The 2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 2, 2010.[1] It was preceded by a primary election held on February 5, 2010.[2] It coincided with other 2010 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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Results: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold Vote Share: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% 50–60% 60–70% |
Democrats increased their majority, flipping a control of a previously-Republican seat. The Democratic Party ran candidates in races for all seventeen seats, while the Republican Party contested eleven seats and the Green Party contested ten races.
1st district edit
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earlean Collins (incumbent) | 16,909 | 47.41 | |
Democratic | Adekunle "Ade" B. Onayemi | 10,599 | 29.71 | |
Democratic | Derrick Smith | 5,370 | 15.06 | |
Democratic | Chris Harris | 2,791 | 7.82 | |
Total votes | 35,669 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Ronald Lawless | 96 | 100 | |
Total votes | 96 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earlean Collins (incumbent) | 68,890 | 86.13 | |
Green | Ronald Lawless | 11,095 | 13.87 | |
Total votes | 79,985 | 100 |
2nd district edit
Incumbent first-term commissioner Robert Steele, a Democrat, was reelected.
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]
Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Michael Smith | 82 | 100 | |
Total votes | 82 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robert B. Steele (incumbent) | 61,499 | 87.53 | |
Green | Michael Smith | 8,761 | 12.47 | |
Total votes | 70,260 | 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) | 33,128 | 74.43 | |
Democratic | Monica Torres-Linares | 8,216 | 18.46 | |
Democratic | Ronald Oliver | 3,163 | 7.11 | |
Total votes | 44,507 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2] The Green Party ultimately nominated Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo.
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 78,106 | 88.84 | |
Green | Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo | 9,809 | 11.16 | |
Total votes | 87,915 | 100 |
4th district edit
Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Beavers, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | William Beavers (incumbent) | 26,025 | 55.32 | |
Democratic | Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | 21,016 | 44.68 | |
Total votes | 47,041 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Joseph A. Barton | 88 | 100 | |
Total votes | 88 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Beavers (incumbent) | 81,046 | 90.58 | |
Green | Joseph A. Barton | 8,431 | 9.42 | |
Total votes | 89,477 | 100 |
5th district edit
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 29,923 | 74.96 | |
Democratic | Sheila Y. Chalmers-Currin | 9,998 | 25.04 | |
Total votes | 39,921 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Miriam Shabo | 1,170 | 51.98 | |
Republican | James Thigpen | 1,081 | 48.02 | |
Total votes | 2,251 | 100 |
Green edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 79,566 | 90.38 | |
Republican | Miriam Shabo | 8,471 | 9.62 | |
Total votes | 88,037 | 100 |
6th district edit
Incumbent second-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) | 16,449 | 53.69 | |
Democratic | Nick Valadez | 9,248 | 30.19 | |
Democratic | John Fairman | 4,939 | 16.12 | |
Total votes | 30,636 | 100 |
Republican edit
Sandra Czyznikiewicz defeated former 6th district Commissioner William Moran[3] and Michael Hawkins in the Republican primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sandra K Czyznikiewicz | 4,330 | 46.19 | |
Republican | William R. Moran | 3,062 | 32.66 | |
Republican | Michael Hawkins | 1,982 | 21.14 | |
Total votes | 9,374 | 100 |
Green edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent) | 54,227 | 65.37 | |
Republican | Sandra K Czyznikiewicz | 28,727 | 34.63 | |
Total votes | 82,954 | 100 |
7th district edit
Incumbent fifth-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Jesús "Chuy" García, who went on to win the general election.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jesus G. Garcia | 9,651 | 54.68 | |
Democratic | Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) | 8,000 | 45.32 | |
Total votes | 17,651 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Paloma Andrade | 102 | 100 | |
Total votes | 102 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jesus G. Garcia | 24,820 | 86.26 | |
Green | Paloma Andrade | 3,952 | 13.74 | |
Total votes | 28,772 | 100 |
8th district edit
Incumbent Commissioner Edwin Reyes, a Democrat, who been appointed in 2009 after Roberto Maldonado resigned to serve a Chicago alderman, was elected to a full term.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edwin Reyes (incumbent) | 9,256 | 51.21 | |
Democratic | Javier "Xavier" Nogueras | 6,075 | 33.61 | |
Democratic | Ariel Rosa | 2,742 | 15.17 | |
Total votes | 18,073 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edwin Reyes (incumbent) | 37,147 | 100 | |
Total votes | 37,147 | 100 |
9th district edit
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cary Capparelli | 24,898 | 100 | |
Total votes | 24,898 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 13,196 | 100 | |
Total votes | 13,196 | 100 |
Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Brock Merck | 151 | 100 | |
Total votes | 151 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 47,333 | 55.29 | |
Democratic | Cary Capparelli | 31,186 | 36.43 | |
Green | Brock Merck | 7,084 | 8.28 | |
Total votes | 85,603 | 100 |
10th district edit
Incumbent Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 (to fill the vacancy left after Mike Quigley resigned to assume office as the United States congressman), was elected to a full term.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bridget Gainer (incumbent) | 24,957 | 100 | |
Total votes | 24,957 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Wes Fowler.
