2010 Cook County, Illinois, elections

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2010 Cook County, Illinois, elections
←  2008 November 2, 2010 2012  →
Turnout52.68%

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 2, 2010. [1]

Contents

Primaries were held February 2, 2010. [2]

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 district 1, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Election information

2010 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (House and Senate) and those for state elections.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 26.41%, with 761,626 ballots cast. The city of Chicago saw 27.282% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 25.54% turnout. [3] [4]

The general election saw 52.68% turnout, with 1,424,959 ballots cast. The city of Chicago saw 52.88% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 52.48% turnout. [5] [6]

Assessor

2010 Cook County Assessor election
←  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  →
Turnout49.88% [5] [6]
  JosephBerrios (cropped).jpg Forrest Claypool (4013934875).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Joseph Berrios Forrest Claypool Sharon Strobeck-Eckersall
Party Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote648,053427,842237,955
Percentage48.03%31.71%17.64%
Assessor before election

James Houlihan
Democratic

Elected Assessor

Joseph Berrios
Democratic

In the 2010 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent Assessor James Houlihan, a Democrat, first appointed in 1997 who was thrice reelected, did not seek reelection to what would have been a fourth full term. [7] Joseph Berrios was elected to succeed him.

Primaries

Democratic

Candidates

Additionally, Andrea Raila had been a candidate before withdrawing from the race. [9]

Endorsements
Raymond A. Figueroa
Newspapers
Organizations
  • Democratic Party of the 49th Ward [14]
Politicians
Robert Shaw
Newspapers
  • Citizen Newspaper Group [16]
Results
Cook County Assessor Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Berrios 203,397 39.14
Democratic Robert Shaw 177,15534.09
Democratic Raymond A. Figueroa139,16426.78
Total votes519,716 100

Republican

Evanston Township assessor Sharon Strobeck-Eckersall won the Republican primary. [17]

Cook County Assessor Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sharon Strobeck-Eckersall 120,889 100
Total votes120,889 100

Green

Cook County Assessor Green primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Robert C. Grota 2,098 100
Total votes2,098 100

General election

Cook County Assessor election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Berrios 648,053 48.03
Independent Forrest Claypool 427,84231.71
Republican Sharon Strobeck-Eckersall237,95517.64
Green Robert C. Grota35,3782.62
Total votes1,349,228 100

Clerk

2010 Cook County Clerk election
←  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  →
Turnout49.79% [5] [6]
  David Orr on Live from the Heartland July 23 2012 (1).png 3x4.svg
Candidate David Orr Angel Garcia
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,047,462299,449
Percentage77.77%22.23%
Clerk before election

David Orr
Democratic

Elected Clerk

David Orr
Democratic

In the 2010 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent fifth-term Clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Clerk Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David D. Orr (incumbent) 502,817 100
Total votes502,817 100

Republican

Cook County Clerk Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Angel Garcia 122,570 100
Total votes122,570 100

Green

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

General election

Cook County Clerk election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David D. Orr (incumbent) 1,047,462 77.77
Republican Angel Garcia299,44922.23
Total votes1,346,911 100

Sheriff

2010 Cook County Sheriff election
←  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  →
Turnout49.85% [5] [6]
  Tom Dart 2017-06-08 (1).png 3x4.svg
Candidate Tom Dart Frederick Collins
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,041,696257,682
Percentage77.26%19.11%
Sheriff before election

Tom Dart
Democratic

Elected Sheriff

Tom Dart
Democratic

In the 2010 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent first-term Sheriff Tom Dart, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas J. Dart (incumbent) 397,844 76.37
Democratic Sylvester E. Baker Jr.123,09623.63
Total votes520,940 100

Republican

Cook County Sheriff Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frederick Collins 124,228 100
Total votes124,228 100

Green

Cook County Sheriff Green primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Marshall P. Lewis 2,104 100
Total votes2,104 100

General election

Cook County Sheriff election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas J. Dart (incumbent) 1,041,696 77.26
Republican Frederick Collins257,68219.11
Green Marshall P. Lewis48,9303.63
Total votes1,348,308 100

Treasurer

2010 Cook County Treasurer election
←  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  →
Turnout49.91% [5] [6]
 
Candidate Maria Pappas Carol A. Morse
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,042,318307,612
Percentage77.21%22.79%
Treasurer before election

Maria Pappas
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Maria Pappas
Democratic

In the 2010 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent third-term Treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 493,724 100
Total votes493,724 100

Republican

Cook County Treasurer Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carol A. Morse 123,408 100
Total votes123,408 100

Green

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

General election

Cook County Treasurer election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 1,042,318 77.21
Republican Carol A. Morse307,61222.79
Total votes1,349,930 100

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

2010 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
←  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  →
Turnout49.92% [5] [6]
  Toni Preckwinkle (3107244285) white background.jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Toni Preckwinkle Roger A. Keats
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote939,056357,070
Percentage69.54%26.44
President before election

Todd Stroger
Democratic

Elected President

Toni Preckwinkle
Democratic

In the 2010 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent President Todd Stroger, a Democrat appointed in 2006 and elected outright to a full term later that year, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Toni Preckwinkle, who went on to win the general election.

