2006 Cook County, Illinois, elections

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2006 Cook County, Illinois, elections
  2004 November 7, 2006 2008  
Turnout49.85%

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 7, 2006. [1]

Contents

Primaries were held March 21, 2006. [2] [3]

Elections were held for Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Board of Review districts 1 and 2, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, judgeships in the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Election information

2006 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for congressional and those for state elections.

Voter turnout

Primary election

Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 28.44%, with 762,273 ballots cast. The city of Chicago saw 32.05% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 26.70% turnout. [4] [5]

Vote totals of primaries [2] [3]
PrimaryChicago vote totalsSuburban Cook County vote totalsTotal Cook County vote totals
Democratic 390,891228,418619,309
Republican 24,599113,583138,182
Green 088
Libertarian 6915
Honesty & Integrity066
Nonpartisan8074,7535,560
Total416,303346,777763,080

General election

The general election saw 49.85% turnout, with 1,350,918 ballots cast. The city of Chicago saw 49.25% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 50.45% turnout. [1] [6] [7]

Assessor

2006 Cook County Assessor election
  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  
Turnout46.37% [1] [8] [7]
 
Candidate James Houlihan Ralph Conner
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,010,400246,186
Percentage80.41%19.59%

Assessor before election

James Houlihan
Democratic

Elected Assessor

James Houlihan
Democratic

In the 2006 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent Assessor James Houlihan, a Democrat first appointed in 1997 who was reelected in 1998 and 2002, was again reelected. [9]

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Assessor Democratic primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Houlihan (incumbent) 492,077 100
Total votes492,077 100

Republican

Cook County Assessor Republican primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ralph Conner 101,053 100
Total votes101,053 100

General election

Cook County Assessor election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Houlihan (incumbent) 1,010,400 80.41
Republican Ralph Conner246,18619.59
Total votes1,256,586 100

Clerk

2006 Cook County Clerk election
  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  
Turnout47.24% [1] [8] [7]
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Candidate David Orr Nancy Carlson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,034,263246,044
Percentage80.78%19.22%

Clerk before election

David Orr
Democratic

Elected Clerk

David Orr
Democratic

In the 2006 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent fourth-term Clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Clerk Democratic primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David D. Orr (incumbent) 520,407 100
Total votes520,407 100

Republican

Cook County Clerk Republican primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nancy Carlson 103,878 100
Total votes103,878 100

General election

Cook County Clerk election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David D. Orr (incumbent) 1,034,263 80.78
Republican Nancy Carlson246,04419.22
Total votes1,280,307 100

Sheriff

2006 Cook County Sheriff election
  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  
Turnout46.53% [1] [8] [7]
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Candidate Tom Dart Peter Garza
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote942,113319,011
Percentage74.70%25.30%

Sheriff before election

Michael F. Sheahan
Democratic

Elected Sheriff

Tom Dart
Democratic

In the 2006 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent fourth-term Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. [10] Democrat Tom Dart was elected to succeed him.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas J. Dart 331,318 61.91
Democratic Sylvester E. Baker, Jr.133,94425.03
Democratic Richard L. Remus69,89913.06
Total votes535,161 100

Republican

Cook County Sheriff Republican primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Peter Garza 102,795 100
Total votes102,795 100

General election

Cook County Sheriff election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas J. Dart 942,113 74.70
Republican Peter Garza319,01125.30
Total votes1,261,124 100

Treasurer

2006 Cook County Treasurer election
  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  
Turnout47.38% [1] [8] [7]
 
Candidate Maria Pappas Erik Peck
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,074,756209,253
Percentage83.70%16.30%

Treasurer before election

Maria Pappas
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Maria Pappas
Democratic

In the 2006 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent second-term Treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 521,488 100
Total votes521,488 100

Republican

Cook County Treasurer Republican primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Erik Peck 101,372 100
Total votes101,372 100

General election

Cook County Treasurer election [1] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 1,074,756 83.70
Republican Erik Peck209,25316.30
Total votes1,284,009 100

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

2006 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  
Turnout47.50% [1] [8] [7]
 
Candidate Todd Stroger Tony Peraica
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote690,945596,212
Percentage53.68%46.32%

President before election

John Stroger (before primary)/
Bobbie L. Steele (before general election)
Democratic

Elected President

Todd Stroger
Democratic

In the 2006 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent President Todd Stroger, a Democrat appointed following the resignation of his father John Stroger, was elected to a full term. Originally, then-incumbent John Stroger had been running for reelection, winning the Democratic primary, before backing-out and also resigning from the presidency.

