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2002 Cook County, Illinois, elections
← 2000
November 5, 2002
2004 →
Turnout52.12%

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 5, 2002.[1][2]

Primaries were held on March 19, 2002.[3][4][5]

Elections were held for Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 3 seats of the Cook County Board of Review, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Election information

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2002 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate and House) and those for state elections.

Voter turnout

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Primary election

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Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 36.69%. The city of Chicago saw 39.87% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 33.40% turnout.[3][4][5][6]

Vote totals of primaries[5]
PrimaryChicago vote totalsSuburban Cook County vote totalsTotal Cook County vote totals
Democratic512,369279,236713,040
Republican34,272154,974189,244
Libertarian10215117
Nonpartisan
Total548,832438,846987,678

General election

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The general election saw 52.12% turnout, with 1,423,403 ballots cast. Chicago saw 53.16% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 51.09% turnout.[1][2][6]

Assessor

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2002 Cook County Assessor election
← 1998
November 5, 2002
2006 →
Turnout46.14%[1][2]
 
Nominee James Houlihan James P. Pieczonka
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 954,774 305,176
Percentage 75.78% 24.22%
Assessor before election

James Houlihan
Democratic

 Elected Assessor

James Houlihan
Democratic

In the 2002 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent Assessor James Houlihan, a Democrat first appointed in 1997 who was reelected in 1998, was again reelected.[7]

Primaries

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Democratic

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Cook County Assessor Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Houlihan (incumbent) 534,407 100
Total votes 534,407 100

Republican

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Cook County Assessor Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James P. Pieczonka 135,397 100
Total votes 135,397 100

General election

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Cook County Assessor election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Houlihan (incumbent) 954,774 75.78
Republican James P. Pieczonka 305,176 24.22
Total votes 1,259,950 100

Clerk

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2002 Cook County Clerk election
← 1998
November 5, 2002
2006 →
Turnout47.75%[1][2]
 
Candidate David Orr Kathleen A. Thomas
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 992,441 311,552
Percentage 76.11% 23.89%
Clerk before election

David Orr
Democratic

 Elected Clerk

David Orr
Democratic

In the 2002 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent third-term Clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

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Democratic

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Cook County Clerk Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David D. Orr (incumbent) 603,556 100
Total votes 603,556 100

Republican

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Cook County Clerk Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kathleen A. Thomas 139,512 100
Total votes 139,512 100

General election

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Cook County Clerk election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David D. Orr (incumbent) 992,441 76.11
Republican Kathleen A. Thomas 311,552 23.89
Total votes 1,303,993 100

Sheriff

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2002 Cook County Sheriff election
← 1998
November 5, 2002
2006 →
Turnout46.89%[1][2]
 
Candidate Michael F. Sheahan Ronald Swick
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 984,348 296,062
Percentage 76.88% 23.12%
Sheriff before election

Michael F. Sheahan
Democratic

 Elected Sheriff

Michael F. Sheahan
Democratic

In the 2002 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent third-term Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

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Democratic

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Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael F. Sheahan (incumbent) 558,682 100
Total votes 558,682 100

Republican

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Cook County Sheriff Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Swick 135,355 100
Total votes 135,355 100

General election

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Cook County Sheriff election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael F. Sheahan (incumbent) 984,348 76.88
Republican Ronald Swick 296,062 23.12
Total votes 1,280,410 100

Treasurer

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2002 Cook County Treasurer election
← 1998
November 5, 2002
2006 →
Turnout47.98%[1][2]
 
Candidate Maria Pappas Richard J. Daniels
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 998,480 311,787
Percentage 76.20% 23.80%
Treasurer before election

Maria Pappas
Democratic

 Elected Treasurer

Maria Pappas
Democratic

In the 2002 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent first-term Treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

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Democratic

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Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 586,494 100
Total votes 586,494 100

Republican

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Cook County Treasurer Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard J. Daniels 137,151 100
Total votes 137,151 100

General election

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Cook County Treasurer election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 998,480 76.20
Republican Richard J. Daniels 311,787 23.80
Total votes 1,310,267 100

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

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2002 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 1998
November 5, 2002
2006 →
Turnout48.04%[1][2]
 
Nominee John Stroger Christopher A. Bullock
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 901,679 410,155
Percentage 68.73% 31.27
President before election

John Stroger
Democratic

 Elected President

John Stroger
Democratic

In the 2002 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent second-term President John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected.

