1986 Cook County, Illinois, elections

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1986 Cook County, Illinois, elections
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←  1984 November 4, 1986 1988  →
Turnout55.95%

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 1986. [1]

Contents

Primaries were held March 18, 1986. [2]

Elections were held for the offices of Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, State's Attorney, Superintendent of Education Service Region, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, both seats of the Cook County Board of Appeals, 3 seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Election information

1986 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate and House) and those for state elections.

Voter turnout

Primary election

Vote totals of primaries [2]
PrimaryChicago vote totalsSuburban Cook County vote totalsTotal Cook County vote totals
Democratic 548,326124,471672,799
Republican 25,96279,517105,479
Nonpartisan3,65413,94817,602
Total577,942217,936795,880

General election

The general election saw turnout of 55.95%, with 1,476,370 ballots cast. [1] [3] Chicago saw 841,085 ballots cast, and suburban Cook County saw 635,2865 ballots cast. [1]

Straight-ticket voting

Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1986. [1]

PartyNumber of
straight-ticket
votes [1]
Democratic 52,099
Republican 162,362
Allin Walker Party17
Illinois Solidarity 951
Libertarian 683
Socialist Workers 951
Quality Cong. Rep.421

Assessor

1986 Cook County Assessor election
← 1982November 4, 1986 1990  →
Turnout50.30% [1] [3]
  Thomas Hynes circa 1977 (1).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Thomas Hynes Le Roy M. Graham
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote969,500357,758
Percentage73.05%26.95%
Assessor before election

Thomas Hynes
Democratic

Elected Assessor

Thomas Hynes
Democratic

In the 1986 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent third-term assessor Thomas Hynes, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Assessor Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas C. Hynes (incumbent) 405,270 100
Total votes405,270 100

Republican

By winning the Republican nomination, Le Roy M. Graham became the first black candidate to run countywide as a Republican nominee. [4]

Cook County Assessor Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Le Roy M. Graham 77,243 100
Total votes77,243 100

General election

Cook County Assessor election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas C. Hynes (incumbent) 969,500 73.05
Republican Le Roy M. Graham357,75826.95
Total votes1,327,258 100

Clerk

1986 Cook County Clerk election
← 1982November 4, 1986 1990  →
Turnout51.56% [1] [3]
 
Candidate Stanley Kusper Diana Nelson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote929,949430,568
Percentage68.35%31.35%
Clerk before election

Stanley Kusper
Democratic

Elected Clerk

Stanley Kusper
Democratic

In the 1986 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent third-term clerk Stanley Kusper, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Incumbent Stanley Kusper defeated two challengers to win renomination.

The more successful of Kusper's two challengers was Jeanne Quinn, who four years earlier had become the first Democrat to be elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners from suburban Cook County in half a century. Instead of seeking reelection, she instead opted to launch a challenge to Kusper. [1] [5] Kusper's other challenger was 28-year-old millionaire businessman Patrick M. Finley. [6]

Cook County Clerk Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stanley T. Kusper, Jr. 255,761 45.73
Democratic Jeanne P. Quinn218,44230.08
Democratic Patrick M. Finley95,11515.22
Total votes569,318 100

Republican

Former Illinois state representative Diana Nelson won the Republican primary. [1] [7]

Cook County Clerk Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Diana Nelson 80,639 100
Total votes80,639 100

General election

Cook County Clerk election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stanley T. Kusper, Jr. 929,949 68.35
Republican Diana Nelson 430,56831.35
Total votes1,360,517 100

Sheriff

1986 Cook County Sheriff election
← 1982November 4, 1986 1990  →
Turnout52.30% [1] [3]
  3x4.svg Richard Elrod, circa 1969 (3x4).jpg
Candidate James E. O'Grady Richard Elrod
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote706,659673,233
Percentage51.12%48.79%
Sheriff before election

Richard Elrod
Democratic

Elected Sheriff

James E. O'Grady
Republican

In the 1986 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent fourth-term sheriff Richard Elrod, a Democrat, was defeated by Republican James E. O'Grady.

