The 2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 4, 2014.[1] It was preceded by a primary election held on March 18, 2014.[2] It coincided with other 2014 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.
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Fifteen members were reelected. One member did not seek reelection and one member was defeated in their party's primary, which meant that a total of two individuals were newly elected. The Democratic Party ran nominees for fifteen of the seventeen seats, while Republicans ran nominees for only five of the seats.
As these were the first elections held following the 2010 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.[3]
Democrats ran nominees in races for fifteen of the seventeen seats. Republicans ran nominees in races for five seats. In races for twelve seats, Democratic nominees faced no opponents on the ballot. In races for two seats, Republican nominees faced no opponents on the ballot. As a result, only three general election races were contested between Democratic and Republican nominees.
1st district
editIncumbent fourth-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Richard Boykin was elected to succeed him.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard R. Boykin | 7,288 | 30.38 | |
| Democratic | Blake Sercye | 6,118 | 25.51 | |
| Democratic | Isaac "Ike" Carothers | 5,602 | 23.35 | |
| Democratic | Brenda Smith | 4,111 | 17.14 | |
| Democratic | Ronald Lawless | 868 | 3.62 | |
| Total votes | 23,987 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard R. Boykin | 68,305 | 99.36 | |
| Write-in | Others | 441 | 0.64 | |
| Total votes | 68,746 | 100 | ||
2nd district
editIncumbent second-term commissioner Robert Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert B. Steele (incumbent) | 13,365 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 13,365 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert B. Steele (incumbent) | 57,091 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 57,091 | 100 | ||
3rd district
editIncumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 19,830 | 81.79 | |
| Democratic | Rosemary Reeves | 4,415 | 18.21 | |
| Total votes | 24,245 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 77,354 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 77,354 | 100 | ||
4th district
editIncumbent Commissioner Stanley Moore, a Democrat who was appointed to the office in 2013, was reelected to a full term.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stanley S. Moore (incumbent) | 15,649 | 65.24 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas "Nick" Smith | 4,930 | 20.55 | |
| Democratic | Robert R. McKay | 3,290 | 13.72 | |
| Write-in | Others | 116 | 0.48 | |
| Total votes | 23,985 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stanley S. Moore (incumbent) | 75,192 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 75,192 | 100 | ||
5th district
editIncumbent fifth-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 17,320 | 84.21 | |
| Democratic | Timothy "Tim" Parker | 3,203 | 15.57 | |
| Write-in | Others | 4 | 0.21 | |
| Total votes | 20,567 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 70,542 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 70,542 | 100 | ||
6th district
editIncumbent third-term Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent) | 12,359 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 12,359 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent) | 65,796 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 65,796 | 100 | ||
7th district
editIncumbent first-term Commissioner Jesús "Chuy" García, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jesus G. Garcia (incumbent) | 6,416 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 6,416 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jesus G. Garcia (incumbent) | 25,320 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 25,320 | 100 | ||
8th district
editIncumbent Commissioner Edwin Reyes, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Luis Arroyo Jr., who went on to win the general election unopposed.
Reyes had first been appointed in 2009 (after Roberto Maldonado resigned to serve a Chicago alderman), and had been elected to a full term in 2010.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Luis Arroyo Jr. | 8,084 | 54.91 | |
| Democratic | Edwin "Eddie" Reyes (incumbent) | 6,560 | 44.56 | |
| Write-in | Others | 77 | 0.52 | |
| Total votes | 14,721 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Luis Arroyo Jr. | 37,529 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 37,529 | 100 | ||
9th district
editIncumbent fifth-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank L. Mc Partlin | 8,392 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 8,392 | 100 | ||
Republican
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 15,178 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 15,178 | 100 | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 51,290 | 63.06 | |
| Democratic | Frank L. Mc Partlin | 30,040 | 36.94 | |
| Total votes | 81,330 | 100 | ||
10th district
editIncumbent Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 and elected outright to a full-term in 2010, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bridget Gainer (incumbent) | 12,640 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 12,640 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bridget Gainer (incumbent) | 64,914 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 64,914 | 100 | ||
11th district
editIncumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 18,443 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 18,443 | 100 | ||
Republican
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carl Segvich | 7,178 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 7,178 | 100 | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 54,093 | 68.61 | |
| Republican | Carl Segvich | 24,744 | 31.39 | |
| Total votes | 78,837 | 100 | ||
12th district
editIncumbent first-term Commissioner John Fritchey, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Fritchey (incumbent) | 10,709 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 10,709 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Fritchey (incumbent) | 51,499 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 51,499 | 100 | ||
13th district
editIncumbent third-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 16,065 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 16,065 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 68,715 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 68,715 | 100 | ||
14th district
editIncumbent fourth-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Republican primary and general election.
Primaries
editDemocratic
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary.[2]
Republican
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 16,258 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 16,258 | 100 | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 66,217 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 66,217 | 100 | ||
15th district
editIncumbent second-term Commissioner Tim Schneider, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael A Urban | 4,165 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 4,165 | 100 | ||
Republican
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent) | 13,332 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 13,332 | 100 | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent) | 40,569 | 58.83 | |
| Democratic | Michael A Urban | 28,392 | 41.17 | |
| Total votes | 68,961 | 100 | ||
16th district
editIncumbent first-term Commissioner Jeff Tobolski, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeff Tobolski (incumbent) | 9,183 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 9,183 | 100 | ||
Republican
editNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeff Tobolski (incumbent) | 34,910 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 34,910 | 100 | ||
17th district
editIncumbent third-term Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
editDemocratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Hickey | 7,693 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 7,693 | 100 | ||
Republican
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) | 13,292 | 59.25 | |
| Republican | Barbara Bellar | 9,142 | 40.75 | |
| Total votes | 22,434 | 100 | ||
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) | 56,926 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 56,926 | 100 | ||
Summarizing statistics
edit| Party | Seats held before | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 13 | 15 |
| Republican | 4 | 5 |
| Party | Popular vote | Seats won |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 809,692 (77.12%) | 13 |
| Republican | 239,746 (22.84%) | 4 |
| Other (write-in) | 441 (0.04%) | 0 |
| Total | 1,049,879 | — |
| Party | Total incumbents | Incumbents that sought reelection/retired | Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries | Incumbents that won/lost general election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 13 | 11 sought reelection 2 retired |
11 won re-nomination 0 lost renomination |
11 won 0 lost |
| Republican | 4 | 4 sought reelection 0 retired |
4 won re-nomination 0 lost renomination |
4 won 0 lost |
| Party | Returning members | Newly elected members |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 11 | 2 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "General Primary Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Leonard, Valerie (11 May 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved 20 May 2023.