Stroger was only the forth person ever to win three elections for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.[8]

Primaries

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Democratic

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President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 587,440 100
Total votes 587,440 100

Republican

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President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christopher A. Bullock 135,786 100
Total votes 135,786 100

General election

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President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 901,679 68.73
Republican Christopher A. Bullock 410,155 31.27
Total votes 1,311,834 100

Cook County Board of Commissioners

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2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 1998
November 5, 2002
2006 →
All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 12 5
Seats won 12 5
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 877,738 299,652
Percentage 74.55% 25.45%
Swing Increase 4.16% Decrease 4.16%

The 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election 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 seats faced redistricting before this election.

Cook County Board of Review

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2002 Cook County Board of Review election
← 1998
November 5, 2002
2004 →
3 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review
2 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 2 1
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 2 1
Races won 2 1

In the 2002 Cook County Board of Review election, all three seats, two Democratic-held and one Republican-held, were up for election.

Beginning with the 2002 elections, the Cook County Board of Review has had 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.[9]

As this was the first elections held following the 2000 United States census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.

1st district

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Incumbent first-term member Maureen Murphy, a Republican, was reelected, being unopposed in both the Republican primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[9]

Primaries

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Democratic
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary.[3][5] The Democratic Party ultimately nominated Brendan F. Houlihan.[1]

Republican
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Cook County Board of Review 1st district Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maureen Murphy (incumbent) 102,690 100
Total votes 102,690 100

General election

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Cook County Board of Review 1st district election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maureen Murphy (incumbent) 381,157 100
Total votes 381,157 100

2nd district

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Incumbent first-term member Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election. Berrios had not only served since the Board of Review was constituted in 1998, but had also served on its predecessor organization, the Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals, for ten years. This election was to a four-year term.[9]

Primaries

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Democratic
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Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Berrios (incumbent) 86,160 100
Total votes 86,160 100
Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][5]

General election

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Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Berrios (incumbent) 303,159 100
Total votes 303,159 100

3rd district

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Incumbent first-term member Robert Shaw, a Democrat, was reelected. This election was to a two-year term.[9]

Primaries

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Democratic
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Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary[4][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Shaw (incumbent) 143,317 51.71
Democratic Steven Burris 133,854 48.29
Total votes 277,171 100
Republican
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No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[4][3][5]

General election

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Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election[2][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Shaw (incumbent) 374,527 100
Total votes 374,527 100

Water Reclamation District Board

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2002 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
← 2000
November 5, 2002
2004 →
3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 9 0
Seats after 9 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,222,243 1,005,503
Percentage 68.85% 31.15%
Seats up 3 0
Races won 3 0

In the 2006 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 race.[3][4] 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 Democratic incumbents Kathy Meany and Cynthia Santos, won reelection. They were joined in being elected by fellow Democrat Frank Avila. One Democratic incumbent, Martin Sandoval, had withdrawn ahead of the Democratic primary.[1][2][10]

Primaries

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Democratic

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Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Therese Meany (incumbent) 304,767 19.97
Democratic Cynthia M. Santos (incumbent) 300,142 19.67
Democratic Frank Avila 194,061 12.72
Democratic James P. Sheehan 191,456 12.54
Democratic Jesse J. Evans 185,684 12.17
Democratic Derrick David Stinson 120,318 7.88
Democratic Lewis W. Powell, III 94,963 6.22
Democratic Edward J. Schmit III 86,357 5.66
Democratic Turheran "TC" Crawford 48,470 3.18
Total votes 1,526,218 100

Republican

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Water Reclamation District Board election Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald G. Hansen 110,253 35.18
Republican Patricia Vazquez 105,953 33.81
Republican Eric M. Nickerson 97,197 31.01
Total votes 313,403 100

General election

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Water Reclamation District Board election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Therese Meany (incumbent) 773,358 23.96
Democratic Cynthia M. Stantos (incumbent) 758,842 23.51
Democratic Frank Avila 690,043 21.38
Republican Donald G. Hansen 383,823 11.89
Republican Patricia Vazquez 330,607 10.24
Republican Erick M. Nickerson 291,073 9.02
Total votes 3,227,746 100

Judicial elections

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Partisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies.[1][2] Other judgeships had retention elections.

Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies.[1][2] Other judgeships had retention elections.

Other elections

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Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "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." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY" (PDF). Cook County, Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ Cox, Ted (August 6, 2009). "Houlihan won't seek reelection as Cook Co. assessor -- Daily Herald". prev.dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "African Americans and the Vote: Firsts in Cook County Leadership | CookCountyIL.gov". www.cookcountyil.gov. Government of Cook County. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "35 ILCS 200/5-5". ilga.gov. Government of Illinois. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ Stewart, Russ (June 19, 2002). "ANOTHER BIZARRE OUTCOME IN MWRD COMMISSIONER RACE". www.russstewart.com. Russ Stewart. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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