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The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (House and Senate) and those for state elections. In the primary, turnout among registered voters was 21.14%. Turnout among registered voters in suburban Cook County was 19.61%, with 319,825 ballots cast.
In suburban Cook County, 47,652 mail-in ballots were returned, setting a record. [8] In Chicago, 45% of votes cast were either early votes or votes by mail. [7] In suburban Cook County, 56% of votes cast were either early votes or votes by mail. [8] The county's turnout was higher than the statewide turnout rate of 28.36%. [9]
In the 2022 election, Brandon Johnson was re-elected as commissioner for the 1st district on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. After his election as Mayor of Chicago in 2023, Tara Stamps was appointed to replace him. [6] Stamps is running for re-election to a full term, and faces a challenger in the Democratic primary election.
The last Republican presidential candidate to win in Illinois was George H.W. Bush in 1988. In the U.S. House, incumbents are running for reelection in all 17 districts.
In 2018, a non-profit organization named "New Illinois" was founded to promote the separation of Chicago from the rest of the state. As an alternative to just Chicago, it has also proposed the split of the whole of Cook County and its surrounding five collar counties (DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, and Will County).
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district general elections Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) 1994 [16] [17] Danny K. Davis: Democratic: 42,530: Gwendolyn Stanford-Jones Harold Washington Party: 1998 [18] Earlean Collins: Democratic 62,134 (88.80%) Luther Franklin Spence Republican: 7,835 (11.20%) 2002 [19 ...
The Madison County Election Commission will verify election results on August 8. More: Rep. Chris Todd defeats opponent Jimmy Harris in landslide win for District 73 House of Representatives races
Clerk Term in office Party Notes Cite 1st George Davis: 1837–1849 First elected Cook County Clerk [1] 2nd Edmund S. Kimberly: 1849–1853 [1] 3rd Charles B. Farwell: 1853–1861 [1] 4th Laurin P. Hilliard: 1861–1865 [1] 5th Edward S. Salomon: 1865–November 1869 Republican [2] [3] 6th John G. Gindele: 1869–January 1872 Died in office [1 ...