2024 Cook County, Illinois, elections

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2024 Cook County, Illinois, elections
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The Cook County, Illinois, general election were held on November 5, 2024. [1] Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, State's Attorney, Board of Commissioners district 1, Cook County Board of Review district 1, four seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. [2]

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Primary elections, held using the open primary system, took place on March 19, 2024. [1] [3]

Clerk of the Circuit Court

2024 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election
←  2020 November 5, 20242028 →
 
Candidate Mariyana Spyropoulos Lupe AguirreMichael Murphy
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote1,322,315498,205124,368
Percentage67.99%25.62%6.39%
Clerk before election

Iris Martinez
Democratic

Elected Clerk

Mariyana T. Spyropoulos
Democratic

The incumbent first-term clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Iris Martinez, ran for re-election, but was defeated for re-nomination by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos. In the Republican and Libertarian party primaries, one candidate each ran uncontested. Spyropoulos won the general election with 68% of the vote.

Democratic party primary

In the Democratic primary election, Martinez faced a challenge from Mariyana Spyropoulos, who had served as Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner since 2016.

Candidates

CandidateExperienceCampaignRef
Iris Martinez Incumbent Website [usurped] [4]
Mariyana T. Spyropoulos Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner (2016-present) Website [4]
Results
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mariyana T. Spyropoulos 329,635 65.17
Democratic Iris Y. Martinez (incumbent)176,19534.83
Total votes505,830 100.0

Republican party primary

Lupe Aguirre ran uncontested in the Republican primary election. [2]

Libertarian party primary

Michael Murphy ran uncontested in the Libertarian primary election. [2]

General election

Results
Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mariyana T. Spyropoulos 1,322,315 67.99 −5.04%
Republican Lupe Aguirre498,20525.62−1.35%
Libertarian Michael Murphy124,3686.39N/A
Total votes1,944,888 100.0
Democratic hold

State's Attorney

Incumbent second-term Cook County State's Attorney, Kim Foxx, retired at the end of her term on December 1, 2024. Two candidates were running in the Democratic primary election, and one candidate each is running uncontested in the Republican and Libertarian primary elections.

2024 Cook County State's Attorney election
←  2020 November 5, 20242028 →
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Candidate Eileen O'Neill Burke Bob Fioretti
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,315,970551,617
Percentage67.36%28.23%
State's Attorney before election

Kim Foxx
Democratic

Elected State's Attorney

Eileen O'Neill Burke
Democratic

Democratic party primary

Candidates

CandidateExperienceCampaignRef
Clayton Harris IIILecturer in public policy at the University of Chicago
Former assistant state's attorney		 Website [5]
Eileen O'Neill Burke Former judge on the Illinois First District Appellate Court (2016-2023) and Cook County Circuit Court (2008-2016) Website [5]
Results
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eileen O'Neill Burke 264,428 50.15
Democratic Clayton Harris III262,85749.85
Total votes527,285 100.0

Republican party primary

Bob Fioretti, former Chicago City Council member and perennial candidate, was running uncontested in the Republican primary election. [2]

Libertarian party primary

Andrew Charles Kopinski is running uncontested in the Libertarian primary election. [2]

General election

Results
Cook County State’s Attorney election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eileen O'Neill Burke 1,315,970 67.36 +13.15%
Republican Bob Fioretti 551,61728.23−10.85%
Libertarian Andrew Charles Kopinski86,1544.41−2.30%
Total votes1,953,761 100.0
Democratic hold

Clerk

2024 Cook County Clerk special election
←  2022 November 5, 20242026 →
 
CandidateMonica GordonMichelle Pennington
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,320,946530,680
Percentage68.30%27.44%
Clerk before election

Cedric Giles
Democratic

Elected Clerk

Monica Gordon
Democratic

General election

2024 Cook County Clerk special election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Monica Gordon 1,320,946 68.30 −3.28
Republican Michelle Pennington530,68027.44+1.18
Libertarian Joseph Schreiner82,5264.26+2.10
Total votes1,934,152 100.0

Board of Commissioners, 1st district (special election)

2024 Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district special election
←  2022 November 5, 20242026 →
 
CandidateTara StampsJames Humay
Party Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote94,35310,828
Percentage89.71%10.29%
Commissioner before election

Tara Stamps
Democratic

Elected Commissioner

Tara Stamps
Democratic

In the 2022 election, Brandon Johnson was re-elected as commissioner for the 1st district on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. After his election as Mayor of Chicago in 2023, Tara Stamps was appointed to replace him. [6] Stamps is running for re-election to a full term, and faces a challenger in the Democratic primary election.

Democratic party primary

Candidates

CandidateExperienceCampaignRef
Tara StampsIncumbent Website [7]
Zerlina Smith-MembersPolitical consultant and perennial candidate Website [7]

General election

2024 Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district special election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Tara Stamps (incumbent) 94,353 89.71 −3.16
Libertarian James Humay10,82810.29+3.16
Total votes105,181 100.0

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iris Martinez</span> American politician

Iris Y. Martinez is an American politician and administrator. In 2020, she was elected clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. She previously served as a member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 20th district from 2003 until becoming clerk. A member of the Democratic Party, she rose to Assistant Majority Leader in the State Senate. As court clerk and as a state senator, she is the first Latina to have held either of those offices.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 3, 2020. Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, State's Attorney, Cook County Board of Review district 1, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 8, 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general elections were held on November 8, 2022. Primaries were held on June 28, 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 2, 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 7, 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1998 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 3, 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1990 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 1990.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1988 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 8, 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1986 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1984 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1994 Cook County, Illinois, elections</span>

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 8, 1994.

Mariyana Spyropoulos is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. She was previously a member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners.

References

  1. 1 2 Illinois State Board of Elections (September 7, 2023). "State of Illinois 2024 Election Campaign & Finance Calendar" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ↑ "State Primary Election Types". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. 1 2 "Democratic Party politics loom large over fight for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk". WBEZ Chicago. 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  5. 1 2 Myers, Quinn (2024-03-06). "Meet The 2 Democrats Running For Cook County State's Attorney". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  6. ↑ Novelo, Allison (2023-06-21). "Democrats choose community activist and CTU worker Tara Stamps to fill Mayor Brandon Johnson's old County Board seat". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  7. 1 2 "CTU staffer fights to keep Mayor Johnson's former seat on the Cook County Board". Chicago Sun-Times. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-18.


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