1994 Cook County, Illinois elections

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1994 Cook County, Illinois elections
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The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 8, 1994.

Primaries were held March 15, 1994.[1]

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, both seats of the Cook County Board of Appeals, seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships in the Circuit Court of Cook County.

The Democratic Party performed well, winning a full sweep of all countywide offices, and 11 out of 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners.[2] This came despite 1994 having been a strong Republican election cycle nationally, including in Illinois’ statewide elections (with the national election cycle being dubbed the “Republican Revolution”).

Election information[]

1994 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for congressional elections and those for state elections.

Voter turnout[]

Primary election[]

Turnout in the primaries was 34.58%, with 911,577 ballots cast.[1][3] Chicago saw 555,937 ballots cast and suburban Cook County saw 23.95% turnout (with 355,620 ballots cast).[1][4]

Vote totals of primaries[1]
Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals
Democratic 525,752 213,002 738,754
Republican 24,391 132,478 156,869
Harold Washington Party 564 110 674
Harold Washington Party/Democratic 3,826 1,669 5,495
Harold Washington Party/Republican 244 171 415
Nonpartisan 1,160 8,190 9,350
Total 555,937 355,620 911,557

General election[]

The general election saw turnout of 48.16%, with 1,267,152 ballots cast.[5] Chicago saw 586,235 ballots cast, while suburban Cook County saw 50.54% turnout (with 680,917 ballots cast).[4][5]

Assessor[]

1994 Cook County Assessor election
← 1990 November 8, 1994 1998 →
 
Candidate Thomas Hynes Sandra C. Wilson-Muriel
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 725,866 340,151
Assessor before election

Thomas Hynes
Democratic

Elected Assessor

Thomas Hynes
Democratic

In the 1994 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent assessor Thomas Hynes, a Democrat, was elected to a fifth full-term.[2]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Cook County Assessor Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Hynes (incumbent) 444,436 100
Total votes 444,436 100

Republican[]

Cook County Assessor Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sandra C. Wilson-Muriel 98,084 100
Total votes 98,084 100

Harold Washington Party[]

Cook County Assessor Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington Donald Pamon 3,076 100
Total votes 3,076 100

General election[]

Democrat Hynes won by a roughly 35-point margin.[6] He defeated Republican nominee Sandra C. Wilson-Muriel, as well as Harold Washington Party nominee Donald Pamon and Populist Party nominee Loretha Weisinger.[6]

Cook County Assessor election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Hynes (incumbent) 725,866
Republican Sandra C. Wilson-Muriel 340,151
Harold Washington Donald Pamon 47,682
Populist Loretha Weisinger
Total votes 100

Clerk[]

1994 Cook County Clerk election
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Candidate David Orr Edward Howlett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 720,132 381,445
Clerk before election

David Orr
Democratic

Elected Clerk

David Orr
Democratic

In the 1994 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent first-term clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Cook County Clerk Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David D. Orr (incumbent) 454,873 76,37
Democratic Patricia Young 140,290 23.63
Total votes 595,163 100

Republican[]

Cook County Clerk Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Edward G. Howlett 102,454 100
Total votes 102,454 100

Harold Washington Party[]

Cook County Clerk Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington Herman W. Baker, Jr. 2,154 50.77
Harold Washington Vivian Stewart Tyler 2,089 49.23
Total votes 4,243 100

General election[]

David Orr was reelected by a roughly 30-point margin.[6] He defeated Republican nominee Edward Howlett, as well as Harold Washington Party nominee Herman W. Baker, Jr. and Populist Party nominee Curtis Jones.[6]

Cook County Clerk election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Orr (incumbent) 720,132
Republican Edward Howlett 381,445
Harold Washington Herman W. Baker, Jr. 30,754
Populist Curtis Jones
Total votes 100

Sheriff[]

1994 Cook County Sheriff election
← 1990 November 8, 1994 1998 →
 
Candidate Michael F. Sheahan John D. Tourtelot
Party Democratic Republican
Sheriff before election

