Cook County, Illinois, elections 1992 1996 Cook County, Illinois, elections 1996 November 8, 1994 48.16% The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 8, 1994. Primaries were held March 15, 1994.OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1994 DEMOCRATIC PARTY https://stage-drupal.cookcountyclerk-test.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/March1994.pdf Cook County Clerk 13 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20220802103941/https://stage-drupal.cookcountyclerk-test.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/March1994.pdf August 2, 2022 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, both seats of the Cook County Board of Appeals, seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The Democratic Party performed well, winning a full sweep of all countywide offices and 11 out of 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners.https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/11/09/strogers-patience-is-rewarded-3/ STROGER’S PATIENCE IS REWARDED November 9, 1994 Chicago Tribune August 25, 2024 This came despite 1994 having been a strong Republican election cycle nationally, including in Illinois’ statewide elections (with the national election cycle being dubbed the “Republican Revolution”). Election information 1994 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for congressional elections and those for state elections. Voter turnout Primary election Turnout in the primaries was 34.58%, with 911,577 ballots cast.STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH 15, 1994 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1994/1994%20PE.PDF Illinois Secretary of State 16 October 2020 Chicago saw 555,937 ballots cast and suburban Cook County saw 23.95% turnout (with 355,620 ballots cast).Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 - 2019 Cook County Clerk's Office https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/service/turnout-history www.cookcountyclerk.com Cook County Clerk 16 October 2020 + Vote totals of primaries Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals Democratic 525,752 213,002 738,754 Republican 24,391 132,478 156,869 Harold Washington Party 564 110 674 Harold Washington Party/Democratic 3,826 1,669 5,495 Harold Washington Party/Republican 244 171 415 Nonpartisan 1,160 8,190 9,350 Total 555,937 355,620 911,557 General election The general election saw turnout of 48.16%, with 1,267,152 ballots cast.STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1994 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1994/1994%20GE.PDF Illinois Secretary of State 16 October 2020 September 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago saw 586,235 ballots cast, while suburban Cook County saw 50.54% turnout (with 680,917 ballots cast). Assessor 1994 Cook County Assessor election presidential no 1990 Cook County Assessor election 1990 1998 Cook County Assessor election 1998 November 8, 1994 Thomas Hynes Thomas Hynes circa 1977 (1).jpg Democratic Party (United States) 725,866 Sandra C. Wilson-Muriel 3x4.svg Republican Party (United States) 340,151 Assessor Thomas Hynes Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Hynes Democratic Party (United States) In the 1994 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent assessor Thomas Hynes, a Democrat, was elected to a fifth full-term. Primaries Democratic Cook County Assessor Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Hynes (incumbent) 444,436 100 444,436 100 Republican Cook County Assessor Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Sandra C. Wilson-Muriel 98,084 100 98,084 100 Harold Washington Party Cook County Assessor Harold Washington Party primary Harold Washington Party Donald Pamon 3,076 100 3,076 100 General election Democrat Hynes won by a roughly 35-point margin.Chicago Tribune, 11/10/1994 He defeated Republican nominee Sandra C. Wilson-Muriel, as well as Harold Washington Party nominee Donald Pamon and Populist Party nominee Loretha Weisinger. Cook County Assessor electionCook County offices https://www.newspapers.com/image/167171014 Newspapers.com Chicago Tribune 14 May 2021 en subscription 10 Nov 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Hynes (incumbent) 725,866 Republican Party (United States) Sandra C. Wilson-Muriel 340,151 Harold Washington Party Donald Pamon 47,682 Populist Party (United States, 1984) Loretha Weisinger 100 Clerk 1994 Cook County Clerk election presidential no 1990 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk 1990 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk 1998 November 8, 1994 David Orr 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 720,132 Edward Howlett 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 381,445 Clerk David Orr Democratic Party (United States) David Orr Democratic Party (United States) In the 1994 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent first-term clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Clerk Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) David D. Orr (incumbent) 454,873 76,37 Democratic Party (United States) Patricia Young 140,290 23.63 595,163 100 Republican Cook County Clerk Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Edward G. Howlett 102,454 100 102,454 100 Harold Washington Party Cook County Clerk Harold Washington Party primary Harold Washington Party Herman W. Baker, Jr. 2,154 50.77 Harold Washington Party