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 seat 3, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
2014 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal congressional races and those for state elections.
Voter turnout[]
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 16.26%, with 458,396 ballots cast. Among these, 285,728 Democratic, 169,922 Republican, 245 Green, and 2,501 nonpartisan primary ballots were cast. The city of Chicago saw 16.54% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 15.99% turnout.[3][4]
The general election saw 49.30% turnout, with 1,364,436 ballots cast. The city of Chicago saw 48.81% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 49.79% turnout.[5][6]
Assessor[]
2014 Cook County Assessor election
← 2010
November 4, 2014
2018 →
Turnout
34.71%
Candidate
Joseph Berrios
Party
Democratic
Popular vote
960,435
Percentage
100%
Assessor before election
Joseph Berrios Democratic
Elected Assessor
Joseph Berrios Democratic
In the 2014 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent first-term Assessor Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
In the 2014 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent sixth-term Clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.
In the 2014 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent fourth-term Treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
In the 2014 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent first-term President Toni Preckwinkle, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent)
240,831
100
Total votes
240,831
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent)
1,072,886
100
Total votes
1,072,886
100
Cook County Board of Commissioners[]
2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 2010
November 4, 2014
2018 →
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
4
Seats won
13
4
Seat change
The 2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
Fifteen members were reelected. One member did not seek reelection. One member was defeated in their party's primary. This meant that a total of two individuals were newly-elected.
As these were the first elections held following the 2010 United States Census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.
1st district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Richard Boykin was elected to succeed him.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard R. Boykin
7,288
30.38
Democratic
Blake Sercye
6,118
25.51
Democratic
Isaac "Ike" Carothers
5,602
23.35
Democratic
Brenda Smith
4,111
17.14
Democratic
Ronald Lawless
868
3.62
Total votes
23,987
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard R. Boykin
68,305
99.36
Write-in
Others
441
0.64
Total votes
68,746
100
2nd district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district
Incumbent second-term commissioner Robert Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Robert B. Steele (incumbent)
13,365
100
Total votes
13,365
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Robert B. Steele (incumbent)
57,091
100
Total votes
57,091
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 Commissioner Stanley Moore, a Democrat who was appointed to the office in 2013, was reelected to a full term.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Stanley S. Moore (incumbent)
15,649
65.24
Democratic
Nicholas "Nick" Smith
4,930
20.55
Democratic
Robert R. McKay
3,290
13.72
Write-in
Others
116
0.48
Total votes
23,985
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Stanley S. Moore (incumbent)
75,192
100
Total votes
75,192
100
5th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district
Incumbent fifth-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)
17,320
84.21
Democratic
Timothy "Tim" Parker
3,203
15.57
Write-in
Others
4
0.21
Total votes
20,567
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Deborah Sims (incumbent)
70,542
100
Total votes
70,542
100
6th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district
Incumbent third-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)
12,359
100
Total votes
12,359
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent)
65,796
100
Total votes
65,796
100
7th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Jesús "Chuy" García, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jesus G. Garcia (incumbent)
6,416
100
Total votes
6,416
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jesus G. Garcia (incumbent)
25,320
100
Total votes
25,320
100
8th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district
Incumbent Commissioner Edwin Reyes, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Luis Arroyo Jr., who went on to win the general election unopposed.
Reyes had first been appointed in 2009 (after Roberto Maldonado resigned to serve a Chicago alderman), and had been elected to a full term in 2010.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Luis Arroyo Jr.
8,084
54.91
Democratic
Edwin "Eddie" Reyes (incumbent)
6,560
44.56
Write-in
Others
77
0.52
Total votes
14,721
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Luis Arroyo Jr.
37,529
100
Total votes
82,088
100
9th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district
Incumbent fifth-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
Frank L. Mc Partlin
8,392
100
Total votes
8,392
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent)
15,178
100
Total votes
15,178
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent)
51,290
63.06
Democratic
Frank L. Mc Partlin
30,040
36.94
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 and elected outright to a full-term in 2010, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bridget Gainer (incumbent)
12,640
100
Total votes
12,640
100
Republican[]
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)
64,914
100
Total votes
64,914
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)
18,443
100
Total votes
18,443
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Carl Segvich
7,178
100
Total votes
7,178
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John P. Daley (incumbent)
54,093
68.61
Republican
Carl Segvich
24,744
31.39
Total votes
78,837
100
12th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner John Fritchey, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John Fritchey (incumbent)
10,709
100
Total votes
10,709
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John Fritchey (incumbent)
51,499
100
Total votes
51,499
100
13th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[2]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Republican primary and general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary.[2]
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Gregg Goslin (incumbent)
16,258
100
Total votes
16,258
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Gregg Goslin (incumbent)
66,217
100
Total votes
66,217
100
15th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Tim Schneider, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Michael A Urban
4,165
100
Total votes
4,165
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent)
13,332
100
Total votes
13,332
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent)
40,569
58.83
Democratic
Michael A Urban
28,392
41.17
Total votes
68,961
100
16th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Jeff Tobolski, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jeff Tobolski (incumbent)
9,183
100
Total votes
9,183
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jeff Tobolski (incumbent)
34,910
100
Total votes
34,910
100
17th district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district
Incumbent third-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
Jim Hickey
7,693
100
Total votes
7,693
100
Republican[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent)
13,292
59.25
Republican
Barbara Bellar
9,142
40.75
Total votes
22,434
100
General election[]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent)
56,926
100
Total votes
56,926
100
Cook County Board of Review[]
2014 Cook County Board of Review election
← 2012
November 4, 2014
2016 →
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
2
1
Seats after
2
1
Seat change
Seats up
1
0
Races won
1
0
In the 2014 Cook County Board of Review election, one seat, Democratic-held, out of its three seats was up for election. Incumbent Larry Rogers, Jr. was reelected.
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.[7]
3rd district[]
See also: Cook County Board of Review 3rd district
Incumbent third-term member Larry Rogers, Jr., a Democrat last reelected in 2012, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[7]
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent)
109,750
100
Total votes
109,750
100
Republican[]
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election[]
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent)
386,382
100
Total votes
386,382
100
Water Reclamation District Board[]
2014 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
← 2012
November 4, 2014
2016 →
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 2014 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, Cynthia M. Santos and Frank Avila [8][9] both Democrats. Each won reelection. Joining them in winning the general election was fellow Democrat Tim Bradford.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Cynthia M. Santos (incumbent)
117,240
18.16
Democratic
Frank Avila (incumbent)
116,164
17.99
Democratic
Timothy "Tim" Bradford
112,152
17.37
Democratic
Josina Morita
89,086
13.80
Democratic
Kathleen Mary O'Reilley
67,071
10.39
Democratic
Frank Edward Gardner
42,336
6.56
Democratic
Tom Courtney
37,468
5.80
Democratic
Brendan Francis Houlihan
33,821
5.24
Democratic
Adam Miguest
16,185
2.51
Democratic
John S. Xydakis
11,925
1.85
Write-in
Others
2,266
0.35
Total votes
645,714
100
Republican[]
Water Reclamation District Board election Republican primary[2]
11 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies.[1][10] 72 circuit court judges had retention elections.[1]
15 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies.[1] Multiple subcircuit judges had retention elections.[11]
Other elections[]
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.[12]
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