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, Cook County Board of Review district 1, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
2010 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (House and Senate) 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 saw 27.282% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 25.54% turnout.[3][4]
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.[5][6]
In the 2010 Cook County Assessor 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.[7]Joseph Berrios was elected to succeed him.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Candidates
Joseph Berrios, member of the Cook County Board of Review
Raymond A. Figueroa, former judge of the Cook County Circuit Court and former Chicago alderman[8]
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.[9]
In the 2010 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent President Todd Stroger, 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, 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.[18]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Candidates
Dorothy A. Brown, Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court
Terrence J. O'Brien, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago President[19]
Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago alderman
Todd Stroger, incumbent President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Green primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Thomas Tresser
2,001
100
Total votes
2,001
100
General election[]
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Toni Preckwinkle
939,056
69.54
Republican
Roger A. Keats
357,070
26.44
Green
Thomas Tresser
54,273
4.02
Total votes
1,350,399
100
Cook County Board of Commissioners[]
2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 2006
November 2, 2010
2014 →
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
Green
Seats before
12
5
0
Seats won
13
4
0
Seat change
1
1
The 2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
1st district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Earlean Collins (incumbent)
16,909
47.41
Democratic
Adekunle "Ade" B. Onayemi
10,599
29.71
Democratic
Derrick Smith
5,370
15.06
Democratic
Chris Harris
2,791
7.82
Total votes
35,669
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Green primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Ronald Lawless
96
100
Total votes
96
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Earlean Collins (incumbent)
68,890
86.13
Green
Ronald Lawless
11,095
13.87
Total votes
79,985
100
2nd district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district
Incumbent first-term commissioner Robert Steele, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Robert B. Steele (incumbent)
15,777
56.71
Democratic
Desiree Grode
7,852
28.23
Democratic
Frank M. Bass
3,461
12.44
Democratic
Erold Elysee
729
2.62
Total votes
27,819
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Green primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Michael Smith
82
100
Total votes
82
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Robert B. Steele (incumbent)
61,499
87.53
Green
Michael Smith
8,761
12.47
Total votes
70,260
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.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Beavers, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
William Beavers (incumbent)
26,025
55.32
Democratic
Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
21,016
44.68
Total votes
47,041
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Green primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Joseph A. Barton
88
100
Total votes
88
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
William Beavers (incumbent)
81,046
90.58
Green
Joseph A. Barton
8,431
9.42
Total votes
89,477
100
5th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Deborah Sims (incumbent)
29,923
74.96
Democratic
Sheila Y. Chalmers-Currin
9,998
25.04
Total votes
39,921
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Miriam Shabo
1,170
51.98
Republican
James Thigpen
1,081
48.02
Total votes
2,251
100
Green[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Deborah Sims (incumbent)
79,566
90.38
Republican
Miriam Shabo
8,471
9.62
Total votes
88,037
100
6th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent)
16,449
53.69
Democratic
Nick Valadez
9,248
30.19
Democratic
John Fairman
4,939
16.12
Total votes
30,636
100
Republican[]
Sandra Czyznikiewicz defeated former 6th district Commissioner William Moran[31] and Michael Hawkins in the Republican primary.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Sandra K Czyznikiewicz
4,330
46.19
Republican
William R. Moran
3,062
32.66
Republican
Michael Hawkins
1,982
21.14
Total votes
9,374
100
Green[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent)
54,227
65.37
Republican
Sandra K Czyznikiewicz
28,727
34.63
Total votes
82,954
100
7th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district
Incumbent fifth-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Jesús "Chuy" García, who went on to win the general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jesus G. Garcia
9,651
54.68
Democratic
Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent)
8,000
45.32
Total votes
17,651
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Green primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Paloma Andrade
102
100
Total votes
102
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jesus G. Garcia
24,820
86.26
Green
Paloma Andrade
3,952
13.74
Total votes
28,772
100
8th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district
Incumbent Commissioner Edwin Reyes, a Democrat, who been appointed in 2009 after Roberto Maldonado resigned to serve a Chicago alderman, was elected to a full term.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Edwin Reyes (incumbent)
9,256
51.21
Democratic
Javier "Xavier" Nogueras
6,075
33.61
Democratic
Ariel Rosa
2,742
15.17
Total votes
18,073
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
Green[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Edwin Reyes (incumbent)
37,147
100
Total votes
37,147
100
9th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Cary Capparelli
24,898
100
Total votes
24,898
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent)
13,196
100
Total votes
13,196
100
Green[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Green primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Brock Merck
151
100
Total votes
151
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent)
47,333
55.29
Democratic
Cary Capparelli
31,186
36.43
Green
Brock Merck
7,084
8.28
Total votes
81,330
100
10th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district
Incumbent Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 (to fill the vacancy left after Mike Quigley resigned to assume office as the United States congressman), was elected to a full term.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bridget Gainer (incumbent)
24,957
100
Total votes
24,957
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Wes Fowler.