Vivian Stewart Tyler 2,089 49.23 4,243 100 General election David Orr was reelected by a roughly 30-point margin. He defeated Republican nominee Edward Howlett, as well as Harold Washington Party nominee Herman W. Baker, Jr. and Populist Party nominee Curtis Jones. Cook County Clerk election Democratic Party (United States) David Orr (incumbent) 720,132 Republican Party (United States) Edward Howlett 381,445 Harold Washington Party Herman W. Baker, Jr. 30,754 Populist Party (United States, 1984) Curtis Jones 100 Sheriff 1994 Cook County Sheriff election presidential no 1990 Cook County, Illinois elections#Sheriff 1990 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Sheriff 1998 November 8, 1994 Michael F. Sheahan Democratic Party (United States) John D. Tourtelot Republican Party (United States) Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan Democratic Party (United States) Michael F. Sheahan Democratic Party (United States) In the 1994 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent first-term sheriff Michael F. Sheahan, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary Michael F. Sheahan (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 388,977 67.41 Tommy H. Brewer Democratic Party (United States) 188,025 32.59 577,002 100 Republican No candidate ran in the Republican primary for Sheriff. The party ultimately nominated John D. Tourtelot. Harold Washington Party Cook County Sheriff Harold Washington Party primary Harold Washington Party William A. Brown 3,076 100 3,076 100 General election Michael F. Sheahan was reelected by a roughly 40-point margin. He defeated Republican nominee John D. Tourtelot, as well as Harold Washington Party nominee William A. Brown and Populist Party nominee William J. Benson. Treasurer 1994 Cook County Treasurer election presidential no 1990 Cook County, Illinois elections#Treasurer 1990 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Treasurer 1998 November 8, 1994 Edward J. Rosewell Democratic Party (United States) 643,313 Jean Reyes Pechette Republican Party (United States) 389,131 Treasurer Edward J. Rosewell Democratic Party (United States) Edward J. Rosewell Democratic Party (United States) In the 1994 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent fifth-term treasurer Edward J. Rosewell, a Democrat, was reelected.O'Connor Matt ROSEWELL MAKES DEAL IN GHOST-JOBS PROBE https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-11-26-9811260070-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 13 October 2020 26 November 1998 Primaries Democratic Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Edward J. Rosewell (incumbent) 423,290 100 423,290 100 Republican Cook County Treasurer Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Jean Reyes Pechette 111,506 100 111,506 100 Harold Washington Party Cook County Treasurer Harold Washington Party primary Harold Washington Party Robert J. Pettis 2,089 50.47 Harold Washington Party Atara Young 1,962 49.53 4,051 100 General election Rosewell was reelected by a more than 20-point margin. He defeated Republican nominee Jean Reyes Pechette, as well as Harold Washington Party nominee Robert J. Pettis and Populist Party nominee John Justice. Cook County Treasurer election Democratic Party (United States) Edward J. Rosewell 643,313 Republican Party (United States) Jean Reyes Pechette 389,131 Harold Washington Party Robert J. Pettis 55,017 Populist Party (United States, 1984) John Justice 100 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners 1994 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election presidential no 1990 Cook County, Illinois elections#President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners 1990 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners 1998 November 8, 1994 John Stroger Democratic Party (United States) 681,078 Joe Morris Republican Party (United States) 397,241 President Richard Phelan Democratic Party (United States) John Stroger Democratic Party (United States) In the 1994 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent first-term president Richard Phelan, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat, John Stroger, was elected to succeed him in office. Stroger was the first African-American to be elected to the office. Primaries Democratic The primary was won by John Stroger Jr., a longtime member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. He defeated Cook County Clerk of Courts Aurelia Pucinski and county board member Maria Pappas. Stroger had received the endorsement of the Cook County Democratic Party organization prior to the primary.Fremon David Cook County Presidency Plum Illinois Issues February 1994 23 https://www.lib.niu.edu/1994/ii940220.html 26 June 2025 Stroger and Pappas also were seeking simultaneous election to district seats on the board, while Puchinski opted against doing this. Pappas centered her platform on passing a "truth in budgeting" bill she had previously proposed on the commission. She proposed reducing waseful spending by the county government. She also spoke of revisiting the question of whether the planned new facility for Cook County Hospital was genuinely a necessary expenditure. Pucinski released a 50-point policy platform, which included proposals to ban government agencies from being involved in "for profit" activity and imposing a 1,000% tax on bullets. She also promised that she would release quarterly reports updating