2014 Cook County, Illinois, elections explained

Flag Image:File:Flag of Cook County, Illinois (1961–2022).svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Cook County, Illinois, elections
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2016 Cook County, Illinois, elections
Next Year:2016
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Turnout:49.30%

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

Election Name:2014 Cook County Assessor election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Assessor
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 Cook County, Illinois elections#Assessor
Next Year:2018
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Candidate1:Joseph Berrios
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:960,435
Percentage1:100%
Assessor
Before Election:Joseph Berrios
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Joseph Berrios
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:34.71%

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

Republican

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

General election

Clerk

Election Name:2014 Cook County Clerk election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk
Next Year:2018
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Candidate1:David Orr
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,061,515
Percentage1:100%
Clerk
Before Election:David Orr
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:David Orr
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:38.36%

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

Republican

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

General election

Sheriff

Election Name:2014 Cook County Sheriff election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Sheriff
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 Cook County, Illinois elections#Sheriff
Next Year:2018
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Candidate1:Tom Dart
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,055,783
Percentage1:100%
Sheriff
Before Election:Tom Dart
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Tom Dart
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:38.15%

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

Primaries

Republican

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

General election

Treasurer

Election Name:2014 Cook County Treasurer election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Cook County, Illinois elections#Treasurer
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 Cook County, Illinois elections#Treasurer
Next Year:2018
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Candidate1:Maria Pappas
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,048,234
Percentage1:100%
Treasurer
Before Election:Maria Pappas
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Maria Pappas
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:37.88%

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

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 Name:2014 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Cook County, Illinois elections
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
Next Year:2018
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Candidate1:Toni Preckwinkle
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,072,886
Percentage1:100%
President
Before Election:Toni Preckwinkle
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Toni Preckwinkle
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:38.77%

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

Primaries

Republican

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

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners

See also: 2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election.

Election Name:2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
Ongoing:no
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
Next Year:2018
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Seats For Election:All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners
Majority Seats:9
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Seats Before1:13
Seats1:13
Popular Vote1:809,692
Percentage1:77.12%
Swing1: 9.82%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Seats Before2:4
Seats2:4
Popular Vote2:239,746
Percentage2:22.84%
Swing2: 4.58%
Map Size:300px

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

Election Name:2014 Cook County Board of Review election
Ongoing:no
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2012 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2016 Cook County, Illinois elections#Cook County Board of Review
Next Year:2016
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Seats For Election:1 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
1Data1:1
2Data1:1
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Seats Before2:1
Seats After2:1
1Data2:0
2Data2:0
Map Size:300px

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

See also: Cook County Board of Review 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

Republican

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

General election

Water Reclamation District Board

Election Name:2014 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
Ongoing:no
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2012 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2016 Cook County, Illinois elections#Water Reclamation District Board
Next Year:2016
Election Date:November 4, 2014
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
Party3:Green Party (United States)
Seats Before3:0
Seats After3:0
1Data3:0
2Data3:0
Map Size:300px

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

Republican

General election

Judicial elections

See also: 2014 Illinois 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary . Cook County Clerk's Office . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128082518/https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/CombinedSummaryReport110414%20(1).pdf . January 28, 2022 .
  2. Web site: General Primary Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 Combined Summary . Cook County Clerk's Office . 16 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Cook County Primary Election March 18, 2014 Summary Report . Cook County Clerk . 18 March 2020.
  4. Web site: 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 . chicagoelections.com . Chicago Board of Election Commissioners . 18 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Cook County General Election November 4, 2014 Summary Report . Cook County Clerk . 18 March 2020.
  6. Web site: 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 . chicagoelections.com . Chicago Board of Election Commissioners . 18 March 2020.
  7. Web site: 35 ILCS 200/5-5 . ilga.gov . Government of Illinois . 18 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Graham . Doug T. . Water district candidates discuss suburban representation . Daily Herald . 16 March 2020 . 20 February 2014.
  9. Web site: Frank Avila - D (incumbent) . WTTW News . 16 March 2020 . en.
  10. Web site: Downloadable Vote Totals . Illinois Secretary of State . https://web.archive.org/web/20170804191200/http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/DownloadVoteTotals.aspx . 4 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Illinois judicial elections, 2014 . Ballotpedia . 4 April 2020 . en.
  12. Web site: POST-ELECTION REPORT Inside the Numbers: Gubernatorial Primary Election Suburban Cook County March 18, 2014 . Cook County Clerk . 20 November 2020.