1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

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1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
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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 won125
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote791,445332,957
Percentage70.39%29.61%

The 1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 3, 1998. [1] It was preceded by a primary election held on March 17, 1998. [2] It coincided with other 1998 Cook County, Illinois, elections (including the election for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners). It saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.

Contents

1st district

Incumbent commissioner Darlena Williams-Burnett, a Democrat appointed in 1997 after fellow Democrat Danny K. Davis resigned to serve in the United States House of Representatives, lost renomination in the Democratic primary to Earlean Collins. [2] [3] [4] [5] Collins would go on to win the general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Earlean Collins 15,001 45.26
Democratic Darlena Williams-Burnett (incumbent)11,96836.11
Democratic Lori L. Jordan3,2719.87
Democratic Brenetta Howell Barrett2,9018.75
Total votes33,141 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Luther Franklin Spence 1,583 100
Total votes1,583 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Earlean Collins 62,134 88.80
Republican Luther Franklin Spence7,83511.20
Total votes69,969 100

2nd district

Incumbent third-term commissioner Bobbie L. Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent) 26,141 100
Total votes26,141 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary. [2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent) 61,487 100
Total votes61,487 100

3rd district

Incumbent commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed office in 1985, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 38,266 100
Total votes38,266 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nathan Peoples 1,385 100
Total votes1,385 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 72,279 91.25
Republican Nathan Peoples6,9288.75
Total votes79,207 100

4th district

Incumbent commissioner John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 51,551 100
Total votes51,551 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary. [2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 91,847 100
Total votes91,847 100

5th district

Incumbent first-term commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deborah Sims (incumbent) 20,457 55.04
Democratic William "Bill" Lockhart16,71144.96
Total votes37,168 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary. [2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deborah Sims (incumbent) 75,008 100
Total votes75,008 100

6th district

Incumbent first-term commissioner Bud Fleming, a Republican, unsuccessfully sought reelection, being unseated by Democratic nominee William Moran. [6] Moran's victory of Flemming was considered an upset victory. Before winning this race, Moran had been regarded as a perennial candidate. [7] [8]

Primaries

Democratic

William Moran, who had never held office, defeated John David Desimone, who had served as President of the Chicago Heights Park District since 1995. [9]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Moran 10,089 58.26
Democratic John David Desimone7,22941.74
Total votes17,318 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barclav "Bud" Fleming (incumbent) 7,670 51.21
Republican Cindy Panayotovich7,30948.79
Total votes14,979 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Moran 36,771 50.40
Republican Barclav "Bud" Fleming (incumbent)36,18649.60
Total votes72,957 100

7th district

Incumbent first-term commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) 15,120 100
Total votes15,120 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Irma C. Lopez 1,156 100
Total votes1,156 100

General election

Republican primary winner Irma C. Lopez was replaced on the ballot by Alberto Alva.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) 25,587 84.27
Republican Alberto Alva4,96215.73
Total votes30,549 100

8th district

Incumbent first-term commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Incumbent Roberto Maldono was challenged by Francisco Duprey, who had served as the director of school services for Chicago Public Schools and had also led Chicago's Department of Economic Development. [10] [11]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) 12,619 64.97
Democratic Francisco Duprey6,80335.03
Total votes19,422 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary. [2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) 31,356 100
Total votes31,356 100

9th district

Incumbent first-term commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joan A. Sullivan 17,569 63.66
Democratic Frank Nino10,02936.34
Total votes27,598 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) 8,534 100
Total votes8,534 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) 47,720 55.76
Democratic Joan A. Sullivan37,85444.24
Total votes85,574 100

10th district

Incumbent second-term commissioner Maria Pappas, a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for Cook County Treasurer. Democrat Mike Quigley was elected to succeed her in office.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Quigley 11,185 44.78
Democratic Ralph Martire6,79927.22
Democratic Peter Miller2,60410.43
Democratic Brian J. Berg2,53610.15
Democratic Stefanos "Scott" Venable1,8547.42
Total votes24,978 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary. [2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Quigley 56,208 100
Total votes56,208 100

