| 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% |
The 2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 4, 2014.[1] It was preceded by a primary election held on March 18, 2014.[2] It coincided with other 2014 Cook County, Illinois, elections (including the election for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners). It 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 and one member was defeated in their party's primary, which meant that a total of two individuals were newly elected. The Democratic Party ran nominees for fifteen of the seventeen seats, while Republicans ran nominees for only five of the seats.
As these were the first elections held following the 2010 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.[3]
Democrats ran nominees in races for fifteen of the seventeen seats. Republicans ran nominees in races for five seats. In races for twelve seats, Democratic nominees faced no opponents on the ballot. In races for two seats, Republican nominees faced no opponents on the ballot. As a result, only three general election races were contested between Democratic and Republican nominees.
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district.
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Richard Boykin was elected to succeed him.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district.
Incumbent second-term commissioner Robert Steele, 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]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district.
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district.
Incumbent Commissioner Stanley Moore, a Democrat who was appointed to the office in 2013, was reelected to a full term.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district.
Incumbent fifth-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district.
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy, a Democrat, was reelected.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district.
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Jesús "Chuy" García, a Democrat, was reelected.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district.
Incumbent Commissioner Edwin Reyes, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Luis Arroyo Jr., who went on to win the general election unopposed.
Reyes had first been appointed in 2009 (after Roberto Maldonado resigned to serve a Chicago alderman), and had been elected to a full term in 2010.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district.
Incumbent fifth-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district.
Incumbent Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 and elected outright to a full-term in 2010, 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]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district.
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district.
Incumbent first-term Commissioner John Fritchey, 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]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district.
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, 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]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district.
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Republican primary and general election.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary.[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district.
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Tim Schneider, a Republican, was reelected.
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district.
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Jeff Tobolski, 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]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district.
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, a Republican, was reelected.
| Party | Seats held before | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 13 | 15 | |
| Republican | 4 | 5 |
| Party | Popular vote | Seats won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 809,692 (77.12%) | 13 | |
| Republican | 239,746 (22.84%) | 4 | |
| Other (write-in) | 441 (0.04%) | 0 | |
| Total | 1,049,879 |
| Party | Total incumbents | Incumbents that sought reelection/retired | Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries | Incumbents that won/lost general election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 13 | 11 sought reelection 2 retired | 11 won re-nomination 0 lost renomination | 11 won 0 lost | |
| Republican | 4 | 4 sought reelection 0 retired | 4 won re-nomination 0 lost renomination | 4 won 0 lost |
| Party | Returning members | Newly elected members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 11 | 2 | |
| Republican | 4 | 0 |