1992 Cook County, Illinois, elections

none January 2025 January 2025 File:Flag of Cook County, Illinois (1961–2022).svg presidential no 1990 Cook County, Illinois, elections 1990 1994 Cook County, Illinois, elections 1994 November 3, 1992 75.21% The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 3, 1992.OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1992 http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1992NovCombinedSummary.pdf voterinfo.net Cook County Clerk https://web.archive.org/web/20081010121257/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1992NovCombinedSummary.pdf 10 October 2008 Primaries were held March 17, 1992.OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1992 https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/March1992.pdf www.cookcountyclerkil.com 15 October 2020 Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. Election information 1992 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 Turnout in the primaries was 30.39%, with 1,174,298 ballots cast.STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH 17, 1992 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1992/1992%20PE.PDF Illinois Secretary of State 16 October 2020 Chicago saw 697,781 ballots cast, and suburban Cook County saw 40.20% turnout (with 476,517 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 653,539 299,194 952,733 Republican 41,631 168,488 210,119 Harold Washington Party 296 0 296 Nonpartisan 2,315 8,835 11,150 Total 697,781 476,517 1,174,298 General election The general election saw turnout of 75.21%, with 2,199,608 ballots cast.STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1992 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1992/1992%20GE.PDF Illinois Secretary of State 16 October 2020 Chicago saw 1,137,379 ballots cast, and suburban Cook County saw 75.88% turnout (with 1,062,229 ballots cast). Straight-ticket voting Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1992. Party Number ofstraight-ticketvotes Democratic407,625 Republican208,155 Conservative4,118 Economic Recovery 5,219 Harold Washington32,956 Independent Congressional 5,862 Independent Progressive 6 Louanner Peters5,949 Natural Law 285 New Alliance Party52 Populist 199 Socialist Workers Party 101 Clerk of the Circuit Court 1992 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election presidential no 1988 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 1988 1996 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 1996 November 3, 1992 Aurelia Pucinski AureliaPucinski1967 (3x4a).png Democratic Party (United States) 1,349,837 68.39% Herb Schumann 3x4.svg Republican Party (United States) 486,185 24.63% Dee Jones 3x4.svg Harold Washington Party 137,642 6.97% Clerk Aurelia Pucinski Democratic Party (United States) Aurelia Pucinski Democratic Party (United States) 67.49% In the 1992 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent first-term clerk Aurelia Pucinski, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary Aurelia Marie Pucinski (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 543,705 100 543,705 100 Republican Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 146,046 100 146,046 100 General election Pucinski defeated Cook County commissioner and Palos Township Republican Organization chairman Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. and Harold Washington Party nominee Dee Jones. Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election Democratic Party (United States) Aurelia Marie Pucinski 1,349,837 68.39 Republican Party (United States) Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. 486,185 24.63 Harold Washington Party Deloris "Dee" Jones 137,642 6.97 1,973,664 100 Recorder of Deeds 1992 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election presidential no 1988 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 1988 1996 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 1996 November 3, 1992 Jesse White 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,121,865 58.07% Susan Catania File:Susan Catania.jpg Republican Party (United States) 809,963 41.93% Recorder of Deeds Carol Moseley Braun Democratic Party (United States) Jesse White Democratic Party (United States) 55.55% In the 1992 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election, incumbent first-term recorder of deeds Carol Mosely Braun, a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead running for United States Senate. Democrat Jesse White was elected to succeed her. White's election made him the second African-American, after Moseley Braun herself, and first African-American man to hold the office of Cook County recorder of deeds.African Americans and the Vote: Firsts in Cook County Leadership CookCountyIL.gov https://www.cookcountyil.gov/content/african-americans-and-vote-firsts-cook-county-leadership www.cookcountyil.gov Government of Cook County 22 October 2020 18 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201018122601/https://www.cookcountyil.gov/content/african-americans-and-vote-firsts-cook-county-leadership dead Primaries Democratic Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Jesse C. White, Jr. 286,882 41.18 Democratic Party (United States) Mary "O'Hara" Considine 253,554 36.40 Democratic Party (United States) Bobbie L. Steele 156,156 22.42 696,592 100 Republican Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Susan Catania 152,939 100 152,939 100 General election Cook County Recorder of Deeds election Democratic Party (United States) Jesse White (incumbent) 1,121,865 58.07 Republican Party (United States) Susan Catania 809,963 41.93 1,931,828 100 State's Attorney 1992 Cook County State's Attorney election presidential no 1990 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney (special election) 1990 (special) 1996 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney 1996 November 3, 1992 Jack O'Malley 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 1,272,939 61.27% Patrick J. O'Connor 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 804,528 38.73% State's Attorney Jack O'Malley Republican Party (United States) Jack O'Malley Republican Party (United States) 71.04% In the 1992 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent state's attorney Jack O'Malley, a Republican first elected in a special election in 1990, won reelection to a full term. This is the last time that a Republican has won election to a Cook County executive office. Primaries Democratic Chicago alderman Patrick J. O'Connor defeated former assistant state's attorney Jim Gierach, Kenneth A. Malatesta, and public guardian Patrick T. Murphy.Kadner Phil He was 30 years ahead of his time on legalizing marijuana https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/11/18661417/jim-gierach-gov-j-b-pritzker-marijuana-pot-legalization-illinois-pot-laws Chicago Sun-Times 16 October 2020 en 11 June 2019Patrick T. Murphy (Illinois Cook District) https://ballotpedia.org/Patrick_T._Murphy_(Illinois_Cook_District) Ballotpedia 16 October 2020 en Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Patrick J. O'Connor 390,449 52.51 Democratic Party (United States) Patrick T. Murphy 152,976 20.57 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Gierach 103,581 13.93 Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth A. Malatesta 96,593 12.99 743,599 100 Republican Cook County State’s Attorney Republican primary Republican Party (United States) John M. "Jack" O'Malley (incumbent) 172,604 100 172,604 100 General election Cook County State’s Attorney election Republican Party (United States) John M. "Jack" O'Malley (incumbent) 1,272,939 61.27 Democratic Party (United States) Patrick J. O'Connor 804,528 38.73 2,077,467 100 Water Reclamation District Board 1992 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election no parliamentary 1990 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 1990 1994 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 1994 November 3, 1992 3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 300px In the 1992 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. All three Democratic nominees won. 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. Ballot questions One ballot question was included on ballots county-wide during the November general election, and another was included in the entirety of suburban Cook County (but not in the city of Chicago). National Health Insurance (advisory referendum) An advisory referendum on national health insurance was included on ballots county-wide. National Health Insurance advisory referendum Yes 1,089,002 76.62 No 332,245 23.38 1,421,247 100 48.60 911 (suburban advisory referendum) An advisory referendum on 9-1-1 was included on ballots in suburban Cook County (the entire county excluding the city of Chicago. 911 suburban advisory referendum Yes 50,246 47.45 No 55,646 52.55 105,892 100 Other elections Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic, Republican, and Harold Washington Party committeemen for the wards of Chicago. See also 1992 Illinois elections References collapsed collapsed Cook County Category:Cook County, Illinois elections Cook County 1992 Cook County, Illinois