Mariyana Spyropoulos

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Spyropoulos launched a campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 Cook County Clerk of Courts election. Incumbent clerk Dorothy Brown was not seeking re-election, creating an open race. Spyropoulos withdrew from the race in September 2019, citing family reasons. [14]

2024 election

Spyropoulos successfully challenged incumbent Cook County Clerk of Courts Iris Martinez in the Democratic primary for the 2024 Cook County Clerk of Courts election.

Ahead of the primary, Spyropoulos was endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party. [15] She also received the endorsement of the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune . [16] Spyropolous' campaign finances benefited from her family's wealth. Ahead of the primary, she personally loaned $1.2 million to her campaign committee. Her mother made an independent expenditure totally $78,000 to purchase billboard advertisements in support of the campaign. [17]

Spyropolous won the general election in November 2024. [18]

Tenure

Spyropolous was sworn-in on December 4, 2024. [19]

Awards and recognition

Electoral history

MWRD

2008
Mariyana Spyropoulos
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 4, 2024
2008 MWRD Democratic primary [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Avila (incumbent) 367,867 17.01
Democratic Kathleen Therese Meany (incumbent) 336,047 15.54
Democratic Cynthia M. Santos (incumbent) 334,427 15.47
Democratic Mariyana T. Spyropolous307,06714.20
Democratic Daine Jones284,62313.16
Democratic Dean T. Maragos212,9679.85
Democratic Derrick David Stinson188,5068.72
Democratic Matthew Podgorski130,7486.05
2010
2010 MWRD Democratic primary [22]
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
2016 MWRD election [23]
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
2016
2016 MWRD Democratic primary [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara McGowan (incumbent) 517,239 24.42
Democratic Mariyana T. Spyropoulos (incumbent) 423,313 19.99
Democratic Josina Morita 388,766 18.36
Democratic Kevin McDevit303,17014.32
Democratic Joseph Daniel Cook321,81415.20
Democratic R. Cary Capparelli163,4827.72
Total votes2,117,784 100
2016 MWRD election [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barara McGowan (incumbent) 1,150,063 28.79
Democratic Mariyana T. Spyropoulos (incumbent) 951,773 23.83
Democratic Josina Morita 919,714 23.03
Green Karen Roothaan343,9308.61
Green George Milkowski308,5767.73
Green Michael Smith320,1628.02
Total votes3,994,218 100
2022
2022 MWRD Democratic primary [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mariyana T. Spyropoulos (incumbent) 257,580 22.24
Democratic Patricia Theresa Flynn 201,003 17.35
Democratic Yumeka Brown 185,222 15.99
Democratic Sharon Waller149,16512.88
Democratic Precious W. Brady-Davis 126,67210.94
Democratic Frank Avila99,8158.62
Democratic Rick Garcia76,0196.56
Democratic Cristina P. Nonato62,7385.42
Total votes1,158,214 100
2022 MWRD election [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mariyana T. Spyropoulos (incumbent) 865,103 29.56
Democratic Patricia Theresa Flynn 766,291 26.18
Democratic Yumeka Brown 710,037 24.26
Republican R. Cary Capparelli365,67112.49
Green Mark E. Buettner219,7717.51
Total votes2,926,813 100

Clerk of Courts

2024
2024 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mariyana Spyropoulos
Democratic Iris Y. Martinez (incumbent)
Total votes100
2024 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mariyana Spyropoulos
Republican Lupe Aguirre
Libertarian Michael Murphy
Total votes100

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