O'Grady became the first Republican elected to a countywide executive office in Cook County since Bernard Carey was elected to his final term as Cook County State's Attorney in 1976. [8]

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard J. Elrod (incumbent) 418,843 100
Total votes418,843 100

Republican

Cook County Sheriff Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James E. O'Grady 82,185 100
Total votes82,185 100

General election

O'Grady won the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune for the general election. [9]

O'Grady's victory came from winning the county's suburbs by a 2-1 margin. He also performed well in some of the ethnically white wards of Chicago, being able to cary 14 of the city's 50 wards. [10]

Cook County Sheriff election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James E. O'Grady 706,659 51.12
Democratic Richard J. Elrod (incumbent)673,23348.79
Total votes1,379,892 100

Superintendent of Education Service Region

1986 Superintendent of the Cook County Education Service Region election
← 1982November 4, 1986 1990  →
Turnout49.20% [1] [3]
 
Candidate Richard J. Martwick Tony Torres
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote824,384473,694
Percentage63.51%36.49%
Superintendent before election

Richard J. Martwick
Democratic

Elected Superintendent

Richard J. Martwick
Democratic

In the 1986 Superintendent of the Cook County Education Service Region election, incumbent third-term superintendent Richard J. Martwick, a Democrat, was reelected. [1] [11]

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Superintendent of Education Service Region Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard J. Marwick (incumbent) 297,358 72.36
Democratic Tom Van Dam113,59927.64
Total votes410,957 100

Republican

No candidate ran in the Republican primary. [2] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Tony Torres. [1]

General election

Cook County Superintendent of Education Service Region election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard J. Martwick (incumbent) 824,384 63.51
Republican Tony Torres473,69436.49
Total votes1,298,078 100

Treasurer

1986 Cook County Treasurer election
← 1982November 4, 1986 1990  →
Turnout50.62% [1] [3]
 
Candidate Edward J. Rosewell Richard M. Hetzer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote905,190410,909
Percentage68.78%31.22%
Treasurer before election

Edward J. Rosewell
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Edward J. Rosewell
Democratic

In the 1986 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent third-term [12] treasurer Edward J. Rosewell, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward J. Rosewell (incumbent) 399,143 100
Total votes399,143 100

Republican

Cook County Treasurer Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard M. Hetzer 77,901 100
Total votes77,901 100

General election

Cook County Treasurer election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward J. Rosewell (incumbent) 905,190 68.78
Republican Richard M. Hetzer410,90931.22
Total votes1,316,099 100

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

1986 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 1982November 4, 1986 1990  →
Turnout50.54% [1] [3]
  George Dunne (72nd Illinois General Assembly).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate George Dunne Joseph D. Mathewson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote808,126525,288
Percentage60.61%39.39%
President before election

George Dunne
Democratic

Elected President

George Dunne
Democratic

In the 1986 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent president George Dunne, a Democrat that had held the office since 1969, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George W. Dunne 435,063 100
Total votes435,063 100

Republican

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph D. Mathewson 63,625 100
Total votes63,625 100

General election

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George W. Dunne 808,126 60.61
Republican Joseph D. Mathewson525,28839.39
Total votes1,333,414 100

Cook County Board of Commissioners

1986 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 1982November 4, 1986 1990  →
All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before116
Seats won107
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote6,766,1823,689,203
Percentage64.71%35.29%

The 1986 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms in two sets of elections (ten elected from an election held in the city of Chicago and seven elected from and election held in suburban Cook County).

Democrats lost a seat, and Republicans, conversely, gained a seat.

City of Chicago

Ten seats were elected from the City of Chicago.

