2000 Cook County, Illinois, elections Turnout 71.50%
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TheCook County, Illinois , general election[ 1] [ 2]
Primaries were held March 21, 2000.[ 3]
Elections were held forClerk of the Circuit Court ,Recorder of Deeds ,State's Attorney , four seats on theWater Reclamation District Board , and judgeships on theCircuit Court of Cook County .
Election information [ edit ] 2000 was apresidential election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races (President andHouse ) and those forstate elections .
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 28.26%.[ 4] Chicago saw 32.82% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 23.13% turnout.[ 5] [ 6]
Vote totals of primaries[ 3] Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals Democratic 424,642 148,370 573,012 Republican 27,701 124,830 152,531 Nonpartisan 2,086 8,841 10,927 Total 454,429 282,041 736,470
The general election saw 71.50% turnout, with 1,988,821 ballots cast.[ 4] [ 2] [ 5]
Clerk of the Circuit Court [ edit ] In the2000Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election , incumbent third-term clerkAurelia Pucinski , a Republican who had been elected as a Democrat (switching parties in 1998), did not seek reelection.[ 7] Dorothy A. Brown was elected to succeed her.
Brown's election made her the firstAfrican-American to serve as clerk of the circuit court of Cook County.[ 8]
Candidates The following candidates ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
Results Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
Nancy Mynard, information technology company executive[ 7] Results Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Nancy F. Mynard 97,149 100 Total votes 97,149 100
In the2000Cook County Recorder of Deeds election , incumbent Recorder of DeedsEugene Moore , a Democrat, was elected to his first full term. Moore had first been appointed in 1999 (afterJesse White resigned to becomeIllinois Secretary of State ).
Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
Results Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
Results Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Arthur D. Sutton 95,678 100 Total votes 95,678 100
In the2000Cook County State's Attorney election , incumbent first-term State's AttorneyRichard A. Devine , a Democrat, was reelected.
Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
David P. Gaughan, former Assistant Cook County State's Attorney (1989–1999)[ 13] Cook County State’s Attorney Republican primary[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Republican David P. Gaughan 96,112 100 Total votes 96,112 100
Water Reclamation District Board [ edit ] In the2000Metropolitan 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 up in a regularly scheduledat-large election, while a fourth seat was up in for a separate special election.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Pasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies.Retention elections were also held for the Circuit Court.[ 1] [ 2]
Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies.[ 1] [ 2]
Oneballot question was included on ballots county-wide during the March primary.
A ballot question involving tobacco settlement funds was included on the March primary ballot.
Tobacco Settlement[ 3] Candidate Votes % Yes 421,260 86.70 No 64,608 13.30 Total votes 485,868 100
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republicancommitteemen for the wards of Chicago.[ 3]
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