2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
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The 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 5, 2002.[1] It was preceded by a primary election held on March 19, 2002.[2] It coincided with other 2002 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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November 5, 2002
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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: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% 50–60% 60–70% >90% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As these were the first elections held following the 2000 United States census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.
1st district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earlean Collins (incumbent) | 31,784 | 66.18 | |
| Democratic | Iola McGowan | 9,737 | 20.28 | |
| Democratic | Ivan V. Williams | 3,765 | 7.84 | |
| Democratic | Luther Franklin Spence | 2,738 | 5.70 | |
| Total votes | 48,024 | 100 | ||
Republican
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]
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earlean Collins (incumbent) | 68,055 | 89.83 | |
| Republican | Robin Lee Meyer | 7,707 | 10.17 | |
| Total votes | 75,762 | 100 | ||
2nd district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Bobbie L. Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent) | 35,617 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 35,617 | 100 | ||
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][2]
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent) | 59,011 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 59,011 | 100 | ||
3rd district
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 52,307 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 52,307 | 100 | ||
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][2]
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 76,883 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 76,883 | 100 | ||
4th district
Incumbent Commissioner John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) | 63,687 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 63,687 | 100 | ||
Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nathan Peoples | 1,434 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 1,434 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) | 86,415 | 93.12 | |
| Republican | Nathan Peoples | 6,385 | 6.88 | |
| Total votes | 92,800 | 100 | ||
5th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 35,249 | 66.67 | |
| Democratic | Earl B. King | 6,344 | 12.00 | |
| Democratic | Robert E. Fox Jr. | 6,093 | 11.53 | |
| Democratic | Carolyn Alexander Croswell | 5,182 | 9.80 | |
| Total votes | 52,868 | 100 | ||
Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel "Dan" Wooten | 3,957 | ||
| Total votes | 3,957 | 100 | ||
General election
Republican primary winner Daniel "Dan" Wooten withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 76,702 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 76,702 | 100 | ||
6th district
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
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy | 9,905 | 29.85 | |
| Democratic | John A. Daly | 7,846 | 23.65 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Hurckes | 6,756 | 20.36 | |
| Democratic | Karla Ostantowski Fiaoni | 3,024 | 9.11 | |
| Democratic | Barclay "Bud" Fleming | 2,843 | 8.57 | |
| Democratic | William R. Moran (incumbent) | 2,807 | 8.46 | |
| Total votes | 33,181 | 100 | ||
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy | 66,238 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 66,238 | 100 | ||
7th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) | 19,417 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 19,417 | 100 | ||
Republican
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) | 26,491 | 83.13 | |
| Republican | Juan Moreno | 5,377 | 16.87 | |
| Total votes | 31,868 | 100 | ||
8th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) | 26,514 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 26,514 | 100 | ||
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][2]
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) | 38,741 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 38,741 | 100 | ||
9th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Martwick | 26,796 | 72.04 | |
| Democratic | Fred Marshall | 10,399 | 27.96 | |
| Total votes | 37,195 | 100 | ||
Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 14,098 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 14,098 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 50,343 | 53.67 | |
| Democratic | Robert Martwick | 43,452 | 46.33 | |
| Total votes | 93,795 | 100 | ||
10th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 22,357 | 72.04 | |
| Democratic | Mary Ellen E. Daly | 12,127 | 27.96 | |
| Total votes | 34,484 | 100 | ||
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][2]
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 60,457 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 60,457 | 100 | ||
11th district
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 55,926 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 55,926 | 100 | ||
Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William J. Walsh | 5,150 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 5,150 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 69,422 | 75.85 | |
| Republican | William J. Walsh | 22,099 | 24.15 | |
| Total votes | 91,521 | 100 | ||
12th district
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.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Forrest Claypool | 20,663 | 51.13 | |
| Democratic | Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz (incumbent) | 19,748 | 48.87 | |
| Total votes | 40,411 | 100 | ||
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][2]
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Forrest Claypool | 53,457 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 53,457 | 100 | ||
13th district
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
Democratic
In what was regarded to be an upset, Sutker unseated incumbent Suffredin.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Suffredin | 20,994 | 55.89 | |
| Democratic | Calvin R. Sutker (incumbent) | 16,567 | 44.11 | |
| Total votes | 37,561 | 100 | ||
Republican
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 59,151 | 69.92 | |
| Republican | Robert D. Shearer, Jr. | 25,450 | 30.08 | |
| Total votes | 84,601 | 100 | ||
14th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Allan M. Monat | 15,269 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 15,269 | 100 | ||
Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 21,288 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 21,288 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 51,691 | 61.15 | |
| Democratic | Allan M. Monat | 32,836 | 38.85 | |
| Total votes | 84,527 | 100 | ||
15th district
Incumbent seventh-term[10] Commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian J. McPartlin | 11,611 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 11,611 | 100 | ||
Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) | 7,698 | 43.45 | |
| Republican | Michael S. Olszewski | 5,837 | 32.95 | |
| Republican | Timothy O. Schneider | 4,181 | 23.60 | |
| Total votes | 17,716 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) | 38,530 | 59.56 | |
| Democratic | Brian J. McPartlin | 26,165 | 40.44 | |
| Total votes | 64,695 | 100 | ||
16th district
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
Democratic
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ronald M. Serpico, Sr. | 9,865 | 37.58 | |
| Democratic | William Edward Gomolinski | 8,634 | 32.89 | |
| Democratic | Patrick "Chico" Hernandez | 4,648 | 17.71 | |
| Democratic | Stephen J. Mazur | 3,105 | 11.83 | |
| Total votes | 26,252 | 100 | ||
Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tony Peraica | 11,813 | 57.46 | |
| Republican | Allan C. Carr (incumbent) | 8,746 | 42.54 | |
| Total votes | 20,559 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tony Peraica | 38,858 | 53.14 | |
| Democratic | Ronald M. Serpico, Sr. | 34,262 | 46.86 | |
| Total votes | 73,120 | 100 | ||
17th district
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
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Candice Marie Morrison | 20,630 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 20,630 | 100 | ||
Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman | 11,345 | 51.41 | |
| Republican | Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent) | 10,721 | 48.59 | |
| Total votes | 22,066 | 100 | ||
General election
Democratic primary winner Candice Marie Morrison withdrew before the election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman | 53,212 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 53,212 | 100 | ||
Summarizing statistics
| Party | Seats held before | Seats contested | Seats won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Republican | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Parties contesting | Total | Democratic wins | Republicans wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats contested by Democratic and Republican nominees | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Seats contested only by Democratic nominees | 7 | 7 | N/a |
| Seats contested only by Republican nominees | 1 | N/a | 1 |
| Party | Popular vote | Seats won |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 877,738 (74.55%) | 12 |
| Republican | 299,652 (25.45%) | 5 |
| Total | 1,177,390 | N/a |
| 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 |
| Party | Returning members | Newly elected members |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 9 | 3 |
| Republican | 3 | 2 |