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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 1984.OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984 http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1984NovCombinedSummary.pdf voterinfo.net Cook County Clerk https://web.archive.org/web/20081003205039/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1984NovCombinedSummary.pdf 3 October 2008
Primaries were held March 20, 1984.OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1984 http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1984MarCombinedSummary.pdf voterinfo.net Cook County Clerk https://web.archive.org/web/20081003205057/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/archive/1984MarCombinedSummary.pdf 3 October 2008
Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, 4 seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Election information
1984 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.
Voter turnout
Primary election
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 46.94%State of Illinois OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 20, 1984 1966 Illinois State Board of Elections Springfield, Illinois 163 https://archive.org/details/stateofillinoiso1984illi 20 October 2020
Chicago saw 58.55% turnout, and suburban Cook County saw 31.99% turnout.
+ Vote totals of primaries Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals Democratic 878,243 257,169 1,135,412 Republican 35,966 126,181 162,147 Citizens 241 0 241 Nonpartisan 0 4,348 4,348 Total 914,450 387,698 1,302,148
General election
Turnout in the general election was 78.76%, with 2,262,103 ballots cast.STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 6, 1984 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1984/1984%20GE.PDF Illinois Secretary of State 18 October 2020 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago saw 78.23% turnout (with 1,247,630 ballots cast), and suburban Cook County saw 79.42% turnout (with 1,014,473 ballots cast).State of Illinois OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION November 6, 1984 1978 Illinois State Board of Elections Springfield, Illinois 88 https://archive.org/details/officialvote84illi/ 20 October 2020
Straight-ticket voting
Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1988.
Party Number ofstraight-ticketvotes Democratic146,961 Republican249,150 Citizens75 Communist128 Jesse Butler Progressive 199 Libertarian883 Socialist Workers134
Clerk of the Circuit Court
1984 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election presidential no 1980 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 1980 1988 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court 1988 November 6, 1984 Morgan M. Finley Democratic Party (United States) 1,260,257 61.32% Deborah L. Murphy Republican Party (United States) 794,882 38.68% Clerk Morgan M. Finley Democratic Party (United States) Morgan M. Finley Democratic Party (United States) 71.55%
In the 1984 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent clerk Morgan M. Finley, a Democrat first appointed in 1974,Gibson Ray FINLEY STEERS PUBLIC INSURANCE BUSINESS TO FRIEND https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-07-20-8602220279-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 18 October 2020 20 July 1986 was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary
Morgan M. Finley Democratic Party (United States) 691,037 100
691,037 100
Republican
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary
Deborah L. Murphy Republican Party (United States) 123,290 100
123,290 100
General election
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election
Democratic Party (United States)
Morgan M. Finley
1,260,257
61.32
Republican Party (United States)
Deborah L. Murphy
794,882
38.68
2,055,139
100
Recorder of Deeds
1984 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election presidential no 1980 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 1980 1988 Cook County, Illinois elections#Recorder of Deeds 1988 November 6, 1984 Harry Yourell Harry Yourell Illinois blue book, 1983-1984 page 73 (3x4).jpg Democratic Party (United States) 1,232,485 60.94% Paul M. Sengpiehl 3x4.svg Republican Party (United States) 789,906 39.06% Recorder of Deeds Sid Olsen Democratic Party (United States) Harry Yourell Democratic Party (United States) 70.41%
In the 1988 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election, incumbent second-term recorder of deeds Sid Olsen, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Harry Yourell was elected to succeed him.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Harry "Bus" Yourell
368,040
50.24
Democratic Party (United States)
David W. Gleicher
364,457
49.76
732,497
100
Republican
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary
Republican Party (United States)
Paul M. Sengpiehl
72,400
58.84
Republican Party (United States)
William B. Shlifka
50,649
41.16
123,049
100
General election
Cook County Recorder of Deeds election
Democratic Party (United States)
Harry "Bus" Yourell
1,232,485
60.94
Republican Party (United States)
Paul M. Sengpiehl
789,906
39.06
2,022,391
100
State's Attorney
1984 Cook County State's Attorney election presidential no 1980 Cook County State's Attorney election 1980 1988 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney 1988 November 6, 1984 Richard M. Daley 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 1,418,775 65.98% Richard J. Brzeczek 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 731,634 34.02% State's Attorney Richard M. Daley Democratic Party (United States) Richard M. Daley Democratic Party (United States) 74.87%
In the 1984 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent first-term state's attorney Richard M. Daley, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
629,743
63.86
Democratic Party (United States)
Lawrence S. Bloom
356,381
36.14
986,124
100
Republican
Former superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Richard J. Brzeczek won the Republican primary, running unopposed.Neal Steve EX-SUPT. O'GRADY MAY CHALLENGE ELROD https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-09-17-8503030046-story.html chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 2 November 2020 17 September 1985
Cook County State’s Attorney Republican primary
Republican Party (United States)
Richard J. Brzeczek
135,852
100
135,852
100
General election
Cook County State’s Attorney election
Democratic Party (United States)
Richard M. Daley (incumbent)
1,418,775
65.98
Republican Party (United States)
Richard J. Brzeczek
731,634
34.02
2,150,409
100
Water Reclamation District Board
1984 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election no parliamentary 1982 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 1982 1986 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board 1986 November 6, 1984 4 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 300px
In the 1988 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 regularly scheduled elections, and one was a special election due to a vacancy.
Democrats won all four seats up for 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.
Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Citizens committeemen for the wards of Chicago.
See also
1984 Illinois elections
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