Green edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bridget Gainer (incumbent) | 56,723 | 74.65 | |
Republican | Wes Fowler | 19,264 | 25.35 | |
Total votes | 75,987 | 100 |
11th district edit
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 37,222 | 100 | |
Total votes | 37,222 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Carl Segvich | 5,519 | 100 | |
Total votes | 5,519 | 100 |
Green edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 56,711 | 69.97 | |
Republican | Carl Segvich | 24,340 | 30.03 | |
Total votes | 81,051 | 100 |
12th district edit
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Forrest Claypool, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. John Fritchey was elected to succeed him.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John A. Fritchey | 19,878 | 75.32 | |
Democratic | Ted Matlak | 6,512 | 24.68 | |
Total votes | 26,390 | 100 |
Republican edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2] The Republican Party ultimately nominated William C. "Bill" Miceli.
Green edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John A. Fritchey | 50,219 | 74.72 | |
Republican | William C. "Bill" Miceli | 16,987 | 25.28 | |
Total votes | 67,206 | 100 |
13th district edit
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 28,751 | 78.21 | |
Democratic | John Michael Keefe | 8,012 | 21.79 | |
Total votes | 36,763 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Linda Thompson LaFianza | 9,866 | 100 | |
Total votes | 9,866 | 100 |
Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | George E. Milkowski | 165 | 100 | |
Total votes | 165 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 62,562 | 67.71 | |
Republican | Linda Thompson LaFianza | 24,597 | 26.62 | |
Green | George E. Milkowski | 5,241 | 5.67 | |
Total votes | 92,400 | 100 |
14th district edit
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jennifer Bishop Jenkins | 17,605 | 100 | |
Total votes | 17,605 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 15,583 | 63.82 | |
Republican | Patrick O'Donoghue | 8,836 | 36.18 | |
Total votes | 24,419 | 100 |
Green edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 60,664 | 61.89 | |
Democratic | Jennifer Bishop Jenkins | 37,357 | 38.11 | |
Total votes | 98,021 | 100 |
15th district edit
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Tim Schneider, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Steven Dasakis | 12,629 | 100 | |
Total votes | 12,629 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent) | 13,405 | 100 | |
Total votes | 13,405 | 100 |
Green edit
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2] The Green Party ultimately nominated Laura Ehorn.
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent) | 41,106 | 57.55 | |
Democratic | Jim Steven Dasakis | 25,976 | 36.37 | |
Green | Lara Ehorn | 4,342 | 6.08 | |
Total votes | 71,424 | 100 |
16th district edit
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Tony Peraica, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Jeff Tobolski.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeff Tobolski | 10,635 | 54.88 | |
Democratic | Eddy Garcia | 4,262 | 21.99 | |
Democratic | Bill Russ | 4,482 | 23.13 | |
Total votes | 19,379 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tony Peraica (incumbent) | 9,290 | 75.07 | |
Republican | Brian A. Sloan | 3,085 | 24.93 | |
Total votes | 12,375 | 100 |
Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Alejandro Reyes | 65 | 59.63 | |
Green | Alex Matos | 44 | 40.37 | |
Total votes | 109 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeff Tobolski | 34,298 | 50.67 | |
Republican | Tony Peraica (incumbent) | 28,661 | 42.34 | |
Green | Alejandro Reyes | 4,735 | 6.99 | |
Total votes | 67,694 | 100 |
17th district edit
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries edit
Democratic edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick Maher | 12,535 | 52.05 | |
Democratic | Victor A. Forys | 6,360 | 26.41 | |
Democratic | Donna Sanders | 5,187 | 21.54 | |
Total votes | 24,082 | 100 |
Republican edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) | 11,955 | 56.18 | |
Republican | Mark Thompson | 9,323 | 43.82 | |
Total votes | 21,278 | 100 |
Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Matthew J. Ogean | 57 | 52.78 | |
Green | Richard Dalka | 51 | 47.22 | |
Total votes | 108 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) | 56,423 | 58.59 | |
Democratic | Patrick Maher | 34,686 | 36.02 | |
Green | Matthew J. Ogean | 5,194 | 5.39 | |
Total votes | 96,303 | 100 |
Summarizing statistics edit
Party | Seats held before | Seats contested |
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Democratic | 12 | 13 |
Republican | 5 | 11 |
Green | 0 | 10 |
Party | Popular vote | Seats won |
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Democratic | 875,019 (67.30%) | 13 |
Republican | 356,573 (27.42%) | 4 |
Green | 68,644 (5.28%) | 0 |
Total | 1,300,236 | — |
Party | Total incumbents | Incumbents that sought reelection/retired | Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries | Incumbents that won/lost general election |
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Democratic | 12 | 11 sought reelection 1 retired |
10 won re-nomination 1 lost renomination |
10 won 0 lost |
Republican | 5 | 5 sought reelection 0 retired |
5 won re-nomination 0 lost renomination |
4 won 1 lost |
Green | No Green incumbents |
Party | Returning members | Newly elected members |
---|---|---|
Democratic | 10 | 3 |
Republican | 4 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved 16 March 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 aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az "Combined Summary Report - Primary Election Cook County Primary February 2, 2010" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 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.