Maria Pappas

Democratic Party

Candidate, Cook County Treasurer

Cook County Treasurer

Tenure

1998 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

28

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Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 17, 2026

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Maria Pappas (Democratic Party) is theCook County Treasurer in Illinois. She assumed office in 1998. Her current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Pappas (Democratic Party) is running for re-election forCook County Treasurer in Illinois. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled onMarch 17, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Cook County Treasurer

IncumbentMaria Pappas (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Cook County Treasurer on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Maria Pappas

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Libertarian Party primary

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Humay (L)

Endorsements

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)

General election

General election for Cook County Treasurer

IncumbentMaria Pappas defeatedPeter Kopsaftis andMichael Murphy in the general election for Cook County Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maria Pappas (D)	75.4	1,063,160
		Peter Kopsaftis (R)	22.3	314,013
		Michael Murphy (L)	2.3	32,577

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,409,750
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Treasurer

IncumbentMaria Pappas advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Treasurer on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maria Pappas	100.0	468,247

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Cook County Treasurer

Michael Murphy advanced from the Libertarian primary for Cook County Treasurer on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Murphy	100.0	1,968

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,968
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2018

See also:Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)

General election

General election for Cook County Treasurer

IncumbentMaria Pappas won election in the general election for Cook County Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maria Pappas (D)	99.3	1,447,145
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	10,780

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,457,925
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Treasurer

IncumbentMaria Pappas defeatedPeter Gariepy in the Democratic primary for Cook County Treasurer on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maria Pappas	82.3	579,453
		Peter Gariepy	17.7	124,742

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 704,195
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2026

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2022

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