Michael F. Sheahan
Democratic

Elected Sheriff

Michael F. Sheahan
Democratic

In the 1994 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent first-term sheriff Michael F. Sheahan, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael F. Sheahan (incumbent) 388,977 67.41
Democratic Tommy H. Brewer 188,025 32.59
Total votes 577,002 100

Republican[]

No candidate ran in the Republican primary for Sheriff.[1] The party ultimately nominated John D. Tourtelot.[6]

Harold Washington Party[]

Cook County Sheriff Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington William A. Brown 3,076 100
Total votes 3,076 100

General election[]

Michael F. Sheahan was reelected by a roughly 40-point margin.[6] He defeated Republican nominee John D. Tourtelot, as well as Harold Washington Party nominee William A. Brown and Populist Party nominee William J. Benson.[6]

Treasurer[]

1994 Cook County Treasurer election
← 1990 November 8, 1994 1998 →
 
Candidate Edward J. Rosewell Jean Reyes Pechette
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 643,313 389,131
Treasurer before election

Edward J. Rosewell
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Edward J. Rosewell
Democratic

In the 1994 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent fifth-term treasurer Edward J. Rosewell, a Democrat, was reelected.[6][8]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward J. Rosewell (incumbent) 423,290 100
Total votes 423,290 100

Republican[]

Cook County Treasurer Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jean Reyes Pechette 111,506 100
Total votes 111,506 100

Harold Washington Party[]

Cook County Treasurer Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington Robert J. Pettis 2,089 50.47
Harold Washington Atara Young 1,962 49.53
Total votes 4,051 100

General election[]

Rosewell was reelected by a more than 20-point margin. He defeated Republican nominee Jean Reyes Pechette, as well as Harold Washington Party nominee Robert J. Pettis and Populist Party nominee John Justice.[6]

Cook County Treasurer election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward J. Rosewell 643,313
Republican Jean Reyes Pechette 389,131
Harold Washington Robert J. Pettis 55,017
Populist John Justice
Total votes 100

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners[]

1994 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
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Candidate John Stroger Joe Morris
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 681,078 397,241
President before election

Richard Phelan
Democratic

Elected President

John Stroger
Democratic

In the 1994 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent first-term president Richard Phelan, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat, John Stroger, was elected to succeed him in office. Stroger was the first African-American to be elected to the office.[2]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Stroger, Jr. 308,944 47.63
Democratic Aurelia Marie Pucinski 185,266 28.56
Democratic Maria Pappas 154,543 23.82
Total votes 648,753 100

Republican[]

Joe Morris received the Republican nomination, running unopposed on the ballot in the Republican primary.

Originally, Palatine village president Rita Mullins was running for the nomination, but she withdrew her candidacy.[9]

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph A. Morris 99,238 100
Total votes 99,238 100

Harold Washington Party[]

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington David R. Reed 2,106 53.26
Harold Washington Bruce Crosby 1,848 46.64
Total votes 120,627 100

General election[]

Morris' candidacy was considered a long shot. It struggled with a lack of funds.[2] During the general election, Stroger did not campaign heavily.[2]

Morris proposed drastically restricting the county's government, abolishing all of the county agencies except the State's Attorney's office and replacing them with a different arrangement of departments that would have been under greater control of the president of the Cook Cook County Board of Commissioners.[2]

Stroger won by a more than 25-point margin over Republican Joe Morris. He also defeated Harold Washington Party nominee Aloysius Majerczyk and Populist Party nominee Jerome Carter.[6]


President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Stroger 681,078
Republican Joe Morris 397,241
Harold Washington Aloysius Majerczyk 33,886
Populist Jerome Carter
Total votes 100

Cook County Board of Commissioners[]

1994 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 1990 November 8, 1994 1998 →
All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Harold Washington
Seats before 11 6 0
Seats won 11 6 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady

The 1994 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.

