2014 Cook County, Illinois, elections
November 4, 2014
Turnout49.30%

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 2014.[1]

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

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]

Assessor

2014 Cook County Assessor election
November 4, 2014
Turnout34.71%
 
Candidate Joseph Berrios
Party Democratic
Popular vote 960,435
Percentage 100%
Assessor before election

Joseph Berrios
Democratic

 Elected Assessor

Joseph Berrios
Democratic

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.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Assessor Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Berrios (incumbent) 207,460 100
Total votes 207,460 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Assessor election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Berrios 960,435 100
Total votes 960,435 100

Clerk

2014 Cook County Clerk election
November 4, 2014
Turnout38.36%[5][6]
 
Candidate David Orr
Party Democratic
Popular vote 1,061,515
Percentage 100%
Clerk before election

David Orr
Democratic

 Elected Clerk

David Orr
Democratic

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.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Clerk Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David D. Orr (incumbent) 241,876 100
Total votes 241,876 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Clerk election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David D. Orr (incumbent) 1,061,515 100
Total votes 1,061,515 100

Sheriff

2014 Cook County Sheriff election
November 4, 2014
Turnout38.15%[5][6]
 
Candidate Tom Dart
Party Democratic
Popular vote 1,055,783
Percentage 100%
Sheriff before election

Tom Dart
Democratic

 Elected Sheriff

Tom Dart
Democratic

In the 2014 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent second-term Sheriff Tom Dart, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J. Dart (incumbent) 177,401 69.35
Democratic William "Bill" Evans 36,740 14.36
Democratic Sylvester E. Baker, Jr. 26,010 10.17
Democratic Tadeusz "Ted" Palka 15,661 6.12
Total votes 255,812 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Sheriff election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J. Dart (incumbent) 1,055,783 100
Total votes 1,055,783 100

Treasurer

2014 Cook County Treasurer election
November 4, 2014
Turnout37.88%[5][6]
 
Candidate Maria Pappas
Party Democratic
Popular vote 1,048,234
Percentage 100%
Treasurer before election

Maria Pappas
Democratic

 Elected Treasurer

Maria Pappas
Democratic

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.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 242,603 100
Total votes 242,603 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Treasurer election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 1,048,234 100
Total votes 1,048,234 100

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

2014 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
November 4, 2014
Turnout38.77%[5][6]
 
Candidate Toni Preckwinkle
Party Democratic
Popular vote 1,072,886
Percentage 100%
President before election

Toni Preckwinkle
Democratic

 Elected President

Toni Preckwinkle
Democratic

In the 2014 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent first-term President Toni Preckwinkle, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent) 240,831 100
Total votes 240,831 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent) 1,072,886 100
Total votes 1,072,886 100

Cook County Board of Commissioners

2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
November 4, 2014
All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 13 4
Seats won 13 4
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 809,692 239,746
Percentage 77.12% 22.84%
Swing Increase 9.82% Decrease 4.58%

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

2014 Cook County Board of Review election
November 4, 2014
1 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review
2 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 2 1
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 1 0
Races won 1 0

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]

3rd district

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]

Primaries

Democratic
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent) 109,750 100
Total votes 109,750 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent) 386,382 100
Total votes 386,382 100

Water Reclamation District Board

2014 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
November 4, 2014
3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Green
Seats before 9 0 0
Seats after 9 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Seats up 3 0 0
Races won 3 0 0

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.

Primaries

Democratic

Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cynthia M. Santos (incumbent) 117,240 18.16
Democratic Frank Avila (incumbent) 116,164 17.99
Democratic Timothy "Tim" Bradford 112,152 17.37
Democratic Josina Morita 89,086 13.80
Democratic Kathleen Mary O'Reilley 67,071 10.39
Democratic Frank Edward Gardner 42,336 6.56
Democratic Tom Courtney 37,468 5.80
Democratic Brendan Francis Houlihan 33,821 5.24
Democratic Adam Miguest 16,185 2.51
Democratic John S. Xydakis 11,925 1.85
Write-in Others 2,266 0.35
Total votes 645,714 100

Republican

Water Reclamation District Board election Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James "Jim" Parrilli 87,164 33.81
Republican Herb Schumann 85,504 33.16
Republican R. Cary Capparelli 85,161 33.03
Total votes 257,829 100

General election

Water Reclamation District Board election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cynthia M. Santos (incumbent) 691,880 22.49
Democratic Frank Avila (incumbent) 617,361 20.06
Democratic Timothy "Tim" Bradford 593,522 19.29
Republican James "Jim" Parrill 290,138 9.43
Republican Herb Schumann 279,855 9.10
Republican R. Cary Capparelli 254,142 8.26
Green Karen Roothaan 130,319 4.24
Green George Milkowski 108,888 3.54
Green Michael Smith 110,851 3.60
Total votes 3,076,956 100

Judicial elections

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]

Other elections

Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.[12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "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.
  3. ↑ "Cook County Primary Election March 18, 2014 Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cook County General Election November 4, 2014 Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
  7. 1 2 "35 ILCS 200/5-5". ilga.gov. Government of Illinois. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Graham, Doug T. (20 February 2014). "Water district candidates discuss suburban representation". Daily Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Frank Avila - D (incumbent)". WTTW News. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Downloadable Vote Totals". Illinois Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Illinois judicial elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "POST-ELECTION REPORT Inside the Numbers: Gubernatorial Primary Election Suburban Cook County March 18, 2014" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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