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.
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[]
Primary election[]
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]
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]
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[]
Democratic[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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
13
5
Seats won
13
5
Seat change
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.
1st district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Earlean Collins (incumbent)
31,784
66.18
Democratic
Iola McGowan
9,737
20.28
Democratic
Ivan V. Williams
3,765
7.84
Democratic
Luther Franklin Spence
2,738
5.70
Total votes
48,024
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][5] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robin Lee Meyer.[1][2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election[1][2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Earlean Collins (incumbent)
68,055
89.83
Republican
Robin Lee Meyer
7,707
10.17
Total votes
75,762
100
2nd district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Bobbie L. Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary[3][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent)
35,617
100
Total votes
35,617
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][5]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent)
59,011
100
Total votes
59,011
100
3rd district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary[3][4][5]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district
Incumbent Commissioner John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent)
63,687
100
Total votes
63,687
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Nathan Peoples
1,434
100
Total votes
1,434
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election[1][2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent)
86,415
93.12
Republican
Nathan Peoples
6,385
6.88
Total votes
92,800
100
5th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Deborah Sims (incumbent)
35,249
66.67
Democratic
Earl B. King
6,344
12.00
Democratic
Robert E. Fox Jr.
6,093
11.53
Democratic
Carolyn Alexander Croswell
5,182
9.80
Total votes
52,868
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Daniel "Dan" Wooten
3,957
Total votes
3,957
100
General election[]
Republican primary winner Daniel "Dan" Wooten withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election[1][2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Deborah Sims (incumbent)
76,702
100
Total votes
76,702
100
6th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Moran, a Democrat, unsuccessfully sought reelection. Joan Patricia Murphy defeated him for the Democratic nomination, and won the general election unopposed.
Incumbent Moran had been a perennial candidate who, in the 1998 general election, had won an upset victory over incumbent then-Republican Barclay "Bud" Fleming.[9][10]
Barclay "Bud" Fleming, who had been ousted in 1998, also unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for this election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary[4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joan Patricia Murphy
9,905
29.85
Democratic
John A. Daly
7,846
23.65
Democratic
Jerry Hurckes
6,756
20.36
Democratic
Karla Ostantowski Fiaoni
3,024
9.11
Democratic
Barclay "Bud" Fleming
2,843
8.57
Democratic
William R. Moran (incumbent)
2,807
8.46
Total votes
33,181
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[5]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joan Patricia Murphy
66,238
100
Total votes
66,238
100
7th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary[3][4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent)
19,417
100
Total votes
19,417
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][5] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Juan Moreno.[1][2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[1][2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent)
26,491
83.13
Republican
Juan Moreno
5,377
16.87
Total votes
31,868
100
8th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[3][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Roberto Maldonado (incumbent)
26,514
100
Total votes
26,514
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][5]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Roberto Maldonado (incumbent)
38,741
100
Total votes
38,741
100
9th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Robert Martwick
26,796
72.04
Democratic
Fred Marshall
10,399
27.96
Total votes
37,195
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent)
14,098
100
Total votes
14,098
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election[1][2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent)
50,343
53.67
Democratic
Robert Martwick
43,452
46.33
Total votes
93,795
100
10th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mike Quigley (incumbent)
22,357
72.04
Democratic
Mary Ellen E. Daly
12,127
27.96
Total votes
34,484
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][5]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mike Quigley (incumbent)
60,457
100
Total votes
60,457
100
11th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John P. Daley (incumbent)
55,926
100
Total votes
55,926
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
William J. Walsh
5,150
100
Total votes
5,150
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election[1][2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John P. Daley (incumbent)
69,422
75.85
Republican
William J. Walsh
22,099
24.15
Total votes
91,521
100
12th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district
Incumbent fourth-term[11] Commissioner Ted Lechowicz, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Forrest Claypool, who went on to win the general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[3][5]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][5]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Forrest Claypool
53,457
100
Total votes
53,457
100
13th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Larry Suffredin, who went on to win the general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
In what was regarded to be an upset, Sutker unseated incumbent Suffredin.[12]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[3][4][5]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][5] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robert D. Shearer, Jr.[1][2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election[1][2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Democratic primary[4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Allan M. Monat
15,269
100
Total votes
15,269
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Gregg Goslin (incumbent)
21,288
100
Total votes
21,288
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Gregg Goslin (incumbent)
51,691
61.15
Democratic
Allan M. Monat
32,836
38.85
Total votes
84,527
100
15th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district
Incumbent seventh-term[13] Commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary[4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Brian J. McPartlin
11,611
100
Total votes
11,611
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary[4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Carl R. Hansen (incumbent)
7,698
43.45
Republican
Michael S. Olszewski
5,837
32.95
Republican
Timothy O. Schneider
4,181
23.60
Total votes
17,716
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Carl R. Hansen (incumbent)
38,530
59.56
Democratic
Brian J. McPartlin
26,165
40.44
Total votes
64,695
100
16th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district
Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tony Peraica, who went on to win the general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Melrose Park Village President Ronald M. Serpico[14] won the Democratic primary, defeating lawyer[15] William Edward Gomolinski, Patrick "Chico" Hernandez and Stephen J. Mazur.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ronald M. Serpico, Sr.
9,865
37.58
Democratic
William Edward Gomolinski
8,634
32.89
Democratic
Patrick "Chico" Hernandez
4,648
17.71
Democratic
Stephen J. Mazur
3,105
11.83
Total votes
26,252
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[3][4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tony Peraica
11,813
57.46
Republican
Allan C. Carr (incumbent)
8,746
42.54
Total votes
20,559
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[1][2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tony Peraica
38,858
53.14
Democratic
Ronald M. Serpico, Sr.
34,262
46.86
Total votes
73,120
100
17th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district
Incumbent fourth-term[16] Commissioner Herb Schumann, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, who went on to win the general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary[4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Candice Marie Morrison
20,630
100
Total votes
20,630
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary[4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman
11,345
51.41
Republican
Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent)
10,721
48.59
Total votes
22,066
100
General election[]
Democratic primary winner Candice Marie Morrison withdrew before the election.[2]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman
53,212
100
Total votes
53,212
100
Cook County Board of Review[]
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
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.[17]
As this was the first elections held following the 2000 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.
1st district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Review 1st district
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.[17]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
See also: Cook County Board of Review 2nd district
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.[17]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
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[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][5]
General election[]
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[]
See also: Cook County Board of Review 3rd district
Incumbent first-term member Robert Shaw, a Democrat, was reelected. This election was to a two-year term.[17]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
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[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[4][3][5]
General election[]
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[]
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
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][18]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
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[]
Water Reclamation District Board election Republican primary[3][4][5]