Primaries

Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners Chicago Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George W. Dunne (incumbent) 270,744 8.68
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 215,292 6.90
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 196,824 6.31
Democratic Samuel G. Vaughan (incumbent) 161,586 5.18
Democratic Charles R. Bernardini 153.272 4.92
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele 143,577 4.60
Democratic Irene C. Hernandez (incumbent) 135,026 4.33
Democratic Frank A. Damato 132,098 4.24
Democratic Marco Domico 129,186 4.14
Democratic Rose-Marie Love 127,975 4.10
Democratic Lilia T. Delgado122,7943.94
Democratic Michael L. Nardulli 116,8503.75
Democratic Edward H. Mazur115,1173.69
Democratic Frank D. Stemberk 114,7503.68
Democratic Sidney L. "Sid" Ordower109,5293.51
Democratic Stephen T. Hynes98,5063.16
Democratic Michael Patrick Hogan95,8763.07
Democratic Daniel P. O'Brien86,8492.79
Democratic Mary Therese Dunne79,0662.54
Democratic Chester T. Stanislawski68,5292.20
Democratic Gregory J. Wojowski59,9431.92
Democratic John T. McGuire58,1171.86
Democratic William J. Donohue54,2881.74
Democratic Charles R. Bowen51.5521.65
Democratic Joseph McAfee46,4931.49
Democratic James W. Flint46,1281.48
Democratic Ginger E. Andrews41,8671.34
Democratic Carmine Castrovillari36,4791.14
Democratic Robert Mercurio29,8210.96
Democratic John Fraire21,3410.68
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners Chicago Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Catania 13,501 9.85
Republican Richard D. Murphy 13,417 9.79
Republican Brenda A. Sheriff 12,994 9.48
Republican Julia Fairfax 12,923 9.43
Republican Brian G. Doherty 12,839 9.36
Republican William Allen E. Boyd 12,684 9.25
Republican Stephan J. Evans 12,669 9.24
Republican Charles J. Fogel 12,517 9.13
Republican LaFaye L. Casey 12,133 8.85
Republican Paul J. Taxey 10,967 8.00
Republican William M. Cronin10,4647.63

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners Chicago election [1] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George W. Dunne (incumbent) 569,517 8.60
Democratic Charles R. Bernardini 528,928 7.99
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 527,951 7.58
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 520,930 7.87
Democratic Irene C. Hernandez (incumbent) 506,389 7.65
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele 503,110 7.60
Democratic Frank A. Damato 499,689 7.55
Democratic Samuel G. Vaughan (incumbent) 596,454 7.50
Democratic Marco Domico 485,772 7.34
Democratic Rose-Marie Love 482,230 7.29
Republican Susan Catania 205,2193.10
Republican Richard D. Murphy158,0412.39
Republican Brian G. Doherty 156,2072.36
Republican Brenda A. Sheriff146,6312.22
Republican Julia Fairfax142,9902.16
Republican William Allen E. Boyd141,7122.14
Republican LaFaye L. Casey140,1802.12
Republican Charles J. Fogel138,6672.09
Republican Stephan J. Evans137,3562.07
Republican Paul J. Taxey131,9571.99

Suburban Cook County

Primaries

Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners suburban Cook County Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joan P. Murphy 75,981 13.85
Democratic Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky 72,315 13.18
Democratic Kevin J. Conlon 71,012 12.94
Democratic John D. Rita 70,835 12.91
Democratic Andrew "Andy" Przybylo 67,167 12.24
Democratic Renee H. Thaler 67,072 12.22
Democratic John J. Lattner 62,287 11.35
Democratic Edward J. King62,01511.30
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners suburban Cook County Republican primary [2] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bernard Carey (incumbent) [15] 54,525 13.21
Republican Mary M. McDonald (incumbent) 47,117 11.43
Republican Joseph I. Woods (incumbent) 43,912 10.64
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 42,499 10.30
Republican Harold L. Tyrrell (incumbent) 41,272 10.00
Republican Richard A. Siebel (incumbent) 39,733 9.63
Republican Joseph D. Mathewson 38,207 9.26
Republican Patricia J. Semrow28,8877.00
Republican Gordon Scott Hirsch27,2296.60
Republican Thomas E. Brennan25,3656.15
Republican C. Robert McDonald23,8555.78

