The 2002
Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 5, 2002.
It was preceded by a
primary election held on March 19, 2002.
It coincided with other
2002 Cook County, Illinois, elections
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 5, 2002.
Primaries were held on March 19, 2002.
Elections were held for Cook County Assessor, Assessor, Cook County Clerk, Clerk, Cook County Sheriff, Sheriff, Cook County Treasu ...
(including
the election
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for
president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
The President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners is the chief executive of county government in Cook County, Illinois. They are the head of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
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Officeholders
Recent election re ...
). It 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 United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 cen ...
, the seats faced
redistricting before this election.
1st district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner
Earlean Collins
Earlean Collins (born September 4, 1937) is an American politician. In 1976, Collins became the first African-American woman elected to the Illinois Senate, where she rose to leadership positions. In 1994, she was the Democratic Party candida ...
, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.
[ The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robin Lee Meyer.]
General election
2nd district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Bobbie L. Steele
Bobbie L. Steele was sworn in as the 32nd president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners on August 1, 2006.Steve Patterson. "Steele vows changes". ''Chicago Sun-Times''. August 2, 2006. 10. She had been commissioner for the 2nd district of C ...
, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[
]
General election
3rd district
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler
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, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[
]
General election
4th district
Incumbent Commissioner John Stroger
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, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
5th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
Republican primary winner Daniel "Dan" Wooten withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.
6th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Moran, a Democrat, unsuccessfully sought reelection. Joan Patricia Murphy
Joan Patricia Murphy ( O'Malley; 1936/1937 – September 18, 2016) was an American Democratic politician and member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, representing the 6th district which is located in the Chicago Southland.
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defeated him for the Democratic nomination, and won the general election unopposed.
Incumbent Moran had been a perennial candidate
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who, in the 1998 general election, had won an upset victory over incumbent then-Republican Barclay "Bud" Fleming.
Barclay "Bud" Fleming, who had been ousted in 1998, also unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for this election.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[
]
General election
7th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno
Joseph Mario Moreno was Commissioner for the 7th district of Cook County, Illinois from 1994 until 2010.
Early life
Moreno earned his law degree from DePaul University College of Law.
Public service
Prior to his election as a commissioner, ...
, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ The Republican Party ultimately nominated Juan Moreno.]
General election
8th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado
Roberto Maldonado is the alderman of the 26th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois.
Early life, education, and early career, Children
Maldonado earned both his undergraduate and his master's degree from the University of Puerto Rico. In Ch ...
, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[
]
General election
9th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri
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, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
10th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[
]
General election
11th district
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley
John P. Daley (born December 5, 1946) is the 11th Ward Democratic Committeeman in Chicago, Illinois, a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ( 11th district), and the Chair of the Cook County Board Audit and Finance Committee. He has ...
, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
12th district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Ted Lechowicz
Thaddeus S. "Ted" Lechowicz (December 20, 1938 – January 5, 2009) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Lechowicz went to Weber High School in Chicago. He received his associate degree from Wright Junior Col ...
, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Forrest Claypool
Forrest Edward Claypool is an American politician who has held several positions in the governments of Chicago, Cook County, and the State of Illinois. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from July 27, 2015, until Decemb ...
who went on to win the general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[
]
General election
13th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker
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, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Larry Suffredin
Lawrence J. "Larry" Suffredin (born October 5, 1947) is an American politician who formerly served as a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners representing the 13th district.
Early life and education
Suffredin was born October 5, 1947 ...
, who went on to win the general election.
Primaries
Democratic
In what was regarded to be an upset, Sutker unseated incumbent Suffredin.
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robert D. Shearer, Jr.]
General election
14th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin
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Early l ...
, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
15th district
Incumbent seventh-term
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
16th district
Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr
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, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tony Peraica
Anthony J. "Tony" Peraica (born April 14, 1957) is an American politician from Chicago, Illinois. He was the Cook County Commissioner for the 16th district, and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Cook County treasurer in 1998, for presi ...
, who went on to win the general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Melrose Park Village President Ronald M. Serpico won the Democratic primary, defeating lawyer William Edward Gomolinski, Patrick "Chico" Hernandez and Stephen J. Mazur.
Republican
General election
17th district
Incumbent fourth-term
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
Democratic primary winner Candice Marie Morrison withdrew before the election.
Summarizing statistics
References
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