Her victory in this election would make Preckwinkle the first woman to be popularly elected to the office of president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and the second woman overall to hold the position after Bobbie L. Steele. [18]

Primaries

Democratic

Candidates
Polls
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Dorothy A.
Brown		 Forrest
Claypool 		Terrence J.
O'Brien		Toni
Preckwinkle		Todd
Stroger		OtherUndecided
WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune [20] January 16–20, 2010503± 4.4%24%–16%36%11%–12%
WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune [21] [22] December 2–8, 2009502± 4.4%29%–11%20%14%2%11%
Cooper & Secrest Associates [23] November 11–17, 2009605± 4.0%29%—15%16%13%—27%
Fako & Associates for Supporters of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown [24] April 21–22, 2009295± 5.70%21%33%—10%7%—
Bennett, Petts, & Normington for SEIU [25] [26] [27] March 23—25 2009± 4.3–28%–18%23%–36%
Toni Preckwinkle celebrating her Democratic primary victory Preckwinkle wins (4327090314).jpg
Toni Preckwinkle celebrating her Democratic primary victory
Results
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Toni Preckwinkle 281,905 48.99
Democratic Terrence J. O'Brien131,89622.92
Democratic Dorothy A. Brown 83,15014.45
Democratic Todd H. Stroger (incumbent)78,53213.65
Total votes575,483 100

Republican

Candidates
Results
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roger A. Keats 94,398 68.71
Republican John Garrido III42,98631.29
Total votes575,483 100

Green

Candidates
  • Thomas Tresser, activist [30]
Results
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Green primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Thomas Tresser 2,001 100
Total votes2,001 100

General election

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Toni Preckwinkle 939,056 69.54
Republican Roger A. Keats 357,07026.44
Green Thomas Tresser54,2734.02
Total votes1,350,399 100

Cook County Board of Commissioners

2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
←  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  →
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 won134
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote875,019356,573
Percentage67.30%27.42%
SwingDecrease2.svg 9.15%Increase2.svg 4.53%
 Third party
 
Party Green
Seats before0
Seats won0
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote68,644
Percentage5.28%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.62%

The 2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.

Cook County Board of Review

2010 Cook County Board of Review election
←  2008 November 2, 2010 2012  →
1 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review
2 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before30
Seats after21
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Seats up10
Races won01

In the 2010 Cook County Board of Review election, one seat, Democratic-held, out of its three seats was 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. [31]

1st district

Incumbent first-term member Brendan Houlihan, a Democrat who had been elected in 2006, lost reelection to Republican Dan Patlak. This election was to a two-year term. [31]

Primaries

Democratic
Cook County Board of Review 1st district Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brendan F. Houlihan (incumbent) 109,750 100
Total votes109,750 100
Republican
Cook County Board of Review 1st district Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Patlak 48,218 52.51
Republican Sean M. Morrison 43,60047.49
Total votes91,818 100
Green

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

General election

Cook County Board of Review 1st district election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Patlak 256,891 51.69
Democratic Brendan F. Houlihan (incumbent)240,07048.31
Total votes496,961 100

Water Reclamation District Board

2010 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
←  2008 November 2, 2010 2012  →
3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
5 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Democratic Republican Green
Seats before900
Seats after900
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Seats up300
Races won300

In the 2010 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] Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates and the top-three finishers would win.

Two of the incumbents for the three seats were seeking reelection, Democrats Barbara McGowan and Mariyana Spyropoulos. [32] Each won reelection, joined by fellow Democrat Michael A. Alvarez in winning election.

Primaries

Democratic

Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mariyana T. Spyropoulos (incumbent) 180,730 14.78
Democratic Barbara McGowan (incumbent) 179,955 14.72
Democratic Michael A. Alvarez 158,172 12.94
Democratic Kari K. Steele141,64911.59
Democratic Todd Connor130,38310.66
Democratic Maureen Kelly123,59010.11
Democratic Kathleen Mary O'Reilley110,8109.06
Democratic Wallace Davis, III98,6948.07
Democratic Stella B. Black98,5888.06
Total votes1,222,571 100

Republican

Water Reclamation District Board election Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul Chialdikas 101,817 61.44
Republican Jimmy Lee Tillman II 63,914 38.56
Total votes165,731 100

Green

Water Reclamation District Board election Green primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Diana Horton 1,611 37.08
Green John "Jack" Ailey 1,393 32.06
Green Nadine Bopp 1,341 30.86
Total votes4,345 100

General election

Water Reclamation District Board election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael A. Alvarez 679,058 23.10
Democratic Mariyana T. Spyropoulos (incumbent) 669,036 22.76
Democratic Barbara McGowan (incumbent) 659,353 22.43
Republican Paul Chialdikas380,78712.95
Republican Jimmy Lee Tillman II227,5497.74
Green Diana Horton141,9434.83
Green John "Jack" Ailey93,3013.17
Green Nadine Bopp88,8343.02
Total votes2,939,861 100

Judicial elections

8 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies. [1] Other judgeships had retention elections.

13 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies. [1] Other judgeships had retention elections.

Other elections

Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Green committeemen for the suburban townships. [33]

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