Green[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bridget Gainer (incumbent)
56,723
74.65
Republican
Wes Fowler
19,264
25.35
Total votes
75,987
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[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John P. Daley (incumbent)
37,222
100
Total votes
37,222
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Carl Segvich
5,519
100
Total votes
5,519
100
Green[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John P. Daley (incumbent)
56,711
69.97
Republican
Carl Segvich
24,340
30.03
Total votes
81,051
100
12th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Forrest Claypool, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. John Fritchey was elected to succeed him.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John A. Fritchey
19,878
75.32
Democratic
Ted Matlak
6,512
24.68
Total votes
26,390
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2] The Republican Party ultimately nominated William C. "Bill" Miceli.
Green[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John A. Fritchey (incumbent)
50,219
74.72
Republican
William C. "Bill" Miceli
16,987
25.28
Total votes
67,206
100
13th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jennifer Bishop Jenkins
17,605
100
Total votes
17,605
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Gregg Goslin (incumbent)
15,583
63.82
Republican
Patrick O'Donoghue
8,836
36.18
Total votes
24,419
100
Green[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Gregg Goslin (incumbent)
60,664
61.89
Democratic
Jennifer Bishop Jenkins
37,357
38.11
Total votes
98,021
100
15th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Tim Schneider, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jim Steven Dasakis
12,629
100
Total votes
12,629
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent)
13,405
100
Total votes
13,405
100
Green[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2] The Green Party ultimately nominated Laura Ehorn.
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent)
41,106
57.55
Democratic
Jim Steven Dasakis
25,976
36.37
Green
Lara Ehorn
4,342
6.08
Total votes
71,424
100
16th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Tony Peraica, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Jeff Tobolski.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jeff Tobolski
10,635
54.88
Democratic
Eddy Garcia
4,262
21.99
Democratic
Bill Russ
4,482
23.13
Total votes
19,379
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tony Peraica (incumbent)
9,290
75.07
Republican
Brian A. Sloan
3,085
24.93
Total votes
12,375
100
Green[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Green primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Alejandro Reyes
65
59.63
Green
Alex Matos
44
40.37
Total votes
109
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jeff Tobolski
34,298
50.67
Republican
Tony Peraica (incumbent)
28,661
42.34
Green
Alejandro Reyes
4,735
6.99
Total votes
67,694
100
17th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Patrick Maher
12,535
52.05
Democratic
Victor A. Forys
6,360
26.41
Democratic
Donna Sanders
5,187
21.54
Total votes
24,082
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent)
11,955
56.18
Republican
Mark Thompson
9,323
43.82
Total votes
21,278
100
Green[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Green primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Matthew J. Ogean
57
52.78
Green
Richard Dalka
51
47.22
Total votes
108
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent)
56,423
58.59
Democratic
Patrick Maher
34,686
36.02
Green
Matthew J. Ogean
5,194
5.39
Total votes
96,303
100
Cook County Board of Review[]
2010 Cook County Board of Review election
← 2008
November 2, 2010
2012 →
1 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
3
0
Seats after
2
1
Seat change
1
1
Seats up
1
0
Races won
0
1
In the 2010 Cook County Board of Review 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.[32]
1st district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Review 1st district
Incumbent first-term member Brendan Houlihan, a Democrat who had been elected in 2006, lost reelection to Republican Dan Patlak. This election was to a two-year term.[32]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Review 1st district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Brendan F. Houlihan (incumbent)
109,750
100
Total votes
109,750
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Review 1st district Republican primary[2]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Review 1st district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dan Patlak
256,891
51.69
Democratic
Brendan F. Houlihan (incumbent)
240,070
48.31
Total votes
496,961
100
Water Reclamation District Board[]
2010 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
← 2008
November 2, 2010
2012 →
3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 5 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Green
Seats before
9
0
0
Seats after
9
0
0
Seat change
Seats up
3
0
0
Races won
3
0
0
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 race.[2] 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 T. Spyropoulos.[33] Each won reelection, joined by fellow Democrat Michael A. Alvarez in winning election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mariyana T. Spyropoulos (incumbent)
180,730
14.78
Democratic
Barbara McGowan (incumbent)
179,955
14.72
Democratic
Michael A. Alvarez
158,172
12.94
Democratic
Kari K. Steele
141,649
11.59
Democratic
Todd Connor
130,383
10.66
Democratic
Maureen Kelly
123,590
10.11
Democratic
Kathleen Mary O'Reilley
110,810
9.06
Democratic
Wallace Davis, III
98,694
8.07
Democratic
Stella B. Black
98,588
8.06
Total votes
1,222,571
100
Republican[]
Water Reclamation District Board election Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Paul Chialdikas
101,817
61.44
Republican
Jimmy Lee Tillman II
63,914
38.56
Total votes
165,731
100
Green[]
Water Reclamation District Board election Green primary[2]