The
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 20 ...
, general election was held on November 6, 1984.
Primaries were held March 20, 1984.
Elections were held for
Clerk of the Circuit Court,
Recorder of Deeds,
State's Attorney
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, 4 seats on the
Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the
Circuit Court of Cook County
The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest of the 24 judicial circuits in Illinois as well as one of the largest unified court systems in the United States — second only in size to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County since that court ...
.
Election information
1984 was a
presidential election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races (
President
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,
Senate
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, and
House
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) and those for
state elections.
Voter turnout
Primary election
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 46.94%
Chicago saw 58.55% turnout, and suburban Cook County saw 31.99% turnout.
General election
Turnout in the general election was 78.76%, with 2,262,103 ballots cast.
Chicago saw 78.23% turnout (with 1,247,630 ballots cast), and suburban Cook County saw 79.42% turnout (with 1,014,473 ballots cast).
Straight-ticket voting
Ballots had a
straight-ticket voting
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option in 1988.
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Clerk of the Circuit Court
In the 1984 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County is the clerk of Circuit Court of Cook County, located in Cook County, Illinois.
Office description
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election, incumbent clerk Morgan M. Finley, a Democrat first appointed in 1974, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
Recorder of Deeds
In the 1988 Cook County Recorder of Deeds
The Cook County Recorder of Deeds was the recorder of deeds of county government in Cook County, Illinois until the position's abolishment in 2020.
History of office
The office was established in December 1872. Before this, the Clerk of the Cir ...
election, incumbent second-term recorder of deeds Sid Olsen, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Harry Yourell
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Yourell was born in Hammond, Indiana on February 27, 1919. He attended high school in Chicago and La Salle Extension University. During World War II, he ...
was elected to succeed him.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
State's Attorney
In the 1984 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent first-term state's attorney Richard M. Daley
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, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
Former superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Richard J. Brzeczek
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In 1984, he ran unsuccessfully as the Republican nominee for Cook County State ...
won the Republican primary, running unopposed.
General election
Water Reclamation District Board
In the 1988 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
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election, four of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were regularly scheduled elections, and one was a special election due to a vacancy.
Judicial elections
Pasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies.Retention election
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s were also held for the Circuit Court.
Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Citizens committeemen
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for the wards of Chicago.
See also
* 1984 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1984.
Primaries were held on March 20.
Election information Turnout
Turnout in the primary election was 40.89% with a total of 2,474,610 ballots cast. 1,771,948 Democratic, 702,421 Repu ...
References
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Cook County, Illinois elections
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Cook County, Illinois elections
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