1996 Cook County, Illinois, elections

none January 2025 January 2025 File:Flag of Cook County, Illinois (1961–2022).svg presidential no 1994 Cook County, Illinois, elections 1994 1998 Cook County, Illinois, elections 1998 November 5, 1996 64.37% The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 5, 1996.OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1996 http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1996NovCombinedSUMMARY.pdf voterinfo.net Cook County Clerk https://web.archive.org/web/20081102032935/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1996NovCombinedSUMMARY.pdf 2 November 2008 Primaries were held March 19, 1996.OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1996 https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/March1996.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 1996 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 776,069 ballots cast.STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH 19, 1996 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1996/1996%20PE.PDF Illinois Secretary of State 16 October 2020 Chicago saw 35.02% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 25.46% turnout.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 420,288 144,103 564,391 Republican 39,967 159,378 199,345 Harold Washington Party 426 72 498 Harold Washington Party/Democratic 5,108 559 5,667 Harold Washington Party/Republican 224 44 268 Libertarian 267 318 585 Nonpartisan 17 5,298 5,315 Total 466,297 309,772 776,069 General election The general election saw turnout of 64.37%, with 1,774,961 ballots cast.STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1996 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1996/1996%20GE.PDF Illinois Secretary of State 16 October 2020 Chicago saw 63.17% turnout (with 902,514 ballots cast), and suburban Cook County saw 65.66% turnout (with 872,447 ballots cast). Straight-ticket voting Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1996. This would be the last Cook County election with straight-ticket voting, as it would be abolished in Illinois in 1997.Straight Ticket Voting States https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/straight-ticket-voting.aspx www.ncsl.org 6 April 2020 Party Number ofstraight-ticketvotes Democratic511,115 Republican204,349 Harold Washington2,062 Libertarian1,992 Reform8,881 U.S. Taxpayers'234 Justice952 Clerk of the Circuit Court 1996 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election presidential no 1992 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 1992 2000 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 2000 November 5, 1996 Aurelia Pucinski AureliaPucinski1967 (3x4a).png Democratic Party (United States) 1,149,216 70.37% Sandra M. Stavropoulos 3x4.svg Republican Party (United States) 397,191 24.32% Clerk Aurelia Pucinski Democratic Party (United States) Aurelia Pucinski Democratic Party (United States) 59.55% In the 1996 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent second-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) 374,508 100 374,508 100 Republican Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary Sandra M. Stavropoulos Republican Party (United States) 114,082 100 114,082 100 General election Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election Democratic Party (United States) Aurelia Marie Pucinski 1,149,216 70.37 Republican Party (United States) Sandra M. Stavropoulos 397,191 24.32 Harold Washington Party Philip Morris 64,204 3.03 Justice Party Janet Dennis 22,581 1.38 1,642,109 100 Recorder of Deeds 1996 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election presidential no 1992 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 1992 2000 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 2000 November 5, 1996 Jesse White 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,061,436 65.33% Patrick A. Dwyer 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 499,551 30.75% Recorder of Deeds Jesse White Democratic Party (United States) Jesse White Democratic Party (United States) 58.92% In the 1996 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election, incumbent first-term recorder of deeds Jesse White, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Jesse White (incumbent) 286,877 70.35 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Ellen Considine 120,924 29.65 407,801 100 Republican Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Patrick A. Dwyer 72,215 60.07 Republican Party (United States) William J. Kelly 48,000 39.93 120,215 100 Harold Washington Party Cook County Recorder of Deeds Harold Washington Party primary Harold Washington Party Brenda Hernandez Frias 1,997 100 1,997 100 General election Cook County Recorder of Deeds election Democratic Party (United States) Jesse White (incumbent) 1,061,436 65.33 Republican Party (United States) Patrick A. Dwyer 499,551 30.75 Harold Washington Party Brenda Hernandez Frias 53,421 3.29 Justice Party Smith Wiiams 10,251 0.63 1,624,659 100 State's Attorney 1996 Cook County State's Attorney election presidential no 1992 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney 1992 2000 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney 2000 November 5, 1996 Richard A. Devine Democratic 805,659 47.88% Jack O'Malley Republican 694,306 41.26% R. Eugene Pincham Justice A9A9A9 156,695 9.31% no State's Attorney Jack O'Malley Republican Richard A. Devine Democratic 61.95% In the 1996 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent state's attorney Jack O'Malley, a Republican first elected in a special election in 1990 and subsequently reelected in 1992, was defeated by Democrat Richard A. Devine. Primaries Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Richard A. Devine 284,781 100 284,781 100 Republican Cook County State’s Attorney Republican primary Republican Party (United States) John M. "Jack" O'Malley (incumbent) 159,505 100 159,505 100 Harold Washington Party Cook County State’s Attorney Harold Washington Party primary Harold Washington Party Lawrence C. Redman, Jr. 3,475 100 3,475 100 General election Few had seen Devine as having much prospect of unseating O'Malley, a popular incumbent who was regarded as a rising political star. Devine's strong victory over O'Malley was regarded as a very surprising upset.Fegelman Andrew Fegelman Ryan Nancy O'MALLEY SHOCKED BY DEVINE https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-11-06-9611060236-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 15 October 2020 6 November 1996 Devine was regarded as having ridden the coattails of a Democratic wave in Illinois which saw incumbent president Bill Clinton and his vice president Al Gore carry the state by nearly twenty-points in the presidential election and Illinois also elect Dick Durbin in its U.S. Senate election. Even Devine himself expressed surprise at just how large his margin-of-victory was over O'Malley. Cook County State’s Attorney election Democratic Party (United States) Richard A. Devine 805,659 47.88 Republican Party (United States) John M. "Jack" O'Malley (incumbent) 694,306 41.26 Justice Party R. Eugene Pincham 156,695 9.31 Harold Washington Party Lawrence C. Redman, Jr. 26,131 1.55 1,708,256 100 Water Reclamation District Board 1996 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election no parliamentary 1994 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 1994 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 1998 November 5, 1996 3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 300px In the 1996 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 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, Republican, and Harold Washington Party committeemen for the wards of Chicago. See also 1996 Illinois elections References collapsed collapsed Cook County Category:Cook County, Illinois elections Cook County 1996 Cook County, Illinois