2014 Cook County, Illinois, elections
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Article ImagesThe Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 2014.[1]
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Turnout | 49.30% | |||
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Primaries were held March 18, 2014.[2]
Elections were held for Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Board of Review seat 3, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Election information
2014 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal congressional races and those for state elections.
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 16.26%, with 458,396 ballots cast. Among these, 285,728 Democratic, 169,922 Republican, 245 Green, and 2,501 nonpartisan primary ballots were cast. The city of Chicago saw 16.54% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 15.99% turnout.[3][4]
The general election saw 49.30% turnout, with 1,364,436 ballots cast. The city of Chicago saw 48.81% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 49.79% turnout.[5][6]
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Turnout | 34.71% | |||||||||||||||
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In the 2014 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent first-term Assessor Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
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Turnout | 38.36%[5][6] | |||||||||||||||
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In the 2014 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent sixth-term Clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
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Turnout | 38.15%[5][6] | |||||||||||||||
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In the 2014 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent second-term Sheriff Tom Dart, a Democrat, was reelected.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
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Turnout | 37.88%[5][6] | |||||||||||||||
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In the 2014 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent fourth-term Treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
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Turnout | 38.77%[5][6] | |||||||||||||||
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In the 2014 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent first-term President Toni Preckwinkle, a Democrat, was reelected.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Cook County Board of Commissioners
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All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners 9 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
Fifteen members were reelected. One member did not seek reelection. One member was defeated in their party's primary. This meant that a total of two individuals were newly-elected.
As these were the first elections held following the 2010 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.
Cook County Board of Review
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1 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review 2 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the 2014 Cook County Board of Review election, one seat, Democratic-held, out of its three seats was up for election. Incumbent Larry Rogers, Jr. was reelected.
The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.[7]
Incumbent third-term member Larry Rogers, Jr., a Democrat last reelected in 2012, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[7]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Water Reclamation District Board
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3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 5 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the 2014 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at-large race.[2] Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates and the top-three finishers would win.
Two of the incumbents for the three seats were seeking reelection, Cynthia M. Santos and Frank Avila [8][9] both Democrats. Each won reelection. Joining them in winning the general election was fellow Democrat Tim Bradford.
11 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies.[1][10] 72 circuit court judges had retention elections.[1]
15 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies.[1] Multiple subcircuit judges had retention elections.[11]
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.[12]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "General Primary Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Cook County Primary Election March 18, 2014 Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MARCH 18, 2014 GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO" (PDF). chicagoelections.com. Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Cook County General Election November 4, 2014 Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE NOVEMBER 4, 2014 GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO" (PDF). chicagoelections.com. Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ a b "35 ILCS 200/5-5". ilga.gov. Government of Illinois. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Graham, Doug T. (20 February 2014). "Water district candidates discuss suburban representation". Daily Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Frank Avila - D (incumbent)". WTTW News. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Downloadable Vote Totals". Illinois Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Illinois judicial elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "POST-ELECTION REPORT Inside the Numbers: Gubernatorial Primary Election Suburban Cook County March 18, 2014" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 20 November 2020.