2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

2002 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 party Second party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 12 5 Seats won 12 5 Seat change Popular vote 877,738 299,652 Percentage 74.55% 25.45% Swing 4.16% 4.16%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Democratic hold     Republican hold Vote Share:      60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      50–60%     60–70%     >90%

The 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 5, 2002. ^[1] It was preceded by a primary election held on March 19, 2002. ^[2] It coincided with other 2002 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.

As these were the first elections held following the 2000 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.

1st district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earlean Collins (incumbent)	31,784	66.18
	Democratic	Iola McGowan	9,737	20.28
	Democratic	Ivan V. Williams	3,765	7.84
	Democratic	Luther Franklin Spence	2,738	5.70
Total votes			48,024	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. ^{[3] [2]} The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robin Lee Meyer. ^{[5] [1]}

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election ^{[5] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earlean Collins (incumbent)	68,055	89.83
	Republican	Robin Lee Meyer	7,707	10.17
Total votes			75,762	100

2nd district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district

Incumbent fourth-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 ^{[3] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent)	35,617	100
Total votes			35,617	100

Republican

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

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent)	59,011	100
Total votes			59,011	100

3rd district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district

Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent)	52,307	100
Total votes			52,307	100

Republican

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

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election ^{[5] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent)	76,883	100
Total votes			76,883	100

4th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district

Incumbent Commissioner John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent)	63,687	100
Total votes			63,687	100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Republican primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Peoples	1,434	100
Total votes			1,434	100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election ^{[5] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent)	86,415	93.12
	Republican	Nathan Peoples	6,385	6.88
Total votes			92,800	100

5th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Sims (incumbent)	35,249	66.67
	Democratic	Earl B. King	6,344	12.00
	Democratic	Robert E. Fox Jr.	6,093	11.53
	Democratic	Carolyn Alexander Croswell	5,182	9.80
Total votes			52,868	100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Republican primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel "Dan" Wooten	3,957
Total votes			3,957	100

General election

Republican primary winner Daniel "Dan" Wooten withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election ^{[5] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Sims (incumbent)	76,702	100
Total votes			76,702	100

6th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Moran, a Democrat, unsuccessfully sought reelection. Joan Patricia Murphy defeated him for the Democratic nomination, and won the general election unopposed.

Incumbent Moran had been a perennial candidate who, in the 1998 general election, had won an upset victory over incumbent then-Republican Barclay "Bud" Fleming. ^{[6] [7]}

Barclay "Bud" Fleming, who had been ousted in 1998, also unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for this election.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary ^{[4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joan Patricia Murphy	9,905	29.85
	Democratic	John A. Daly	7,846	23.65
	Democratic	Jerry Hurckes	6,756	20.36
	Democratic	Karla Ostantowski Fiaoni	3,024	9.11
	Democratic	Barclay "Bud" Fleming	2,843	8.57
	Democratic	William R. Moran (incumbent)	2,807	8.46
Total votes			33,181	100

Republican

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

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joan Patricia Murphy	66,238	100
Total votes			66,238	100

7th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent)	19,417	100
Total votes			19,417	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. ^{[3] [2]} The Republican Party ultimately nominated Juan Moreno. ^{[5] [1]}

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election ^{[5] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent)	26,491	83.13
	Republican	Juan Moreno	5,377	16.87
Total votes			31,868	100

8th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district

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

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary ^{[3] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roberto Maldonado (incumbent)	26,514	100
Total votes			26,514	100

Republican

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

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roberto Maldonado (incumbent)	38,741	100
Total votes			38,741	100

9th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Martwick	26,796	72.04
	Democratic	Fred Marshall	10,399	27.96
Total votes			37,195	100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent)	14,098	100
Total votes			14,098	100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election ^{[5] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent)	50,343	53.67
	Democratic	Robert Martwick	43,452	46.33
Total votes			93,795	100

10th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	22,357	72.04
	Democratic	Mary Ellen E. Daly	12,127	27.96
Total votes			34,484	100

Republican

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

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	60,457	100
Total votes			60,457	100

