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2004 Cook County, Illinois, elections
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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 2, 2004.FINAL RESULTS SUMMARY REPORT COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004 https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/2004NovemberCookSUMMARY_0.pdf Cook County Clerk's Office 19 March 2020TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004 A.D. https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2004-11-02.pdf Chicago Board of Elections 19 March 2020
Primaries were held March 16, 2004.OFFICIAL SUMMARY REPORT COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2004 STATISTICS https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/2004MarchCookSUMMARY.pdf Cook County Clerk's Office 19 March 2020TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2004 A.D. https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2004-03-16.pdf Chicago Board of Elections 19 March 2020
Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, Board of Review district 3, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Election information
2004 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, House, and Senate) and those for state elections.
Voter turnout
Primary election
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 35.02%. The city of Chicago saw 38.58% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 31.34% turnout.CORRECTED* TABULATED 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, FEBRUARY 5, 2008 A.D. https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2008-02-05.pdf chicagoelections.com Chicago Board of Election Commissioners 18 March 2020Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 - 2019 Cook County Clerk's Office https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/service/turnout-history www.cookcountyclerk.com Cook County Clerk 19 March 2020
+ Vote totals of primaries Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals Democratic 484,622 279,538 764,160 Republican 27,893 117,554 145,447 Green 72 4 76 Libertarian 71 3 74 Nonpartisan 2,310 9,016 11,326 Total 514,971 406,115 921,086
General election
The general election saw 74.75% turnout, with 2,088,727 ballots cast. Chicago saw 75.13% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 74.36% turnout.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
2004 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election presidential no 2000 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 2000 2008 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 2008 November 2, 2004 Dorothy A. Brown 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,365,285 74.06% Judith A. Kleiderman 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 478,222 25.94% Clerk Dorothy A. Brown Democratic Party (United States) Dorothy A. Brown Democratic Party (United States) 65.98%
In the 2004 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent first-term Clerk Dorothy A. Brown, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary
Dorothy A. Brown (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 479,438 74.52
Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Orbach 163,896 25.48
643,334 100
Republican
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary
Judith A. Kleiderman Republican Party (United States) 116,238 100
116,238 100
General election
Endorsements
Dorothy Brown (D) Newspapers
Chicago TribuneStreamlining Cook County https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-10-25-0410250178-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 23 March 2020 15 October 2004
Results
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election
Democratic Party (United States)
Dorothy A. Brown (incumbent)
1,365,285
74.06
+1.12
Republican Party (United States)
Judith A. Kleiderman
478,222
25.94
-1.12
1,843,507
100
Recorder of Deeds
2004 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election presidential no 2000 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 2000 2008 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 2008 November 2, 2004 Eugene Moore 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,283,762 70.74% John H. Cox 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 530,945 29.26% Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore Democratic Party (United States) Eugene Moore Democratic Party (United States) 64.94%
In the 2004 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election, incumbent Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore, a Democrat, was reelected. Moore had first been appointed in 1999 (after Jesse White resigned to become Illinois Secretary of State), and had been elected to a full-term in 2000.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Eugene "Gene" Moore (incumbent)
325,906
100
325,906
100
Republican
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary
Republican Party (United States)
John H. Cox
117,731
100
117,731
100
General election
Republican nominee Cox had declared that his intent in seeking the office was to push for its elimination, as he argued that the office was an unnecessary duplication of services and had become a "model of waste and corruption".http://www.iowacaucus.biz/IA_Caucus_Candidates%20-%20John_Cox.html Republican Candidate – John Cox IowaCaucus.biz November 21, 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071204231126/http://www.iowacaucus.biz/IA_Caucus_Candidates%20-%20John_Cox.html December 4, 2007Cooper Jonathan J. Press The Associated Gainesville Sun https://www.gainesville.com/news/20180606/republican-gets-spot-in-runoff-for-california-governor?template=ampart www.gainesville.com 23 March 2020 en 6 June 2018
Endorsements
John H. Cox (R) Newspapers
Chicago Tribune
Results
Cook County Recorder of Deeds election
Democratic Party (United States)
Eugene "Gene" Moore (incumbent)
1,283,762
70.74
Republican Party (United States)
John H. Cox
530,945
29.26
1,814,707
100
State's Attorney
2004 Cook County State's Attorney election presidential no 2000 Cook County State's Attorney election 2000 2008 Cook County State's Attorney election 2008 November 2, 2004 Richard A. Devine Democratic Party (United States) 1,483,280 79.43% Phillip Spiwak Republican Party (United States) 384,082 20.57% State's Attorney Richard A. Devine Democratic Party (United States) Richard A. Devine Democratic Party (United States) 66.83%
In the 2004 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent second-term State's Attorney Richard A. Devine, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
In the Democratic primary, incumbent Dick Devine defeated challenger Tommy H. Brewer (who had previously, in 1994, run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination Cook County Sheriff).Ciokajlo Mickey Tax turmoil, feud spolight Shaw bid https://www.newspapers.com/image/235809787 Newspapers.com Chicago Tribune en subscription 26 Feb 2004OFFICIAL 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 13 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201013181315/https://stage-drupal.cookcountyclerk-test.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/March1994.pdf dead
Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Richard A. Devine (incumbent)
505,791
79.06
Democratic Party (United States)
Tommy H. Brewer
133,978
20.94
639,769
100
Republican
Cook County State’s Attorney Republican primary
Republican Party (United States)
Philip Spiwak
116,365
100
116,365
100
General election
Endorsements
Richard Devine (D) Newspapers
Chicago Tribune
Results
Cook County State’s Attorney election
Democratic Party (United States)
Richard A. Devine (incumbent)
1,483,280
79.43
+1.13
Republican Party (United States)
Philip Spiwak
384,082
20.57
-1.13
1,867,362
100
Cook County Board of Review
2004 Cook County Board of Review election no parliamentary 2002 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review 2002 2006 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review 2006 November 2, 2004 2 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 2004 Cook County Board of Review election, one seat, Democratic-held, was up for election. The incumbent 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
3rd district
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district
Incumbent second-term member Robert Shaw, a Democrat last reelected in 2002, lost reelection, being unseated by in the Democratic primary by Larry R. Rogers, Jr., who went on to win the general election unopposed. Rogers' margin-of-victory over Shaw in the Democratic primary was narrow, at 1,087 votes (equal to 0.37 of votes cast). This election was to a four-year term.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Larry R. Rogers, Jr.
148,987
50.18
Democratic Party (United States)
Robert Shaw (incumbent)
147,900
49.81
296,887
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 R. Rogers, Jr.
518,543
100
518,543
100
Water Reclamation District Board
2004 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election no parliamentary 2002 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 2002 2006 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 2006 November 2, 2004 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 Republican Party (United States) 0 0 0 0 Green Party (United States) 0 0 0 0 300px
In the 2004 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.
Judicial elections
Pasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies. Retention elections were also held for the Circuit Court.
Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies. Retention elections were held for other judgeships.
Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the wards of Chicago.
See also
2004 Illinois elections
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