Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district
District
District 3
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Townships and equal jurisdictions	list Chicago Worth Township
Government
• Type	District
• Body	Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Commissioner	Bill Lowry (D)

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Bill Lowry, a Democrat.

History

The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of having two multi-member districts districts: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County. ^[1]

Geography

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it covered parts of the South Side of Chicago and southwest suburbs of Cook County. ^{[2] [3]}

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census. ^[4]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago, as well as portions of Worth Township. ^[5]

2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, laid entirely within the city of Chicago, including part of the central city and the South Side. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

The district was 21.95 square miles (14,046.55 acres). ^[8]

2022 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States Census, continues to lay primary within the city of Chicago. It now also contains a portion of Worth Township. ^[9]

Politics

All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats. The district has voted strongly Democratic in its Cook County Board of Commissioners elections.

List of commissioners representing the district

Commissioner	Party	Years	Electoral history
Jerry Butler	Democratic	December 1994–December 2018	Previously served two terms as commissioner from Chicago at-large; elected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Bill Lowry	Democratic	December 2018–present	Elected in 2018 and 2022

Election results

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general elections
Year	Winning candidate	Party	Vote (pct)	Opponent	Party	Vote (pct)
1994	Jerry "Iceman" Butler	Democratic		Clara Simms-Johnson	Republican
1998 [10]	Jerry "Iceman" Butler	Democratic	72,279 (91.25%)	Nathan Peoples	Republican	6,928 (8.75%)
2002 [11] [12]	Jerry "Iceman" Butler	Democratic	76,883 (100%)
2006 [13]	Jerry "Iceman" Butler	Democratic	73,932 (89.86%)	Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo	Republican	8,340 (10.14%)
2010 [14]	Jerry "Iceman" Butler	Democratic	78,106 (88.84%)	Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo	Green	9,809 (11.16%)
2014 [15]	Jerry "Iceman" Butler	Democratic	77,354 (100%)
2018 [16]	Bill Lowry	Democratic	101,576 (89.57%)	George Blakemore	Republican	11,834 (10.43%)
2022 [17]	Bill Lowry	Democratic	75,868 (100%)

References

1. "Choices for Cook County Board". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
2. "Endorsements for Cook County Board". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. March 3, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
3. "ENDORSEMENTS FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
4. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
5. "Commissioner District 1" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
6. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
7. "Historical - Cook County Commissioner District Map | Cook County Open Data". Cook County. Cook County Government. June 24, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
8. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 3, Commissioner Bill Lowry (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
9. "Election Viewer". maps.cookcountyil.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
10. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
11. "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
12. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
13. "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
14. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
15. "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
16. "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
17. "Tabulated Statement of the Returns and Proclamation of the Results of the Canvass of the Election Returns for the November 8, 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Held in Each of the Precincts in Cook County, Illinois Including the City of Chicago" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerkil.gov. Cook County Clerk. 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.