11th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 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 ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John P. Daley (incumbent)	55,926	100
Total votes			55,926	100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William J. Walsh	5,150	100
Total votes			5,150	100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election ^{[5] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John P. Daley (incumbent)	69,422	75.85
	Republican	William J. Walsh	22,099	24.15
Total votes			91,521	100

12th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district

Incumbent fourth-term ^[8] Commissioner Ted Lechowicz, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Forrest Claypool who went on to win the general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary ^{[3] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Forrest Claypool	20,663	51.13
	Democratic	Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz (incumbent)	19,748	48.87
Total votes			40,411	100

Republican

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

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Forrest Claypool	53,457	100
Total votes			53,457	100

13th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Larry Suffredin, who went on to win the general election.

Primaries

Democratic

In what was regarded to be an upset, Sutker unseated incumbent Suffredin. ^[9]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Suffredin	20,994	55.89
	Democratic	Calvin R. Sutker (incumbent)	16,567	44.11
Total votes			37,561	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. ^{[3] [2]} The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robert D. Shearer, Jr. ^{[5] [1]}

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election ^{[5] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Suffredin (incumbent)	59,151	69.92
	Republican	Robert D. Shearer, Jr.	25,450	30.08
Total votes			84,601	100

14th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Democratic primary ^{[4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allan M. Monat	15,269	100
Total votes			15,269	100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary ^{[4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregg Goslin (incumbent)	21,288	100
Total votes			21,288	100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregg Goslin (incumbent)	51,691	61.15
	Democratic	Allan M. Monat	32,836	38.85
Total votes			84,527	100

15th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district

Incumbent seventh-term ^[10] Commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary ^{[4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian J. McPartlin	11,611	100
Total votes			11,611	100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary ^{[4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl R. Hansen (incumbent)	7,698	43.45
	Republican	Michael S. Olszewski	5,837	32.95
	Republican	Timothy O. Schneider	4,181	23.60
Total votes			17,716	100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl R. Hansen (incumbent)	38,530	59.56
	Democratic	Brian J. McPartlin	26,165	40.44
Total votes			64,695	100

16th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district

Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tony Peraica, who went on to win the general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Melrose Park Village President Ronald M. Serpico ^[11] won the Democratic primary, defeating lawyer ^[12] William Edward Gomolinski, Patrick "Chico" Hernandez and Stephen J. Mazur.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald M. Serpico, Sr.	9,865	37.58
	Democratic	William Edward Gomolinski	8,634	32.89
	Democratic	Patrick "Chico" Hernandez	4,648	17.71
	Democratic	Stephen J. Mazur	3,105	11.83
Total votes			26,252	100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Peraica	11,813	57.46
	Republican	Allan C. Carr (incumbent)	8,746	42.54
Total votes			20,559	100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election ^{[5] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Peraica	38,858	53.14
	Democratic	Ronald M. Serpico, Sr.	34,262	46.86
Total votes			73,120	100

17th district

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district

Incumbent fourth-term ^[13] Commissioner Herb Schumann, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, who went on to win the general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary ^{[4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Candice Marie Morrison	20,630	100
Total votes			20,630	100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary ^{[4] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman	11,345	51.41
	Republican	Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent)	10,721	48.59
Total votes			22,066	100

General election

Democratic primary winner Candice Marie Morrison withdrew before the election. ^[1]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman	53,212	100
Total votes			53,212	100

Summarizing statistics

Contest summary

Party	Seats held before	Seats contested
Democratic	12	16
Republican	5	10

Vote summary

Party	Popular vote	Seats won
Democratic	877,738 (74.55%)	12
Republican	299,652 (25.45%)	5
Total	1,177,390	—

Fate of incumbents

Party	Total incumbents	Incumbents that sought reelection/retired	Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries	Incumbents that won/lost general election
Democratic	12	12 sought reelection 0 retired	9 won re-nomination 3 lost re-nomination	9 won 0 lost
Republican	5	5 sought reelection 0 retired	3 won re-nomination 2 lost re-nomination	3 won 0 lost

Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members)

Party	Returning members	Newly elected members
Democratic	9	3
Republican	3	2

References

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