Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district explained

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district
Official Name:District 14
Government Type:District
Governing Body:Cook County Board of Commissioners
Leader Party:D
Leader Title:Commissioner
Leader Name:Scott R. Britton
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cook
Parts Type:Townships
Parts:list
P1:New Trier
P2:Northfield
P3:Palatine
P4:Wheeling

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Scott R. Britton, a Democrat.

History

The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of having two multi-member districts districts: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County.[1]

Geography

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it covered parts of the north and northwest suburbs of Cook County.[2]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.[3]

In regards to townships, the district's redistricted boundaries included parts of Barrington, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, and Wheeling townships. The district contained the entirety of both the Barrington and Palatine townships[4]

2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, included parts of Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Deer Park, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Hoffman Estates, Iverness, Mount Prospect, Northfield, Northbrook, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Wheeling, and Wilmette.[5] [6] [7]

In regards to townships, the district's boundaries included parts of Niles, Northfield, Palatine, and Wheeling townships.[5] [8] It is located in northern Cook County.[9]

The district was 90.32 square miles (57,806.14 acres).[10]

2022 redistricting

The district as redistricted in 2022, following the 2020 United States Census, covers the entirety of New Trier and Northfield Townships, as well as large portions of Palatine and Wheeling Townships.[11]

Politics

From 1994 until 2018, the district was represented by Republicans. The district was considered to be a Republican stronghold during this time.[12] [13] In the 2016 United States presidential election, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine won a strong victory in the district over the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence.[13] The commissioner of the district flipped to the Democratic Party in 2018, a year which saw an overall strong performance by the Democratic Party in that year's elections in Illinois and an unprecedentedly strong and well-funded effort by the Cook County Democratic Party to target the district.[12] [14]

List of commissioners representing the district

CommissionerPartyYearsElectoral history
align=left Richard SiebelRepublicannowrap December 1994–December 1998Previously served as commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large; elected in 1994
align=left Gregg GoslinRepublicannowrap December 1998–December 2018Elected in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014; lost reelection in 2018
align=left Scott R. BrittonDemocraticnowrap December 2018–presentElected in 2018 and 2022

Election results

|-| colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" |Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district general elections|-!Year!Winning candidate!Party!Vote (pct)!Opponent!Party! Vote (pct)|-|1994[15] [16] | |Richard Siebel| | Republican| | 49,280 (66.08%)| | Kelly Ann Sheehan| | Democratic| | 25,302 (33.93%)|-|1998[17] | |Gregg Goslin| | Republican| | 45,781 (59.27%)| | Joyce Thompson Fitzgerald| | Democratic| | 31,458 (40.73%)|-|2002[18] [19] | |Gregg Goslin| | Republican| |51,691 (61.15%)| | Allan M. Monat| | Democratic| | 32,836 (38.85%)|-|2006[20] | |Gregg Goslin| | Republican| |49,400 (53.80%)| | Michelene "Mickie" Polk| | Democratic| | 42,426 (46.20%)|-|2010[21] | |Gregg Goslin| | Republican| |60,664 (61.89%)| | Jennifer Bishop Jenkins| | Democratic| | 37,357 (38.11%)|-|2014[22] | |Gregg Goslin| | Republican| |66,217 (100%)||||-|2018[23] | |Scott R. Britton| | Democratic| |62,792 (54.19%)| | Gregg Goslin| | Republican| | 53,079 (45.81%) |-|2022[24] | |Scott R. Britton| | Democratic| |67,575 (61.28%)| | Benton Howser| | Republican| | 42,703 (38.72%)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Choices for Cook County Board . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . 16 October 2020 . 22 October 1998.
  2. Web site: Endorsements for Cook County Board . chicagotribune.com . 26 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Becker . Robert . County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . 24 August 2001.
  4. Web site: Cook County Commissioner District 14 Municipalities . Office of the Cook County Clerk. https://web.archive.org/web/20101121155739/http://cookcountyclerk.com/aboutus/map_room/Documents/Cook%20County%20Board%20Commissioner%20Districts/Precinct/CB14.pdf. 21 November 2010. dead . August 2012.
  5. Web site: Leonard . Valerie . Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks . AustinTalks . 26 October 2020 . 11 May 2012.
  6. Web site: Cook County Commissioner District 11 Municipalities . Office of the Cook County Clerk. https://web.archive.org/web/20150122113307/http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/aboutus/map_room/Documents/Cook%20County%20Board%20Commissioner%20Districts/Municipality/CB14.pdf . 22 January 2015. dead . August 2012 .
  7. Web site: Cook County Commissioner District 14 Municipalities. Office of the Cook County Clerk. 31 October 2020 . September 2015.
  8. Web site: cook county commissioner district 14 municipalities map . Cook County Clerk . 26 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Cook County Board 14th District Republican nominee: Gregg Goslin . chicago.suntimes.com . Chicago Sun-Times . 26 October 2020 . en . 13 October 2018.
  10. Web site: Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 14, Commissioner Scott R. Britton (Cook County Commissioner District) . www.chicagocityscape.com . 31 October 2020 . en.
  11. Web site: Election Viewer . maps.cookcountyil.gov . 5 April 2023.
  12. Web site: Donovan . Lisa . Pratt . Gregory . In Cook County Board races, Republican strongholds lose grip to blue wave — and a lot of green . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . 26 October 2020 . 7 November 2018.
  13. Web site: Pratt . Gregory . Democrats focus on longtime GOP strongholds hoping to increase Cook County Board lead: 'The suburbs ... are not what they once were.' . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . 28 October 2020 . 2 November 2018.
  14. Web site: How Illinois Democrats won a statewide sweep and 2 pivotal congressional seats in the midterm elections . Chicago Tribune . 25 June 2020 . 7 November 2018.
  15. Web site: Cook County offices . Newspapers.com . Chicago Tribune . 14 May 2021 . en . subscription . 10 Nov 1994.
  16. Web site: Cook . Newspapers.com . Chicago Tribune . 14 May 2021 . en . subscription . 17 Oct 1994.
  17. Web site: OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998 . results.cookcountyclerkil.gov .
  18. Web site: TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 A.D. . Chicago Board of Election Commissioners . 18 June 2020.
  19. Web site: SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS . voterinfonet.com . Cook County Clerk . https://web.archive.org/web/20050209124209/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/11502results/ . 9 February 2005 . dead.
  20. Web site: Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 . Cook County Clerk's Office . 16 March 2020 . September 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922154748/https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/2006NovemberCombinedSUMMARY.pdf . dead .
  21. Web site: Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report . Cook County Clerk's Office . 16 March 2020.
  22. Web site: General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary . Cook County Clerk's Office . 16 March 2020 . January 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128082518/https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/CombinedSummaryReport110414%20(1).pdf . dead .
  23. Web site: Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary . March 9, 2020 . Cook County Clerk's Office . July 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210708233020/https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/CombinedSummary.pdf . dead .
  24. Web site: Tabulated Statement of the Returns and Proclamation of the Results of the Canvass of the Election Returns for the November 8, 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Held in Each of the Precincts in Cook County, Illinois Including the City of Chicago . www.cookcountyclerkil.gov . Cook County Clerk . 6 December 2022 . 2022.

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