residents on the status of her fulfillment of campaign pledges. President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) John Stroger, Jr. 308,944 47.63 Democratic Party (United States) Aurelia Marie Pucinski 185,266 28.56 Democratic Party (United States) Maria Pappas 154,543 23.82 648,753 100 Republican Joe Morris received the Republican nomination, running unopposed on the ballot in the Republican primary. Morris, an attorney, was a first-time candidate for elected office. He had previously worked at the Equal Opportunity Commission as the first assistant to then-director Clarence Thomas (who had by 1994 been appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States). Morris was a conservative, and campaigned on a platform of giving the county government a "complete overhaul", including a holding convention and referendum for the purposes of authoring and ratifying a new county charter. Morris proposed passing legislation to prevent the board president from simultaneously serving as a member of the board itself (and therefore, unlike Stroger and Pappas, he did not contest a district board seat while seeking the presidency). Morris championed abolishing the offices of assessor, clerk, recorder of deeds, and treasurer and instead folding them into a new united executive branch to function under the purview of the county board president. He also proposed consolidating the [[[Metropolitan Water Reclamation District]] into the Cook County Government, and placing term limits on its board members. He also proposed privatizing the Cook County Hospital and ceasing any new hospital construction. He also spoke of creating new business incentives and championing stronger regional coordination in Chicagoland on matters of law enforcement. Originally, Palatine village president Rita Mullins was running for the nomination, but she withdrew her candidacy.Endorsements For Cook County Board https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-03-03-9403030018-story.html chicagotribune.com 26 October 2020 Her candidacy posed an conundrum for the county party, as she wanted to also run for a board seat if she were to run for the board presidency. However, the district in her area had been specifically districted with considerations for incumbent Republican Richard Siebel to run for it, and if both Seibel and Mullins were to seek the same seat it would create an intraparty conflict. When she was running, Mullins' platform centered on public safety, lowering taxes, shrinking the size of the county government, and cutting public services. Count Republicans had initially had hope that they might be able to attract a strong candidate who might be able to win the open-seat race. There had been hopes by Cook County Republican Party leadership that Donald Haider (a professor at Northwestern University, and the 1987 Republican mayoral nominee) might run. Overtures had also been made to recruit former Evanston Mayor Joan Barr to run, however she was ultimately conveyed the impression that Haider was the party organization's consensus choice to be slated for the post. Morris had indicated that he would abandon his plans to run if Haider entered the race. Haider, however, ultimately opted against running. President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. Morris 99,238 100 99,238 100 Harold Washington Party President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Harold Washington Party primary Harold Washington Party David R. Reed 2,106 53.26 Harold Washington Party Bruce Crosby 1,848 46.64 120,627 100 General election Morris' candidacy was considered a long shot. It struggled with a lack of funds. During the general election, Stroger did not campaign heavily. Morris proposed drastically restricting the county's government, abolishing all of the county agencies except the State's Attorney's office and replacing them with a different arrangement of departments that would have been under greater control of the president of the Cook Cook County Board of Commissioners. Stroger was simultaneously running for a district seat on the board, while Morris opted not to seek a district seat and proposed passing a law prohibiting individuals from simultaneously holding both of these offices. In August 1994, amid the campaign, Roland Burris (the attorney general of Illinois) filed a state lawsuit against Morris and the Lincoln Legal Foundation alleging inconsistencies in the foundation's accounting of its finances. Morris publicly claimed innocence, and argued that the lawsuit was merely intended to hurt his candidacy. However, allegations Morris had previously been ousted from a leadership role at another organization (the Mid-America Legal Foundation) due to allegations of excessive expenditures of its funds on luxuries such as offices and travel. Morris asserted that allegations of wrongdoing at either organizations were untrue.Fesenthal Carol A Look at Joseph Morris, the Hearing Officer in the Rahm Emanuel Residency Challenge https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/felsenthal-files/december-2010/joseph-morris-hearing-officer-in-rahm-emanuels-residency-challenge/ Chicago Magazine 26 June 2025 December 14, 2010 Stroger won by a more than 25-point margin over Republican Joe Morris. He also defeated Harold Washington Party nominee Aloysius Majerczyk and Populist Party nominee Jerome Carter. President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election