1st district
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Incumbent first-term Commissioner Earlean Collins , a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
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Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3] [2] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robin Lee Meyer.[5] [1]
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2nd district
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Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Bobbie L. Steele , a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
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Democratic
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Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3] [2]
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3rd district
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Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler , a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
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Democratic
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Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3] [2]
General election
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4th district
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5th district
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Incumbent second-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
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Republican
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General election
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Republican primary winner Daniel "Dan" Wooten withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.
6th district
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Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Moran, a Democrat, unsuccessfully sought reelection. Joan Patricia Murphy defeated him for the Democratic nomination, and won the general election unopposed.
Incumbent Moran had been a perennial candidate who, in the 1998 general election, had won an upset victory over incumbent then-Republican Barclay "Bud" Fleming.[6] [7]
Barclay "Bud" Fleming, who had been ousted in 1998, also unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for this election.
Primaries
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Democratic
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Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
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7th district
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Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno , a Democrat, was reelected.
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Democratic
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Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3] [2] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Juan Moreno.[5] [1]
General election
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8th district
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Incumbent second-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado , a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
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Democratic
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Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3] [2]
General election
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9th district
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10th district
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Incumbent first-term Commissioner Mike Quigley , a Democrat, was reelected.
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Democratic
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Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3] [2]
General election
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11th district
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Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley , a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
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Democratic
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Republican
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General election
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12th district
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Incumbent fourth-term[8] Commissioner Ted Lechowicz , a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Forrest Claypool who went on to win the general election.
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Democratic
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Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3] [2]
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13th district
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Incumbent second-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker , a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Larry Suffredin , who went on to win the general election.
Primaries
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Democratic
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In what was regarded to be an upset , Sutker unseated incumbent Suffredin.[9]
Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3] [2] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robert D. Shearer, Jr.[5] [1]
General election
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14th district
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Incumbent first-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin , a Republican, was reelected.
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Democratic
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Republican
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General election
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15th district
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Incumbent seventh-term[10] Commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, was reelected.
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Democratic
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Republican
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General election
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16th district
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Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr , a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tony Peraica , who went on to win the general election.
Primaries
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Democratic
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Melrose Park Village President Ronald M. Serpico[11] won the Democratic primary, defeating lawyer[12] William Edward Gomolinski, Patrick "Chico" Hernandez and Stephen J. Mazur.
Republican
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General election
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17th district
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Incumbent fourth-term[13] Commissioner Herb Schumann , a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman , who went on to win the general election.
Primaries
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Democratic
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Republican
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General election
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Democratic primary winner Candice Marie Morrison withdrew before the election.[1]
Summarizing statistics
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Contest summary
Party
Seats held before
Seats contested
Democratic
12
16
Republican
5
10
Vote summary
Party
Popular vote
Seats won
Democratic
877,738 (74.55%)
12
Republican
299,652 (25.45%)
5
Total
1,177,390
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Fate of incumbents
Party
Total incumbents
Incumbents that sought reelection/retired
Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries
Incumbents that won/lost general election
Democratic
12
12 sought reelection 0 retired
9 won re-nomination 3 lost re-nomination
9 won 0 lost
Republican
5
5 sought reelection 0 retired
3 won re-nomination 2 lost re-nomination
3 won 0 lost
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members)
Party
Returning members
Newly elected members
Democratic
9
3
Republican
3
2
References
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS" . voterinfonet.com . Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005.
^ 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 "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY" (PDF) . Cook County, Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020 .
^ 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 "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002 A.D." (PDF) . Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved 18 June 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS" . voterinfonet.com . Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "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 18 June 2020 .
^ "Editorial board questionnaires and endorsements -- chicagotribune.com" . primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020 .
^ "CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 June 2020 .
^ "Ex-Cook Commissioner 'Ted' Lechowicz dies" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2020 .
^ Stewart, Russ (April 24, 2002). " "Alienator Factor" cuts down Lechowicz, Sutker" . Russ Stewart, Attorney at Law. Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
^ Pohl, Kimberly (3 February 2010). "Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen dies -- Daily Herald" . prev.dailyherald.com . Daily Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2020 .
^ "Ronald M. Serpico" . Village of Melrose Park. Retrieved 24 June 2020 .
^ Skolnik, Bob (17 October 2006). "Western Springs lawyer hopes to unseat Peraica in 16th District" . www.rblandmark.com . Riverside and Brookfield Landmark. Retrieved 24 June 2020 .
^ "HERBERT T. SCHUMANN SR" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. 21 November 1990. Retrieved 23 June 2020 .