11th district

Incumbent commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 42,616 100
Total votes42,616 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Walsh 3,541 100
Total votes3,541 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 70,457 76.49
Republican William Walsh21,65423.51
Total votes92,111 100

12th district

Incumbent third-term [12] commissioner Ted Lechowicz, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz (incumbent) 22,785 48.87
Total votes22,785 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. [1]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz (incumbent) 47,588 100
Total votes47,588 100

13th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Calvin R. Sutker (incumbent) 22,650 100
Total votes22,650 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary. [2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Calvin R. Sutker (incumbent) 53,277 70.74
Republican Ellen R. Schrodt22,03729.26
Total votes75,314 100

14th district

Incumbent commissioner Richard Siebel, a Republican, did not seek reelection. Republican Gregg Goslin was elected to succeed him.

Primaries

Democratic

No candidates ran in the Democratic primary. [2]

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gregg Goslin 10,539 51.38
Republican Delores Stephan9,97448.62
Total votes20,513 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gregg Goslin 45,781 59.27
Democratic Joyce Thompson Fitzgerald31,45840.73
Total votes77,239 100

15th district

Incumbent sixth-term [13] commissioner Carl R. Hansen, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bridget Mary White 3,955 63.24
Democratic Ronald G. Bobkowski2,29936.76
Total votes11,611 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 8,047 50.72
Republican Michael S. Olszewski5,43134.23
Republican Kenneth B. Dubinsky2,38815.05
Total votes15,866 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 35,681 61.00
Democratic Bridget Mary White22,81039.00
Total votes58,491 100

16th district

Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Bertone 9,970 100
Total votes9,970 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Allan C. Carr (incumbent) 13,934 100
Total votes13,934 100

General election

Democratic nominee John E. Bertone withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot. [14]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan C. Carr (incumbent) 53,453 100
Total votes53,453 100

17th district

Incumbent third-term [15] commissioner Herb Schumann, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John K. Murphy 10,227 100
Total votes10,227 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent) 15,613 100
Total votes15,613 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent) 50,720 56.82
Democratic John K. Murphy38,54543.18
Total votes89,265 100

Summarizing statistics

Contest summary
PartySeats held beforeSeats contested
Democratic1116
Republican611
Vote summary
PartyPopular voteSeats won
Democratic791,445 (70.39%)12
Republican332,957 (29.61%)5
Total1,124,402—
Fate of incumbents
PartyTotal incumbentsIncumbents that sought reelection/retiredIncumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primariesIncumbents that won/lost general election
Democratic1110 sought reelection
1 retired		9 won re-nomination
1 lost re-nomination		9 won
0 lost
Republican65 sought reelection
1 retired		5 won re-nomination
0 lost re-nomination		4 won
1 lost
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members)
PartyReturning membersNewly elected members
Democratic93
Republican41

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 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1998" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerkil.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Darlena Williams-Burnett". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "CHICAGO OBSERVER". Crain's Chicago Business. December 12, 1998. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Editorial board questionnaires and endorsements -- chicagotribune.com". primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ Ziemba, Stanleyriter Janice Neumann contributed to this (November 1, 2001). "County Board contest big draw". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Editorial board questionnaires and endorsements -- chicagotribune.com". primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ "CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ Smith, Scott D. (March 6, 1998). "6th District Democrats gear up for showdown". nwitimes.com. The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ O'Brien, Dennis (September 6, 1996). "OFFICIAL ADMITS PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF BUS PROBLEMS". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  11. ↑ Galvan, Manuel (September 16, 1986). "HISPANIC ALDERMAN MAY GO AFTER WASHINGTON'S JOB". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ex-Cook Commissioner 'Ted' Lechowicz dies". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. January 5, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  13. ↑ Pohl, Kimberly (February 3, 2010). "Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen Dies -- Daily Herald". prev.dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  14. ↑ Cohen, Laurie; Becker, Robert; Pallasch, Abdon M. (October 28, 1998). "AN INVISIBLE CANDIDATE OUT OF RACE". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  15. ↑ "HERBERT T. SCHUMANN SR". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. November 21, 1990. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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