1998 Cook County, Illinois, elections Turnout 54.61%
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TheCook County, Illinois , general election[ 1]
Primaries were held on March 17, 1998.[ 2]
Elections were held forAssessor ,Clerk ,Sheriff ,Treasurer ,President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners , all 17 seats of theCook County Board of Commissioners , all 3 seats of theCook County Board of Review , 4 seats on theWater Reclamation District Board , and judgeships on theCircuit Court of Cook County .
Election information [ edit ] 1998 was amidterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate andHouse ) and those forstate elections .
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 28.68%.[ 3]
On its own, suburban Cook County saw 23.95% turnout.[ 2] [ 4]
Vote totals of primaries[ 2] Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals Democratic 431,146 182,250 613,396 Republican 25,783 136,260 162,043 Libertarian 38 25 63 Reform 112 152 264 Nonpartisan 531 4,283 4,814 Total 457,610 322,970 780,580
The general election saw 54.61% turnout, with 1,433,423 ballots cast.[ 3] [ 1] [ 4]
In the1998Cook County Assessor election , incumbent assessorJames Houlihan , a Democrat, was elected to his first full-term. Houlihan had been appointed to the office in 1997, afterThomas Hynes (who had served as Cook County assessor since 1978) opted to resign from the office.[ 5]
Cook County Assessor Republican primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jose Carlos Gomez 103,091 100 Total votes 103,091 100
Cook County Assessor election[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic James M. Houlihan (incumbent)926,646 75.58 Republican Jose Carlos Gomez 260,245 21.23 Justice Party Philip Morris 39,111 3.19 Total votes 1,226,002 100
In the1998Cook County Clerk election , incumbent second-term clerkDavid Orr , a Democrat, was reelected.
Cook County Clerk Democratic primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David Orr (incumbent)404,839 100 Total votes 404,839 100
Cook County Clerk Republican primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Judith A. "Judie" Jones 109,540 100 Total votes 109,540 100
Cook County Clerk election[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David Orr (incumbent)988,136 77.30 Republican Judith A. "Judie" Jones 290,256 22.70 Total votes 1,278,392 100
In the1998Cook County Sheriff election , incumbent second-term sheriffMichael F. Sheahan , a Democrat, was reelected.
FormerSuperintendent of the Chicago Police Department LeRoy Martin won the Republican primary.
In the1998Cook County Treasurer election , incumbent sixth-term treasurerEdward J. Rosewell , a Democrat, did not seek reelection after having beenindicted over aghost jobs scheme (for which he would ultimately plead guilty).[ 6] Cook County Commissioner Maria Pappas was elected to succeed him.
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners [ edit ] In the1998President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election , incumbent first-term presidentJohn Stroger , a Democrat, was reelected.
IncumbentJohn H. Stroger, Jr. defeated Cook County commissionerCalvin R. Sutker .
Clerk of theCircuit Court of Cook County Aurelia Pucinski left the Democratic Party and joined the Republican party in December 1997 to run as its nominee for President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.[ 7]
Cook County Board of Commissioners [ edit ] 1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election Cook County Board of Commissioners First party Second party Party Democratic Republican Seats before 11 6 Seats won 12 5 Seat change Popular vote 791,445 332,957 Percentage 70.39% 29.61%
The1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
Cook County Board of Review [ edit ] In the1998Cook County Board of Review election , all three seats were up for election. This was the first election for what would be a newly reconstituted body. In 1996, theIllinois Legislature successfully passed Public Act 89-671, which made it so that, in 1998, the Cook County Board of Appeals would be renamed Cook County Board of Review and be reconstituted as a three-member body.[ 8]
All elections held in 1998 were for four-year terms.[ 9]
RepublicanMaureen Murphy defeated DemocratDavid McAfee .[ 9]
Cook County Board of Review 1st district Democratic primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David B. McAfee 71,631 100 Total votes 71,631 100
Joseph Berrios a ten incumbent on the predecessor organization, the Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals, was elected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Joseph Berrios 106,251 100 Total votes 106,251 100
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[ 2]
Robert Shaw , a Democrat, was elected.
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[ 2]
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Robert Shaw 406,862 100 Total votes 406,862 100
Water Reclamation District Board [ edit ] In the1998Metropolitan 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.
Democratic incumbents Gloria Alitto Majewski and Patricia Young were reelected in the at-large election.[ 1] [ 10] [ 11]
Three six-year term seats were up for anat-large election. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates, and the top-three finishers would win.
Water Reclamation District Board at-large Democratic primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Patricia Young (incumbent) 192,440 17.56 Democratic Gloria Alitto Majewski (incumbent) 170,076 15.52 Democratic Barbara McGowan 154,945 14.14 Democratic James Patrick Sheehan 109,485 9.99 Democratic Sally Johnson 96,537 8.81 Democratic Josephine Fragale 78,547 7.17 Democratic M. Frank Avila 52,463 4.79 Democratic Robert J. Pettis 43,704 3.99 Democratic Carl M. Anderson, Jr. 40,257 3.67 Democratic Jerry Paszek 36,379 3.32 Democratic Ronald Edward Hackett 26,662 2.43 Democratic M. Sam Esteban 17,895 1.63 Total votes 1,019,390 100
Water Reclamation District Board at-large Republican primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jack O'Connor 91,579 36.07 Republican Rita L. Mullins 86,642 34.12 Republican James W. "Todd" Miles 75,678 29.81 Total votes 253,899 100
Water Reclamation District Board at-large election[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Patricia Young (incumbent) 724,404 24.14 Democratic Barbara McGowan 666,612 22.21 Democratic Gloria Alitto Majewski (incumbent) 663,622 22.11 Republican Jack O'Connor 356,495 11.88 Republican Rita L. Mullins 308,632 10.28 Republican James W. "Todd" Miles 281,112 9.37 Total votes 3,000,877 100
A special election was held to fill a seat left vacant.
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term Democratic primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic James C. "Jim" Harris 268,623 71.52 Democratic Janet Tuscher-Campion 106,965 28.48 Total votes 375,588 100
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term Republican primary[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Susan L. Kelsey 100,201 100 Total votes 100,201 100
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term election[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic James C. "Jim" Harris 707,778 66.63 Republican Susan L. Kelsey 354,523 33.37 Total votes 1,062,301 100
Partisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies. Other judgeships hadretention elections .[ 1]
Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.[ 1]
Oneballot question was included on ballots county-wide during the March primary election.
Managed Care Act advisory referendum [ edit ] An advisory referendum was included on the March primary ballots on the Managed Care Act.
Managed Care Act advisory referendum[ 2] [ 3] Candidate Votes % Yes 491,917 91.99 No 42,814 8.01 Total votes 534,731 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} 19.65%
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republicancommitteemen for the suburbantownships .[ 2]
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