The
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is the List of counties in Illinois, most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, C ...
, general election was held on November 2, 2010.
Primaries were held February 2, 2010.
Elections were held for
Assessor,
Clerk
A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts record keeping as well as general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include Records managem ...
,
Sheriff
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,
Treasurer
A treasurer is a person responsible for the financial operations of a government, business, or other organization.
Government
The treasury of a country is the department responsible for the country's economy, finance and revenue. The treasure ...
,
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
The President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners is the Chief executive officer, chief executive of county government in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois. They are the head of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The presi ...
, all 17 seats of the
Cook County Board of Commissioners
The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county-wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, which includes the City ...
,
Cook County Board of Review The Cook County Board of Review is an independent office created by statute by the Illinois General Assembly and is governed by three commissioners who are elected by district for two- or four-year terms. Cook County, which includes Chicago, is the ...
district 1, three 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 25 Illinois circuit courts, circuit courts (trial courts of original jurisdiction, original and general jurisdiction) in the judiciary of Illinois as well as one of the largest unified cour ...
.
Election information
2010 was a
midterm election
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year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (
House
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air c ...
and
Senate
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) and those for
state elections.
Voter turnout
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 26.41%, with 761,626 ballots cast. The city of
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
saw 27.282% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 25.54% turnout.
The general election saw 52.68% turnout, with 1,424,959 ballots cast. The city of Chicago saw 52.88% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 52.48% turnout.
Assessor
In the 2010
Cook County Assessor
The Cook County Assessor is the Assessor (property), assessor and county government officer of Cook County, Illinois.
Office description
Before the creation of the position of Cook County Assessor in 1932, the Cook County Board of Assessors com ...
election, incumbent Assessor
James Houlihan, a Democrat, first appointed in 1997 who was thrice reelected, did not seek reelection to what would have been a fourth full term.
Joseph Berrios
Joseph "Joe" Berrios (born February 14, 1952) is an American Democratic politician who was the Assessor and Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party of Cook County, Illinois, as well as a registered Illinois state government lobbyist. H ...
was elected to succeed him.
Primaries
Democratic
;Candidates
*
Joseph Berrios
Joseph "Joe" Berrios (born February 14, 1952) is an American Democratic politician who was the Assessor and Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party of Cook County, Illinois, as well as a registered Illinois state government lobbyist. H ...
, member of the
Cook County Board of Review The Cook County Board of Review is an independent office created by statute by the Illinois General Assembly and is governed by three commissioners who are elected by district for two- or four-year terms. Cook County, which includes Chicago, is the ...
*Raymond A. Figueroa, former judge of the
Cook County Circuit Court
The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest of the 25 Illinois circuit courts, circuit courts (trial courts of original jurisdiction, original and general jurisdiction) in the judiciary of Illinois as well as one of the largest unified cour ...
and former
Chicago alderman
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. The council is called into session regularly, usually monthly ...
*
Robert Shaw, former member of the Cook County Board of Review and former Chicago alderman
Additionally, Andrea Raila had been a candidate before withdrawing from the race.
;Endorsements
;Results
Republican
Evanston Township assessor Sharon Strobeck-Eckersall won the Republican primary.
Green
General election
Clerk
In the 2010
Cook County Clerk
The Cook County Clerk is the Municipal clerk, clerk of county government in Cook County, Illinois.
History
The office of Cook County Clerk was established in 1831, the year that Cook County, Illinois was created. For the first several years, th ...
election, incumbent fifth-term Clerk
David Orr
David Duvall Orr (born October 4, 1944) is an American Democratic politician who served as the Cook County Clerk from 1990 to 2018. Orr previously served as alderman for the 49th ward in Chicago City Council from 1979 to 1990. He briefly serve ...
, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
Green
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.
General election
Sheriff
In the 2010
Cook County Sheriff
The Cook County Sheriff is the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, heading the Cook County Sheriff's Office.
Office description
Terms are currently four-years in length.
Officeholders
Election results
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election, incumbent first-term Sheriff
Tom Dart
Thomas J. Dart (born May 22, 1962) is an American attorney, politician, and law enforcement officer serving as the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois. He previously served as a member of both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly.
Education
D ...
, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
Green
General election
Treasurer
In the 2010
Cook County Treasurer
The Cook County treasurer is the treasurer of county government in Cook County, Illinois
Office description
The Cook County treasurer oversees the second-largest system of property tax collection and distribution in the United States. The inaug ...
election, incumbent third-term Treasurer
Maria Pappas
Maria Pappas is a Greek American attorney and politician who has served as the Cook County Treasurer since 1998. Prior to that, she served two terms on the Cook County Board of Commissioners; first as one of ten members elected from Chicago an ...
, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
Green
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.
General election
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
In the 2010
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
The President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners is the Chief executive officer, chief executive of county government in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois. They are the head of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The presi ...
election, incumbent President
Todd Stroger
Todd H. Stroger (born January 14, 1963) is the former president of the Cook County, Illinois Board and a former alderman for the 8th ward in Chicago. Stroger is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2001, he was appointed to the Chicago City C ...
, a Democrat appointed in 2006 and elected outright to a full term later that year, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by
Toni Preckwinkle
Toni Lynn Preckwinkle (née Reed; born March 17, 1947) is an American politician and the incumbent County Board president in Cook County, Illinois, United States. She was elected to her first term as president of the Cook County Board of Commis ...
, who went on to win the general election.
Her victory in this election would make Preckwinkle the first woman to be popularly elected to the office of president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and the second woman overall to hold the position after
Bobbie L. Steele.
Primaries
Democratic
;Candidates
*
Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the
Cook County Circuit Court
The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest of the 25 Illinois circuit courts, circuit courts (trial courts of original jurisdiction, original and general jurisdiction) in the judiciary of Illinois as well as one of the largest unified cour ...
*Terrence J. O'Brien,
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), originally known as the Sanitary District of Chicago, is a special-purpose district chartered to operate in Cook County, Illinois, since 1889. Although its name may imply oth ...
President
*
Toni Preckwinkle
Toni Lynn Preckwinkle (née Reed; born March 17, 1947) is an American politician and the incumbent County Board president in Cook County, Illinois, United States. She was elected to her first term as president of the Cook County Board of Commis ...
, Chicago alderman
*
Todd Stroger
Todd H. Stroger (born January 14, 1963) is the former president of the Cook County, Illinois Board and a former alderman for the 8th ward in Chicago. Stroger is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2001, he was appointed to the Chicago City C ...
, incumbent President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
;Withdrew
*
Danny K. Davis, U.S. congressman, former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, former member of the
Chicago City Council
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;Polls
;Results
Republican
;Candidates
*John Garrido III,
Chicago Police Department
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officer
*
Roger A. Keats, former
Illinois State Senator
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and former
Illinois State Representative
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;Results
Green
;Candidates
*Thomas Tresser, activist
;Results
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners
The
2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
The 2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 2, 2010. It was preceded by a Partisan primary, primary election held on February 5, 2010. It coincided with other 2010 Cook County, Illinois, elections (including 2010 ...
saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
Cook County Board of Review
In the 2010
Cook County Board of Review The Cook County Board of Review is an independent office created by statute by the Illinois General Assembly and is governed by three commissioners who are elected by district for two- or four-year terms. Cook County, which includes Chicago, is the ...
election, one seat, Democratic-held, out of its three seats was up for election.
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.
1st district
Incumbent first-term member
Brendan Houlihan, a Democrat who had been elected in
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, lost reelection to Republican Dan Patlak. This election was to a two-year term.
Primaries
=Democratic
=
=Republican
=
=Green
=
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.
General election
Water Reclamation District Board
In the 2010
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
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather tha ...
race.
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, Democrats Barbara McGowan and
Mariyana Spyropoulos. Each won reelection, joined by fellow Democrat Michael A. Alvarez in winning election.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
Green
General election
Judicial elections
8 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies.
Other judgeships had
retention election
A retention election or retention referendum is a referendum where voters are asked if an office holder, usually a judge, should be allowed to continue in that office. The judge is removed from office if a majority of votes are cast against rete ...
s.
13 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies.
Other judgeships had retention elections.
Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Green
committeemen
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for the suburban
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
s.
See also
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2010 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on February 2, 2010.
Election information
2010 was a midterm election year in the United States.
Turnout
Primary election
For the primary election, t ...
References
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Cook County
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 percent of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. ...
Cook County, Illinois elections
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