Democratic Party (United States) John Stroger 681,078 Republican Party (United States) Joe Morris 397,241 Harold Washington Party Aloysius Majerczyk 33,886 Populist Party (United States, 1984) Jerome Carter 100 Superintendent of the Education Service Region 1990 Superintendent of the Cook County Education Education Service Region election presidential no 1990 Cook County, Illinois, elections#Superintendent of the Education Service Region 1990 November 8, 1994 Lloyd Lehman Republican Party (United States) 375,110 100% Superintendent Lloyd Lehman Republican Party (United States) Lloyd Lehman Republican Party (United States) Suburban Cook County elected a superintendent for the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education, with Republican incumbent Lloyd Lehman running unopposed in both his primary election and the general election, as no other candidates sought the office.Luck of the Draw Favors Pappas On The Ballot https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/12/15/luck-of-the-draw-favors-pappas-on-the-ballot Chicago Tribune 15 December 1993 This was the only office for which only a single candidate filed. Lehman had been appointed to the office the previous year after Richard Martwick resigned. The Chicago Tribune observed that this office may have been the "most obscure election on the ballot". This was the last election before the position was eliminated. http://www.roe12.net/wa_files/IARSS_20History_20Power_20Point.pptx Illinois Regional Superintendents of Schools: 150 Years of Educational Leadership Marc Kiehna Modified by Monte Newlin. 28 2015-01-09 Regional Office of Education #12 Olney, Illinois 2018-01-05 November 16, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201116122926/http://www.roe12.net/wa_files/IARSS_20History_20Power_20Point.pptx dead Cook County Superintendent of Education Service Region election Republican Party (United States) Lloyd Lehman 375,110 100 375,110 100 Cook County Board of Commissioners 1994 Cook County Board of Commissioners election 1994 Cook County Board of Commissioners election no parliamentary 1990 Cook County Board of Commissioners election 1990 1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election 1998 November 8, 1994 All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners 9 Democratic Party (United States) 11 11 Republican Party (United States) 6 6 Harold Washington Party 0 0 300px The 1994 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms. This was the first for the Cook County Board of Commissioners conducted with individual districts, as previous elections had been conducted through two sets of at-large elections (one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County).CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-10-22-9810220015-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 16 October 2020 22 October 1998 Six of those elected were new to the Cook County Board of Commissioners.Geroulis Dean NEW COMMISSIONER TO REMAIN ELMWOOD PARK MAYOR https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-25-9411250245-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 26 October 2020 25 November 1994 The number of commissioners each party held remained unchanged.Fegelman Andrew STROGER'S WIN BUILT ON VOTER, PARTY UNITY https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-10-9411100253-story.html chicagotribune.com 26 October 2020 10 November 1994 Cook County Board of Appeals 1994 Cook County Board of Appeals election no parliamentary 1990 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Appeals 1990 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review 1998 (Board of Review) November 8, 1990 2 of 2 seats on the Cook County Board of Appeals Democratic Party (United States) 2 2 Republican Party (United States) 0 0 300px m In the 1994 Cook County Board of Appeals election, both seats on the board were up for election. The election was an at-large election. Incumbent Democrats Joseph Berrios and Wilson Frost were reelected. This was the last election to the Cook County Board of Appeals, which was reconstituted in 1998 as the three-member Cook County Board of Review. Water Reclamation District Board 1994 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election no parliamentary 1992 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 1992 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 1998 November 8, 1994 300px In the 1998 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election took place on November 8, 1994, with primaries on March 15, 1994. Judicial elections Partisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections. Ballot questions Property tax cap advisory referendum An advisory referendum was held on whether the voters of Cook County wanted the Illinois General Assembly to pass a cap on property taxes. Voters overwhelmingly supported a tax cap. Property tax capREFERENDUMS https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/11/10/referendums-18/ chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 25 August 2024 10 November 1994 Yes 653,200 83.02 No 133,650 16.99 786,850 100 Other elections Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Harold Washington Party committeemen for the suburban townships. See also 1994 Illinois elections References collapsed collapsed collapsed collapsed collapsed collapsed Cook County Category:Cook County, Illinois elections Cook County 1994 Cook County, Illinois