2000 Cook County, Illinois, elections

none January 2025 January 2025 File:Flag of Cook County, Illinois (1961–2022).svg presidential no 1998 Cook County, Illinois, elections 1998 2002 Cook County, Illinois, elections 2002 November 7, 2000 71.50% The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 7, 2000.SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/032100/032100_index.html voterinfonet.com Cook County Clerk https://web.archive.org/web/20050301190004/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/032100/032100_index.html 1 March 2005 deadTABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 2000 A.D. https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2000-11-07.pdf Chicago Board of Election Commissioners 18 June 2020 Primaries were held March 21, 2000.OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2000 https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/2000MarchCombinedSUMMARY.pdf Cook County Clerk 23 June 2020 Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, four seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. Election information 2000 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 and House) and those for state elections. Voter turnout Primary election Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 28.26%.Voter Turnout https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/VoterTurnout.aspx www.elections.il.gov Illinois State Board of Elections 24 June 2020 30 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210530142655/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/VoterTurnout.aspx dead The city of Chicago saw 32.82% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 23.13% 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 2020TABULATED 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 of the City of Chicago, on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 A.D. https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2000-03-21.pdf Cook County Clerk's Office 19 March 2020 + Vote totals of primaries Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals Democratic 424,642 148,370 573,012 Republican 27,701 124,830 152,531 Nonpartisan 2,086 8,841 10,927 Total 454,429 282,041 736,470 General election The general election saw 71.50% turnout, with 1,988,821 ballots cast. Chicago saw 70.22% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 72.94% turnout. Clerk of the Circuit Court 2000 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election presidential no 1996 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 1996 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 2004 November 7, 2000 Dorothy A. Brown 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,197,773 72.94% Nancy F. Mynard 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 444,336 27.06% Clerk Aurelia Pucinski Republican Party (United States) Dorothy A. Brown Democratic Party (United States) 59.04% In the 2000 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent third-term clerk Aurelia Pucinski, a Republican who had been elected as a Democrat (switching parties in 1998), did not seek reelection.Hanna Janan COURT CLERK FOES HOPE TO PHASE OUT FRICTION https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-02-28-0002280118-story.html chicagotribune.com 23 June 2020 25 October 2000 Democrat Dorothy A. Brown was elected to succeed her. Brown's election made her the first African-American to serve as clerk of the circuit court of Cook County.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 Candidates The following candidates ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court: CandidateExperienceRefframeless|122x122pxDorothy A. BrownGeneral Auditor for the CTA since 1991Candidate for Chicago City Treasurer in 1999Treasurer Candidate Brown To Address City Club Of Chicago February 7, 1999 Joseph Sjostrom https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/02/07/treasurer-candidate-brown-to-address-city-club-of-chicago/ Chicago Tribune 2012-12-22http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1999_General_Election%2Cil_chi_treas chicagodemocracy.org Chicago Democracy Project Election Results for 1999 General Election, Treasurer, City of Chicago, IL August 25, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20200626141621/http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1999_General_Election%2Cil_chi_treas June 26, 2020frameless|122x122pxPatrick LevarChicago Alderman for the 45th Ward since 1987frameless|122x122pxJoe Moore Chicago Alderman for the 49th Ward since 1991Familiar Faces Are Ushered Out Of City Council April 3, 1991 Thomas Hardy 2014-03-16 Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/04/03/familiar-faces-are-ushered-out-of-city-council/frameless|122x122pxPatricia YoungCommissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago since 1992Patricia Young: Candidate Profile https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120131/submitted/301319907/ Daily Herald 14 October 2020 31 January 2012 Results Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary Dorothy A. Brown Democratic Party (United States) 222,906 48.54 Democratic Party (United States) Patrick J. Levar 126,642 27.58 Democratic Party (United States) Patricia Young 57,999 12.63 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Moore 51,673 11.26 459,254 100 Republican Candidate The following candidate ran for the Republican Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court: Nancy Mynard, information technology company executive Results Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary Nancy F. Mynard Republican Party (United States) 97,149 100 97,149 100 General election Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election Democratic Party (United States) Dorothy A. Brown 1,197,773 72.94 Republican Party (United States) Nancy F. Mynard 444,336 27.06 1,642,109 100 Recorder of Deeds 2000 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election presidential no 1996 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 1996 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 2004 November 7, 2000 Eugene Moore Democratic Party (United States) 1,167,630 73.01% Arthur D. Sutton Republican Party (United States) 431,717 26.99% Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore Democratic Party (United States) Eugene Moore Democratic Party (United States) 57.50% In the 2000 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election, incumbent Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore, a Democrat, was elected to his first full term. Moore had first been appointed in 1999 (after Jesse White resigned to become Illinois Secretary of State). Primaries Democratic Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court: Eugene "Gene" Moore, incumbent Results Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Eugene "Gene" Moore (incumbent) 353,823 100 353,823 100 Republican Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court: Arthur D. Sutton Results Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Arthur D. Sutton 95,678 100 95,678 100 General election Cook County Recorder of Deeds election Democratic Party (United States) Eugene "Gene" Moore (incumbent) 1,167,630 73.01 Republican Party (United States) Arthur D. Sutton 431,717 26.99 1,599,347 100 State's Attorney 2000 Cook County State's Attorney election presidential no 1996 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney 1996 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney 2004 November 7, 2000 Richard A. Devine Democratic Party (United States) 1,337,578 78.30% David P. Gaughan Republican Party (United States) 370,678 21.70% State's Attorney Richard A. Devine Democratic Party (United States) Richard A. Devine Democratic Party (United States) 61.42% In the 2000 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent first-term State's Attorney Richard A. Devine, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries Democratic Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court: Richard A. Devine, incumbentHanna Janan THIS TIME, ROOKIE STATE'S ATTORNEY CANDIDATE FACES LONG ODDS https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-10-25-0010250334-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 23 June 2020 25 October 2000 Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Richard A. Devine (incumbent) 379,990 100 379,990 100 Republican Candidate The following candidate ran for the Republican Party nomination Cook County State's Attorney: David P. Gaughan, former Assistant Cook County State's Attorney (1989–1999) Cook County State’s Attorney Republican primary Republican Party (United States) David P. Gaughan 96,112 100 96,112 100 General election Cook County State’s Attorney election Democratic Party (United States) Richard A. Devine (incumbent) 1,337,578 78.30 Republican Party (United States) David P. Gaughan 370,678 21.70 1,708,256 100 Water Reclamation District Board 2000 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election no parliamentary 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 1998 2002 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 2002 November 7, 2000 4 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 5 Democratic Party (United States) Seats up Races won 9 Republican Party (United States) 0 300px In the 2000 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, four of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were up in a regularly scheduled at-large election, while a fourth seat was up in for a separate special 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. Ballot questions One ballot question was included on ballots county-wide during the March primary. Tobacco Settlement A ballot question involving tobacco settlement funds was included on the March primary ballot. Tobacco Settlement Yes 421,260 86.70 No 64,608 13.30 485,868 100 Other elections Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the wards of Chicago. See also 2000 Illinois elections References collapsed collapsed Cook County Category:Cook County, Illinois elections Cook County 2000 Cook County, Illinois