This was the first for the Cook County Board of Commissioners conducted with individual districts, as previous elections had been conducted through two sets of at-large elections (one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County).[10]

Six of those elected were new to the Cook County Board of Commissioners.[11]

The number of commissioners each party held remained unchanged.[12]

1st district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district

Danny K. Davis, an incumbent Democrat who had served a single term as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, was elected to the 1st district.[13]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Davis faced no opponents in the Democratic primary.[1][9]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis (redistricted incumbent) 32,505 100
Total votes 32,505 100
Republican[]

No candidates ran in the Republican Party primary.[1]

Harold Washington Party[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington Gwendolyn Stanford-Jones 362 100
Total votes 362 100

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis (redistricted incumbent) 42,530
Harold Washington Gwendolyn Stanford-Jones
Total votes 100

2nd district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district

Bobbie L. Steele, an incumbent Democrat who had served two-terms as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, was elected to the 2nd district.[13]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele (redistricted incumbent) 20,954 69.78
Democratic James C. Taylor 9,075 30.22
Total votes 30,029 100
Republican[]

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[1]

Harold Washington Party[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington David Whitehead 272 100
Total votes 272 100

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele (redistricted incumbent) 41,541
Harold Washington David Whitehead
Total votes 100

3rd district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district

Jerry Butler, an incumbent Democrat who had served as a commissioner from Chicago at-large for two terms, was elected to the 3rd district.[13]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (redistricted incumbent) 44,085 100
Total votes 44,085 100
Republican[]

The Republican primary was won by Clara Simms-Johnson, a child protective investigator for the Department of Children and Family Services, who ran unopposed.[13]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clara Simms-Johnson 1,492 100
Total votes 1,492 100
Harold Washington Party[]

No candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[13]

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (redistricted incumbent)
Republican Clara Simms-Johnson
Total votes 100

4th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district

John Stroger, an incumbent Democrat who had served six terms as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, was elected to the 4th district.[14]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (redistricted incumbent) 59,209 100
Total votes 59,209 100
Republican[]

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[13]

Harold Washington Party[]

The Harold Washington Party primary was won by Bruce Crosby, a community activist.[13][15]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington Bruce Crosby 502 100
Total votes 502 100

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (redistricted incumbent)
Harold Washington Bruce Crosby
Total votes 100

5th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district

Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was elected to the 5th district.[16]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Deborah Sims defeated Governors State University political science professor Robert Donaldson in the Democratic primary.[9]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deborah Sims 22,959 63.70
Democratic Robert B. Donaldson 13,083 36.30
Total votes 36,042 100
Republican[]

Lawrence Ragland, an accountant, won the Republican primary.[1][13]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawrence M. Ragland, Jr. 2,214 100
Total votes 2,214 100
Harold Washington Party[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington Elliott M. Fourte 509 100
Total votes 509 100

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deborah Sims
Republican Lawrence Ragland
Harold Washington Elliott Fourte
Total votes 100

6th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district

Barclay "Bud" Fleming, a Republican, was elected to the 6th district.

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Worth Township supervisor Joan Patricia Murphy won the Democratic primary.[1][13][17] Joan Patricia Murphy had defeated state senator Richard F. Kelly in the Democratic primary.[9]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joan Patricia Murphy 10,713 56.21
Democratic Richard F. Kelly, Jr. 8,347 43.79
Total votes 19,060 100
Republican[]

Barclay "Bud" Fleming, an engineer who was the village president of Lynwood, won the Republican primary, defeating lawyer Helen Elizabeth Kelly as well as lawyer and East Hazel Crest village president Thomas Brown in the Republican primary.[9][18]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barclay "Bud" Fleming 6,373 52.55
Republican Helen Elizabeth Kelley 3,265 26.92
Republican Thomas A. Brown 7,309 20.53
Total votes 16,947 100
Harold Washington Party[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington Ronald Doyle 509 100
Total votes 509 100

General election[]

The district was regarded as a potential "swing district", with both major parties seeing a potential for victory in its election.[9]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barclay "Bud" Fleming
Democratic Joan Patricia Murphy
Total votes 100

7th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district

Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was elected to the 7th district.[19]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Mario Moreno 8,550 38.06
Democratic Diane Rincon Carli 6,604 28.62
Democratic Gary Baranowski 4,459 19.33
Democratic August Sallas 1,936 8.39
Democratic Gilbert G. Jimenez 950 4.12
Democratic Ronald J. "Jesus" Moraza 572 2.48
Total votes 23,071 100
Republican[]

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[1]

Harold Washington Party[]

No candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[1]

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Mario Moreno
Total votes 100

8th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district

Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was elected to the 8th district.

