1984 Cook County, Illinois, elections ← 1982 November 6, 1984 1986 →
Turnout 78.76%
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TheCook County, Illinois , general election[ 1]
Primaries were held March 20, 1984.[ 2]
Elections were held forClerk of the Circuit Court ,Recorder of Deeds ,State's Attorney , 4 seats on theWater Reclamation District Board , and judgeships on theCircuit Court of Cook County .
Election information [ edit ] 1984 was apresidential election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races (President ,Senate , andHouse ) and those forstate elections .
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 46.94%[ 2] [ 3]
Chicago saw 58.55% turnout, and suburban Cook County saw 31.99% turnout.[ 2] [ 3]
Vote totals of primaries[ 2] Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals Democratic 878,243 257,169 1,135,412 Republican 35,966 126,181 162,147 Citizens 241 0 241 Nonpartisan 0 4,348 4,348 Total 914,450 387,698 1,302,148
Turnout in the general election was 78.76%, with 2,262,103 ballots cast.[ 4] [ 1] [ 5]
Straight-ticket voting [ edit ] Ballots had astraight-ticket voting option in 1988.[ 1]
Clerk of the Circuit Court [ edit ] In the1984Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election , incumbent clerkMorgan M. Finley , a Democrat first appointed in 1974,[ 6]
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Deborah L. Murphy 123,290 100 Total votes 123,290 100
In the1988Cook County Recorder of Deeds election , incumbent second-term recorder of deeds Sid Olsen, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. DemocratHarry Yourell was elected to succeed him.
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Paul M. Sengpiehl 72,400 58.84 Republican William B. Shlifka 50,649 41.16 Total votes 123,049 100
In the1984Cook County State's Attorney election , incumbent first-term state's attorneyRichard M. Daley , a Democrat, was reelected.
Formersuperintendent of the Chicago Police Department Richard J. Brzeczek won the Republican primary, running unopposed.[ 2] [ 7]
Water Reclamation District Board [ edit ] In the1988Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election , four of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were regularly scheduled elections, and one was a special election due to a vacancy.[ 2] [ 1]
Democrats won all four seats up for election.[ 1]
Pasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies.[ 1] Retention elections were also held for the Circuit Court.[ 1]
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Citizenscommitteemen for the wards of Chicago.[ 2]
^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984" (PDF) .voterinfo.net . Cook County Clerk. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on October 3, 2008.^a b c d e f g h i j k l m "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1984" (PDF) .voterinfo.net . Cook County Clerk. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on October 3, 2008.^a b State of Illinois OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 20, 1984 . RetrievedOctober 20, 2020 .^ "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 6, 1984" (PDF) . Illinois Secretary of State. RetrievedOctober 18, 2020 .[permanent dead link ^a b c d State of Illinois OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION November 6, 1984 . RetrievedOctober 20, 2020 .^ Gibson, Ray (July 20, 1986)."FINLEY STEERS PUBLIC INSURANCE BUSINESS TO FRIEND" .chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. RetrievedOctober 18, 2020 . ^ Neal, Steve (September 17, 1985)."EX-SUPT. O'GRADY MAY CHALLENGE ELROD" .chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. RetrievedNovember 2, 2020 .
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