General election

Republican nominee Bernard Carey was replaced on the ballot by Robert P. Gooley, as Carey opted to instead run for Illinois Attorney General, replacing James T. Ryan as the Republican nominee for that election. [15]

Cook County Board of Commissioners suburban Cook County election [1] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mary M. McDonald (incumbent) 339,214 9.08
Republican Joseph D. Mathewson 336,097 9.00
Republican Harold L. Tyrrell (incumbent) 317,481 8.50
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 314,145 8.41
Republican Richard A. Siebel (incumbent) 310,800 8.32
Republican Joseph I. Woods (incumbent) 303,068 8.11
Republican Robert P. Gooley 269,438 7.21
Democratic Joan P. Murphy 262,6997.03
Democratic Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky 239,5176.41
Democratic John J. Lattner 229,3526.14
Democratic Kevin J. Conlon216,3945.79
Democratic Andrew "Andy" Przybylo209,5035.61
Democratic John D. Rita198,4035.31
Democratic Renee H. Thaler189,3445.07

Cook County Board of Appeals

1986 Cook County Board of Appeals election
← 1982November 4, 1986 1988 (special)  →
2 of 2 seats on the Cook County Board of Review
 First partySecond party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before20
Seats after20
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

In the 1986 Cook County Board of Appeals election, both seats on the board were up for election. The election was an at-large election.

One incumbent Democrat, Pat Quinn, did not seek reelection, instead running for Illinois Treasurer. The other incumbent Democrat, Harry H. Semrow, sought reelection.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Appeals Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wilson Frost 331,593 41.44
Democratic Harry H. Semrow (incumbent) 249,728 31.21
Democratic John W. McCaffrey218,84927.35

Republican

Cook County Board of Appeals Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kenneth R. Hurst 73,459 50.48
Republican Ronald M. Hamelberg 72,055 49.52

General election

Cook County Board of Appeals Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wilson Frost 796,663 31.68
Democratic Harry H. Semrow (incumbent) 756,164 30.07
Republican Kenneth R. Hurst491,49119.55
Republican Ronald M. Hamelberg470,05118.69

Water Reclamation District Board

1986 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
←  1984 November 4, 1986 1988  →
3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

In the 1986 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. [1] All three Democratic nominees won. [1]

Judicial elections

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

Other elections

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

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1986" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ Graham, LeRoy M. (July 31, 1986). "GOP 'OPENING'". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Simmons, Dan (August 12, 2009). "JEANNE QUINN: 1945-2009". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ Dold, R. Bruce; Cohen, Laurie (January 23, 1986). "COUNTY CLERK CANDIDATE GENEROUS AS HE IS ORNERY". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tirbune. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ Neal, Steve (October 14, 1985). "EX-REP. NELSON WEIGHS RACE FOR COUNTY CLERK". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ Burleigh, Nina (December 1988). "Jim O'Grady: Cook County GOP's 'perfect candidate'". Illinois Issues. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  9. ↑ "FOR COOK COUNTY SHERIFF: O'GRADY . . ". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1986. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ O`Connor, Matt (November 8, 1990). "GOP'S HOPES FOR O'GRADY GO SOUR". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  11. ↑ Martwick, Robert (February 28, 2018). "House Resolution 0869 - 100th General Assembly". Illinois General Assembly . Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ O'Connor, Matt (November 26, 1998). "ROSEWELL MAKES DEAL IN GHOST-JOBS PROBE". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Cook County Board - City of Chicago Race - Nov 04, 1986". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  14. 1 2 "COOK COUNTY COMMISSION". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune and League of Women Voters of Illinois. October 26, 1986. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  15. 1 2 Dold, R. Bruce (October 30, 1986). "CAREY FIGHTS HARTIGAN'S LEAD IN ATTORNEY GENERAL CONTEST". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
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