Primaries

Democratic

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 318,634 53.52
Democratic Forrest Claypool 276,68246.48
Total votes595,316 100

Republican

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tony Peraica 104,807 100
Total votes104,807 100

General election

Suffering health ailments, John Stroger was removed from the ticket in June and replaced by his son Todd Stroger. [11] John Stroger retired in August, and Bobbie L. Steele was appointed to fill out the remainder of his unexpired term. [12]

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Todd H. Stroger 690,945 53.68
Republican Tony Peraica 596,21246.32
Total votes1,287,157 100

Cook County Board of Commissioners

2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  

All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before125
Seats won125
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote924,939276,925
Percentage76.45%22.89%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.90%Decrease2.svg 2.56%

The 2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.

Fifteen members were reelected. One incumbent Democrat withdrew from their election after being renominated, while one incumbent Republican lost his primary. No seat changed parties. [2] [3] [1]

Cook County Board of Review

2006 Cook County Board of Review election
  2004 November 7, 2006 2008  

2 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review
2 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before21
Seats after30
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Seats up11
Races won20

In the 2006 Cook County Board of Review election, two seats, one Democratic-held and one Republican-held, out of its three seats were up for election.

The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term. [13]

1st district

Incumbent second-term member Maureen Murphy, a Republican last reelected in 2002, lost reelection to Democrat Brendan F. Houlihan. This election was to a four-year term. [13]

Primaries

Democratic

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary. [2] [3] Incumbent Republican Maureen Murphy successfully challenged the nomination petitions of the only Democrat running, Brendan Houlihan, meaning that he was removed from the Democratic primary ballot. However, since, consequentially no candidate appeared on the ballot in the Democratic primary, state law enabled the Democratic committeemen from the Board of Review's 1st district to pick a nominee. They ultimately selected Houlihan as their nominee. [14]

Republican
Cook County Board of Review 1st district Republican primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Maureen Murphy (incumbent) 76,100 100
Total votes76,100 100

General election

Cook County Board of Review 1st district election [1] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brendan F. Houlihan 245,227 51.48
Republican Maureen Murphy (incumbent)231,15348.52
Total votes476,380 100

2nd district

Incumbent second-term member Joseph Berrios, a Democrat last reelected in 2002, was reelected. Berrios had not only served since the Board of Review was constituted in 1998, but had also served on its predecessor organization, the Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals, for ten years. This election was to a two-year term. [13]

Primaries

Democratic
Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Berrios (incumbent) 132,358 100
Total votes132,358 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. [2] [3]

General election

Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Berrios (incumbent) 294,148 100
Total votes294,148 100

Water Reclamation District Board

2006 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
  2004 November 7, 2006 2008  

3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
5 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before90
Seats after90
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Seats up30
Races won30

In the 2006 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 race. [2] [3] Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates and the top-three finishers would win.

Incumbent commissioner, Democrat Terrence J. O'Brien, was reelected. [15] Winners also included newly-elected Democrats Debra Shore and Patricia Horton. [16] [17] The two incumbents who did not seek reelection were James Harris and Harry Yourell. [18]

Primaries

Democratic

Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debra Shore 225,051 17.30
Democratic Terrence J. O'Brien (incumbent) 215,757 16.59
Democratic Patricia Horton 165,669 12.74
Democratic James "Jim" Harris162,95112.53
Democratic Frank Avila149,29911.48
Democratic Dean T. Maragos114,6838.82
Democratic Lewis W. Powell, III110,3358.48
Democratic Barrett F. Pedersen92,2937.10
Democratic Boguslaw "Bogie" Stefanski64,5804.97
Total votes1,300,618 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. [2] [3]

General election

Water Reclamation District Board election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debra Shore 864,967 39.49
Democratic Terrence J. O'Brien (incumbent) 680,723 31.08
Democratic Patricia Horton 644,875 29.44
Total votes2,190,565 100

Judicial elections

Partisan elections were held for 27 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies. [1] Other judgeships had retention elections.

Partisan elections were also held for 15 subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies. [1] Other judgeships had retention elections.

Other elections

Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships. [2]

See also

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