| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Cook County, Illinois (1961–2022).svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Cook County, Illinois, elections |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Cook County, Illinois, elections |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Turnout: | 52.12% |
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 5, 2002.[1] [2]
Primaries were held on March 19, 2002.[3] [4] [5]
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, all 3 seats of the Cook County Board of Review, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
2002 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate and House) and those for state elections.
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 36.69%. The city of Chicago saw 39.87% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 33.40% turnout.[3] [4] [5] [6]
| Primary | Chicago vote totals | Suburban Cook County vote totals | Total Cook County vote totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512,369 | 279,236 | 713,040 | ||
| 34,272 | 154,974 | 189,244 | ||
| 102 | 15 | 117 | ||
| Nonpartisan | ||||
| Total | 548,832 | 438,846 | 987,678 |
The general election saw 52.12% turnout, with 1,423,403 ballots cast. Chicago saw 53.16% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 51.09% turnout.[1] [2] [6]
| Election Name: | 2002 Cook County Assessor election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Assessor |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Cook County, Illinois elections#Assessor |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Candidate1: | James Houlihan |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 954,774 |
| Percentage1: | 75.78% |
| Candidate2: | James P. Pieczonka |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 305,176 |
| Percentage2: | 24.22% |
| Assessor | |
| Before Election: | James Houlihan |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James Houlihan |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Turnout: | 46.14% |
In the 2002 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent Assessor James Houlihan, a Democrat first appointed in 1997 who was reelected in 1998, was again reelected.[7]
| Election Name: | 2002 Cook County Clerk election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Candidate1: | David Orr |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 992,441 |
| Percentage1: | 76.11% |
| Candidate2: | Kathleen A. Thomas |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 311,552 |
| Percentage2: | 23.89% |
| Clerk | |
| Before Election: | David Orr |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | David Orr |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Turnout: | 47.75% |
In the 2002 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent third-term Clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected.
| Election Name: | 2002 Cook County Sheriff election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Sheriff |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Cook County, Illinois elections#Sheriff |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Candidate1: | Michael F. Sheahan |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 984,348 |
| Percentage1: | 76.88% |
| Candidate2: | Ronald Swick |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 296,062 |
| Percentage2: | 23.12% |
| Sheriff | |
| Before Election: | Michael F. Sheahan |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Michael F. Sheahan |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Turnout: | 46.89% |
In the 2002 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent third-term Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan, a Democrat, was reelected.
| Election Name: | 2002 Cook County Treasurer election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Treasurer |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Cook County, Illinois elections#Treasurer |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Candidate1: | Maria Pappas |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 998,480 |
| Percentage1: | 76.20% |
| Candidate2: | Richard J. Daniels |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 311,787 |
| Percentage2: | 23.80% |
| Treasurer | |
| Before Election: | Maria Pappas |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Maria Pappas |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Turnout: | 47.98% |
In the 2002 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent first-term Treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected.
| Election Name: | 2002 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1998 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Candidate1: | John Stroger |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 901,679 |
| Percentage1: | 68.73% |
| Candidate2: | Christopher A. Bullock |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 410,155 |
| Percentage2: | 31.27 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | John Stroger |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Stroger |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Turnout: | 48.04% |
In the 2002 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent second-term President John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected.
Stroger was only the forth person ever to win three elections for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.[8]
See also: 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election.
| Election Name: | 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Seats For Election: | All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners |
| Majority Seats: | 9 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 12 |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 877,738 |
| Percentage1: | 74.55% |
| Swing1: | 4.16% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 5 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 299,652 |
| Percentage2: | 25.45% |
| Swing2: | 4.16% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
As these were the first elections held following the 2000 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.
| Election Name: | 2002 Cook County Board of Review election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Seats For Election: | 3 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review |
| Majority Seats: | 2 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Races won |
| Seats Before1: | 2 |
| Seats After1: | 2 |
| 1Data1: | 2 |
| 2Data1: | 2 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 1 |
| Seats After2: | 1 |
| 1Data2: | 1 |
| 2Data2: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
In the 2002 Cook County Board of Review election, all three seats, two Democratic-held and one Republican-held, were up for election.
Beginning with the 2002 elections, the Cook County Board of Review has had 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.[9]
As this was the first elections held following the 2000 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.
See also: Cook County Board of Review 1st district.
Incumbent first-term member Maureen Murphy, a Republican, was reelected, being unopposed in both the Republican primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[9]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary.[3] [5] The Democratic Party ultimately nominated Brendan F. Houlihan.[1]
See also: Cook County Board of Review 2nd district.
Incumbent first-term member Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election. Berrios had not only served since the Board of Review was constituted in 1998, but had also served on its predecessor organization, the Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals, for ten years. This election was to a four-year term.[9]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3] [5]
See also: Cook County Board of Review 3rd district.
Incumbent first-term member Robert Shaw, a Democrat, was reelected. This election was to a two-year term.[9]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[4] [3] [5]
| Election Name: | 2002 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Seats For Election: | 3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago |
| Majority Seats: | 5 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Races won |
| Seats Before1: | 9 |
| Seats After1: | 9 |
| 1Data1: | 3 |
| 2Data1: | 3 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 0 |
| Seats After2: | 0 |
| 1Data2: | 0 |
| 2Data2: | 0 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
In the 2006 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.[3] [4] 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 Democratic incumbents Kathy Meany and Cynthia Santos, won reelection. They were joined in being elected by fellow Democrat Frank Avila. One Democratic incumbent, Martin Sandoval, had withdrawn ahead of the Democratic primary.[1] [2] [10]
Partisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies.[1] [2] Other judgeships had retention elections.
Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies.[1] [2] Other judgeships had retention elections.
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.[4]