1980 Cook County State's Attorney election

none January 2025 File:Flag of Cook County, Illinois (1961–2022).svg 1980 Cook County State's Attorney election presidential no 1976 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney 1976 1984 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney 1984 November 4, 1980 Richard M. Daley 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,058,529 50.39% Bernard Carey 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 1,042,287 49.61% State's Attorney Bernard Carey Republican Party (United States) Richard M. Daley Democratic Party (United States) 76.77%OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1980 1978 Illinois State Board of Elections Springfield, Illinois 82 https://archive.org/details/officialvote1980illi 20 October 2020 In the 1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent second-term state's attorney Bernard Carey, a Republican, was unseated by Democrat Richard M. Daley. Election information The election was part of the 1980 Cook County, Illinois elections. 1980 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, Senate, and House) and those for state elections. Democratic primary Candidates The following candidates ran for the Democratic Party nomination for State's Attorney: CandidateExperienceframeless|122x122pxEdward M. BurkeChicago alderman since 1969frameless|122x122pxRichard M. Daley Illinois state senator since 1972 Endorsements Edward M. Burke Organizations Cook County Democratic Central Committee Officeholders Jane Byrne, mayor of Chicago Michael Madigan, member of the Illinois House of Representatives Richard M. Daley Officeholders Thomas Hynes, Cook County assessor and 19th ward CommitteemanColby Peter W. Green Paul Michael The Irish game: watch Byrne watch Daley watching Byrne https://www.lib.niu.edu/1980/ii800904.html 11 December 2020 Illinois Issues September 1980 Campaign Daley ran as an "independent" Democrat, rather than pursuing the support of the local political machine.First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley by Keith Koeneman https://press.uchicago.edu/sites/koeneman/index.html press.uchicago.edu University of Chicago Press 20 October 2020 Daley's campaign was managed by his brother William M. Daley.Royko Mike The Vidette 23 October 1980 — The Vidette Digital Archives https://videttearchive.ilstu.edu/?a=d&d=vid19801023-01.2.20&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- videttearchive.ilstu.edu 20 October 2020 23 October 1980 Burke aligned himself with Chicago mayor Jane Byrne, and was endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Central Committee.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J2caAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ioEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884,5004966&dq=edward+burke+chicago&hl=en Daley beats Chicago machine Milwaukee Journal March 19, 1980https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_7QqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I2MEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2161,5764252&dq=edward+burke+chicago&hl=en Worn-out Machine Pittsburgh Press March 24, 1980 Burke ran at Byrne's urging, as she wanted to prevent Daley from becoming State's Attorney, since she saw him as a likely mayoral challenger in 1983.McManus Ed Getting mad and getting even: an Irish feud https://www.lib.niu.edu/1980/ii801232.html www.lib.niu.edu Illinois Issues 19 October 2020 December 1980Spielman Fran Ald. Ed Burke at 50 years: A remarkable story of political survival https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/3/6/18407783/ald-ed-burke-at-50-years-a-remarkable-story-of-political-survival Chicago Sun-Times 22 October 2020 en 6 March 2018 Burke's loss to Daley was seen at the time as a setback for Chicago's political machine. This was also seen as a bad sign for Byrne, as the prospect of Daley being elevated to Cook County State's Attorney was problematic to her reelection chances, since he was seen as likely to challenge her for reelection in 1983 (and ultimately would).McManus Ed Suburbs crucial to Richie's rise https://www.lib.niu.edu/1980/ii800632.html www.lib.niu.edu Illinois Issues 19 October 2020 June 1980 Results Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Richard M. Daley 436,089 62.63 Democratic Party (United States) Edward M. Burke 260,266 37.38 696,355 100 Republican primary October 2020 General election Campaign While the Cook County Democratic Party organization got behind Daley's candidacy once he won the party's primary, Chicago mayor Byrne continued to attempt to undermine the candidacy of her potential 1983 mayoral challenger. She raised questions of his mental state, accused him of being racist, and even succeeded in getting several ward committeemen to oppose Daley's candidacy. Byrne publicly supported Carey over Daley.Cook County State's Attorney Bernard Carey, who once appeared... https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/11/05/Cook-County-States-Attorney-Bernard-Carey-who-once-appeared/1328342248400/ UPI 20 October 2020 en 5 November 1980 Due to her heavy-handed intervention in the campaign, many voters in the city and county viewed the race as a proxy-referendum on mayor Byrne, and cast votes for Daley in order to voice their disapproval of her mayoralty. The feud between Daley and Byrne overshadowed most other aspects of the campaign. Daley was successful in organizing with the Cook County Democratic Party across the county, including its suburbs. He also continued to benefit from the Daley name, still popular in much of Chicago. Chicago Sun-Times columns by Mike Royko which attacked Carey may have harmed his performance in the election. Some of Carey's harsh attacks on Daley may have backfired, offending voters more than persuading them. These included an ad he ran early in the campaign which went as far as to accuse some of Daley's brothers-in-law of being connected to organized crime. Daley denied rumors that he had plans to seek the mayoralty of Chicago. He promised that he intended to serve a full four-year term if elected state's attorney.Benjamin Robert Richard Daley https://www.newspapers.com/image/386971924 Newspapers.com Chicago Tribune 1 June 2021 en subscription 2 Nov 1980 While he had a clean record, Carey had also failed to make many waves while in office.Stewart Russ ALVAREZ MUST OVERCOME RAP OF "TOO-TOUGH-ON-CRIME" AND "TOO-SOFT-ON-POLITICIANS" http://www.russstewart.com/articles/2015/11-04-2015.html www.russstewart.com 19 October 2020 4 November 2015 A key argument for Carey's past candidacies had been his opposition to the Democratic political machine. With Byrne and some on the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee effectively supporting Carey over Daley, this argument was no longer persuasive. Carey criticized Daley as being under-qualified for the office, arguing, "Even his father wouldn't have slated him for this office, because he isn't qualified. He's a ward committeeman, and Mayor Daley never slated someone like that for the prosecutor's job. He knew the people wouldn't buy it."Pratt Gregory Bernard Carey, former GOP state's attorney who helped spark Operation Greylord, opposed Daleys, dies https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-bernard-carey-obituary-20180604-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 22 October 2020 4 June 2018 Results Cook County State’s Attorney electionIllinois Elections (p. 90) c. 1986. Publishers, Paul Green, David Everson, Peter Colby, and Joan Parker Democratic Party (United States) Richard M. Daley 1,058,529 50.39 Republican Party (United States) Bernard Carey (incumbent) 1,042,287 49.61 2,100,816 100 References State's Attorney Category:Richard M. Daley Category:Cook County, Illinois, state's attorney elections