Primaries[]

Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roberto Maldonado 10,632 44.38
Democratic Marcial L. Torres 5,938 24.79
Democratic Judith Klipowicz-Bush 2,336 9.75
Democratic Philip G. Greco 2,228 9.30
Democratic Margaret Cerda-Bradley 2,137 8.92
Democratic Randy Scott Dienethal 686 2.86
Total votes 23,957 100
Republican[]

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[1]

Harold Washington Party[]

No candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[1]

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roberto Maldonado
Total votes 100

9th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district

Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was elected to the 9th district.

Domico had beaten five other candidates in the Democratic primary.[9]

Silvestri faced no opponents in the Republican primary.[9]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Marco Domico, who had served two terms as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, won the Democratic primary over seven opponents.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marco Domico (redistricted incumbent) 11,614 27.22
Democratic Joan A. Sullivan 8,928 20.92
Democratic Daniel E. (Dan) Burke 7,596 17.80
Democratic Patricia Ann Kuta 6,677 15.65
Democratic Ray Willas 3,647 8.55
Democratic Kevin J. McCarthy 3,549 8.32
Democratic John Lawson 660 1.55
Total votes 42,671 100
Republican[]

Elmwood Park village president Peter N. Silvestri won the Republican primary, running unopposed.[1][11]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter N. Silvestri 7,827 100
Total votes 7,827 100
Harold Washington Party[]

No candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[1]

General election[]

This district had been regarded as a "swing district", with both major parties being seen as having a chance of winning it.[13]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter N. Silvestri
Democratic Marco Domico (redistricted incumbent)
Total votes 100

10th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district

Maria Pappas, an incumbent Democrat who had served a single term as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, was elected to the 10th district.[13]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Pappas defeated three opponents to win the Democratic primary.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Pappas (redistricted incumbent) 24,029 61.31
Democratic Bill O'Donaghue 8,922 22.76
Democratic James Patton 4,367 11.14
Democratic Peter Miller 1,875 4.78
Total votes 39,193 100
Republican[]

Republican Party nominee John McNeal ,an attorney and 48th Ward Republican committeeman, won the Republican primary, running unopposed.[1][13]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John E. McNeal 2,868 100
Total votes 2,868 100
Harold Washington Party[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Harold Washington Party primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Harold Washington Willie D. Adams 146 100
Total votes 146 100

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Pappas (redistricted incumbent)
Republican John E. McNeal
Harold Washington Willie D. Adams
Total votes 100

11th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district

John P. Daley, an incumbent Democrat that had been appointed a commissioner from Chicago at-large in 1992, was elected to the 11th district.

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

John P. Daley defeated communications consultant Dennis Baker in the Democratic primary.[1][9]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John P. Daley (redistricted incumbent) 56,083 85.26
Democratic Dennis Baker 9,694 14.74
Total votes 65,777 100
Republican[]

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[1]

Harold Washington Party[]

No candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[1]

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John P. Daley (redistricted incumbent)
Total votes 100

12th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district

Ted Lechowicz, an incumbent Democrat who had served two terms as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, was elected to the 12th district.[20]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Ted Lechowicz defeated two opponents in the Democratic primary.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz (redistricted incumbent) 28,625 71.53
Democratic Richard T. Bradley 7,311 18.27
Democratic Amie Antero Parisi 4,083 10.20
Total votes 40,019 100
Republican[]

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[1]

Harold Washington Party[]

No candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[1]

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz (redistricted incumbent)
Total votes 100

13th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district

Calvin Sutker, a Democrat, was elected to the 13th district.[13][21]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Former state representative Calvin Sutker defeated two opponents in the Democratic primary.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Calvin R. Sutker 16,692 51.95
Democratic Jeff Smith 9,875 30.73
Democratic Vera Tikva Paktor 5,565 17.32
Total votes 32,132 100
Republican[]

