The 2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 7, 2006.[1] It was preceded by a primary election held on March 21, 2006.[2] It coincided with other 2006 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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All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners 9 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Democratic hold Republican hold Vote Share: 70–80% 80–90% >90% 50–60% |
Fifteen members were reelected. One incumbent Democrat withdrew from their election after being renominated, while one incumbent Republican lost his primary. No seat changed parties.
Democrats ran nominees in the races for all seventeen seats. Republicans ran nominees in ten races, while the Green Party ran a nominee in a single race. Five Democratic faced no opponents in the general election, four of whom also had faced no opponents in their Democratic Party primary.
1st district edit
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earlean Collins (incumbent) | 39,232 | 100 | |
Total votes | 39,232 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Henrietta S. Butler.[4]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earlean Collins (incumbent) | 69,621 | 91.68 | |
Republican | Henrietta S. Butler | 6,320 | 8.32 | |
Total votes | 75,941 | 100 |
2nd district edit
Incumbent commissioner Robert Steele, a Democrat, was reelected. He had been appointed to succeed his mother Bobbie L. Steele, after they were appointed President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert B. Steele (incumbent) | 15,777 | 56.71 | |
Democratic | Desiree Grode | 7,852 | 28.23 | |
Democratic | Frank M. Bass | 3,461 | 12.44 | |
Democratic | Erold Elysee | 729 | 2.62 | |
Total votes | 27,819 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Scott W. Kummer.[6]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert B. Steele (incumbent) | 59,668 | 88.18 | |
Green | Scott W. Kummer | 7,996 | 11.82 | |
Total votes | 67,664 | 100 |
3rd district edit
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 46,216 | 100 | |
Total votes | 46,216 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Maurice Perkins.[6]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 73,932 | 89.86 | |
Republican | Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo | 8,340 | 10.14 | |
Total votes | 82,272 | 100 |
4th district edit
Then-incumbent Commissioner John Stroger originally sought reelection, winning the Democratic primary, but backed-out due to health issues (and also resigned his seat), and was replaced as Democratic nominee by William Beavers, who went to win the general election.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) | 55,244 | 100 | |
Total votes | 55,244 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] Ultimately, the Republican Party nominated Ann Rochelle Hunter.[6]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Beavers | 78,252 | 91.54 | |
Republican | Ann Rochelle Hunter | 7,234 | 8.46 | |
Total votes | 85,486 | 100 |
5th district edit
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 32,103 | ||
Democratic | Dian M. Powell | 12,156 | ||
Total votes | 44,259 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 74,988 | 100 | |
Total votes | 74,988 | 100 |
6th district edit
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent) | 16,338 | 56.52 | |
Democratic | Nicholas K. Chambers | 7,013 | 24.26 | |
Democratic | Robert L. Ryan, Jr. | 5,558 | 19.23 | |
Total votes | 28,909 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Hawkins | 7,190 | 100 | |
Total votes | 7,190 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent) | 56,814 | 73.93 | |
Republican | Michael Hawkins | 20,038 | 26.07 | |
Total votes | 76,852 | 100 |
7th district edit
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) | 13,320 | 69.87 | |
Democratic | Albert Martinez | 2,894 | 15.17 | |
Democratic | Leonard "Len" Dominguez | 2,867 | 15.03 | |
Total votes | 19,081 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) | 29,779 | 100 | |
Total votes | 29,779 | 100 |
8th district edit
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) | 18,409 | 100 | |
Total votes | 18,409 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) | 38,795 | 100 | |
Total votes | 38,795 | 100 |
9th district edit
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jodi L. Biancalana | 16,485 | 58.41 | |
Democratic | Bruce Best | 11,738 | 41.59 | |
Total votes | 28,223 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 11,474 | 85.48 | |
Republican | Daniel S. Kollman | 1,949 | 14.52 | |
Total votes | 13,423 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 47,881 | 56.61 | |
Democratic | Jodi L. Biancalana | 36,701 | 43.39 | |
Total votes | 84,582 | 100 |
10th district edit
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 26,207 | 100 | |
Total votes | 26,207 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 62,905 | 100 | |
Total votes | 62,905 | 100 |
11th district edit
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 45,864 | 100 | |
Total votes | 45,864 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carl Segvich | 4,046 | 100 | |
Total votes | 4,046 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 65,846 | 79.49 | |
Republican | Carl Segvich | 16,986 | 20.51 | |
Total votes | 82,832 | 100 |
12th district edit
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Forrest Claypool, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Forrest Claypool (incumbent) | 26,567 | 100 | |
Total votes | 26,567 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Forrest Claypool (incumbent) | 57,709 | 100 | |
Total votes | 57,709 | 100 |
13th district edit
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 28,280 | ||
Total votes | 28,280 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 71,801 | 100 | |
Total votes | 71,801 | 100 |
14th district edit
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary.[2] The Democratic Party ultimately nominated Michelene "Mickie" Polk.[7]
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 17,523 | 100 | |
Total votes | 17,523 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 49,400 | 53.80 | |
Democratic | Michelene "Mickie" Polk | 42,426 | 46.20 | |
Total votes | 91,826 | 100 |
15th district edit
Incumbent eighth-term[8] Commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tim Schneider, who went on to win the general election.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Steven Dasakis | 10,345 | 100 | |
Total votes | 10,345 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Timothy O. Schneider | 7,293 | 51.08 | |
Republican | Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) | 6,984 | 48.92 | |
Total votes | 14,277 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Timothy O. Schneider | 35,696 | 52.67 | |
Democratic | Jim Steven Dasakis | 32,075 | 47.33 | |
Total votes | 67,771 | 100 |
16th district edit
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Tony Peraica, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Edward Gomolinski | 17,570 | 100 | |
Total votes | 17,570 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tony Peraica (incumbent) | 12,035 | 100 | |
Total votes | 12,035 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tony Peraica (incumbent) | 35,605 | 51.04 | |
Democratic | William Edward Gomolinski | 34,154 | 48.96 | |
Total votes | 69,759 | 100 |
17th district edit
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas "Tommy" Kraus | 18,900 | 100 | |
Total votes | 18,900 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) | 12,035 | 100 | |
Total votes | 12,035 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) | 49,425 | 55.60 | |
Democratic | Thomas "Tommy" Kraus | 39,473 | 44.40 | |
Total votes | 88,898 | 100 |
Summarizing statistics edit
Party | Seats held before | Seats contested |
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Democratic | 12 | 17 |
Republican | 5 | 10 |
Green | 0 | 1 |
Party | Popular vote | Seats won |
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Democratic | 924,939 (76.45%) | 13 |
Republican | 276,925 (22.89%) | 4 |
Green | 7,996 (0.66%) | 0 |
Total | 1,209,860 | — |
Party | Total incumbents | Incumbents that sought reelection/retired | Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries | Incumbents that won/lost general election | Notes |
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Democratic | 12 | 12 sought reelection 0 retired |
12 won re-nomination 0 lost re-nomination |
11 won 0 lost |
1 candidate won renomination but withdrew from general election |
Republican | 5 | 5 sought reelection 0 retired |
4 won re-nomination 1 lost renomination |
4 won 0 lost |
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Green | No Green incumbents |
Party | Returning members | Newly elected members |
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Democratic | 11 | 1 |
Republican | 4 | 1 |
References edit
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- ^ 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 "2006 Primary Election March 21, 2006 Summary Report Suburban Cook County" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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- ^ a b "Suburban Cook County Election Results". results.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 - 2019 | Cook County Clerk's Office". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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- ^ Pohl, Kimberly (3 February 2010). "Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen dies -- Daily Herald". prev.dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2020.