Lourdes Gagui Mon, an educator, won Republican primary.[1][13][21]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lourdes Gagui Mon 6,070 100
Total votes 6,070 100
Harold Washington Party[]

No candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[1]

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Calvin R. Sutker
Republican Lourdes Gagui Mon
Total votes 100

14th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district

, an incumbent Republican who had served several terms as a commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large, was elected to the 14th district. He defeated Democratic nominee Kelly Ann Sheehan.[13]

In the Republican primary, Siebel defeated Palatine village president Rita Mullins.[9]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

No candidates ran in the Democratic primary.[1] The Democratic Party ultimately nominated Kelly Ann Sheehan.[22]

Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican (redistricted incumbent) 11,258 56.34
Republican Rita L. Mullins 8,723 43.66
Total votes 14,992 100
Harold Washington Party[]

No candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[1]

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican (redistricted incumbent) 49,280 66.08
Democratic Kelly Ann Sheehan 25,302 33.93
Total votes 74,582 100

15th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district

Carl Hansen, an incumbent Republican who had served five terms as a commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large, was elected to the 15th district.[23]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

No candidates ran in the Democratic primary.[1]

Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl R. Hansen (redistricted incumbent) 10,153 67.72
Republican Kenneth D. Dubinski 4,839 32.28
Total votes 14,992 100
Harold Washington Party[]

No candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[1]

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl R. Hansen (redistricted incumbent)
Total votes 100

16th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district

Allan C. Carr, a incumbent Republican who had served as a commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large.[13]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

Attorney Tony Peraica won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.[1][13]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony J. Peraica 11,935 100
Total votes 11,935 100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan C. Carr (redistricted incumbent) 15,839 100
Total votes 15,839 100
Harold Washington Party[]

No candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[1]

General election[]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan C. Carr (redistricted incumbent)
Democratic Anthony J. Peraica
Total votes 100

17th district[]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district

Herb Schumann, an incumbent Republican who had served two terms as a commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large, was elected to the 17th district.[24]

Primaries[]

Democratic[]

William Hurley, an insurance agent, won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.[1][13]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William M. Hurley 5,057 100
Total votes 5,057 100
Republican[]

Herb Schumann defeated lawyer Teressa Nuccio in the Republican primary.[1][9]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (redistricted incumbent) 9,069 65.53
Republican Teresa Nuccio 4,770 34.47
Total votes 13,839 100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (redistricted incumbent) 54,502 65.85
Democratic William M. Hurley 28,267 34.15
Total votes 82,769 100

Cook County Board of Appeals[]

1994 Cook County Board of Appeals election
← 1990 November 8, 1990 1998 (Board of Review) →
2 of 2 seats on the Cook County Board of Appeals
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 2 0
Seats after 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady

In the 1994 Cook County Board of Appeals election, both seats on the board were up for election. The election was an at-large election.

Incumbent Democrats Joseph Berrios and Wilson Frost were reelected.

This was the last election to the Cook County Board of Appeals, which was reconstituted in 1998 as the three-member Cook County Board of Review.

Water Reclamation District Board[]

1994 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
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In the 1998 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election took place on November 8, 1994, with primaries on March 15, 1994.

Judicial elections[]

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

Ballot questions[]

Property tax cap advisory referendum[]

An advisory referendum was held on whether the voters of Cook County wanted the Illinois General Assembly to pass a cap on property taxes. Voters overwhelmingly supported a tax cap.

Property tax cap[25]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 653,200 83.02
No 133,650 16.99
Total votes 786,850 100

Other elections[]

Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Harold Washington Party committeemen for the suburban townships.[1]

Suburban Cook County elected a superintendent for the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education, with Republican Lloyd Lehman running unopposed in the general election.[7]

See also[]

References[]

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  15. ^ "3 CANDIDATES BACK HEALTH VOUCHERS". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. 17 February 1994. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Deborah Sims". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Candidate Details". www.elections.il.gov. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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  24. ^ "HERBERT T. SCHUMANN SR". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. 21 November 1990. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Referendums". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 10 Nov 1994. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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