2024 Cook County, Illinois, elections
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The Cook County, Illinois, general election will be held on November 5, 2024.[1] Elections will be held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, State's Attorney, Board of Commissioners district 1, Cook County Board of Review district 1, four seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.[2]
Primary elections, held using the open primary system, will take place on March 19, 2024.[1][3]
Clerk of the Circuit Court
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The incumbent first-term clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Iris Martinez, is running for re-election. She is facing a challenger in the Democratic party primary. In the Republican and Libertarian party primaries, one candidate each is running uncontested.
Democratic party primary
[edit]In the Democratic primary election, Martinez is facing a challenge from Mariyana Spyropoulos, who has served as Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner since 2016.
Candidates
[edit]| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iris Martinez | Incumbent | Website[usurped] | [4] |
| Mariyana T. Spyropoulos | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner (2016-present) | Website | [4] |
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mariyana T. Spyropoulos | 329,635 | 65.17 | |
| Democratic | Iris Y. Martinez (incumbent) | 176,195 | 34.83 | |
| Total votes | 505,830 | 100.0 | ||
Republican party primary
[edit]Lupe Aguirre is running uncontested in the Republican primary election.[2]
Libertarian party primary
[edit]Michael Murphy is running uncontested in the Libertarian primary election.[2]
General election
[edit]- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Mariyana T. Spyropoulos | 1,322,315 | 67.99 | −5.04% | |
| Republican | Lupe Aguirre | 498,205 | 25.62 | −1.35% | |
| Libertarian | Michael Murphy | 124,368 | 6.39 | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,944,888 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
State's Attorney
[edit]Incumbent second-term Cook County State's Attorney, Kim Foxx, retired at the end of her term on December 1, 2024. Two candidates were running in the Democratic primary election, and one candidate each is running uncontested in the Republican and Libertarian primary elections.
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Democratic party primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref |
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| Clayton Harris III | Lecturer in public policy at the University of Chicago Former assistant state's attorney |
Website | [5] |
| Eileen O'Neill Burke | Former judge on the Illinois First District Appellate Court (2016-2023) and Cook County Circuit Court (2008-2016) | Website | [5] |
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Eileen O'Neill Burke | 264,428 | 50.15 | |
| Democratic | Clayton Harris III | 262,857 | 49.85 | |
| Total votes | 527,285 | 100.0 | ||
Republican party primary
[edit]Bob Fioretti, former Chicago City Council member and perennial candidate, was running uncontested in the Republican primary election.[2]
Libertarian party primary
[edit]Andrew Charles Kopinski is running uncontested in the Libertarian primary election.[2]
General election
[edit]- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Eileen O'Neill Burke | 1,315,970 | 67.36 | +13.15% | |
| Republican | Bob Fioretti | 551,617 | 28.23 | −10.85% | |
| Libertarian | Andrew Charles Kopinski | 86,154 | 4.41 | −2.30% | |
| Total votes | 1,953,761 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Clerk
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General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Monica Gordon | 1,320,946 | 68.30 | −3.28 | |
| Republican | Michelle Pennington | 530,680 | 27.44 | +1.18 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Schreiner | 82,526 | 4.26 | +2.10 | |
| Total votes | 1,934,152 | 100.0 | |||
Board of Commissioners, 1st district (special election)
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In the 2022 election, Brandon Johnson was re-elected as commissioner for the 1st district on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. After his election as Mayor of Chicago in 2023, Tara Stamps was appointed to replace him.[6] Stamps is running for re-election to a full term, and faces a challenger in the Democratic primary election.
Democratic party primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref |
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| Tara Stamps | Incumbent | Website | [7] |
| Zerlina Smith-Members | Political consultant and perennial candidate | Website | [7] |
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Tara Stamps (incumbent) | 94,353 | 89.71 | −3.16 | |
| Libertarian | James Humay | 10,828 | 10.29 | +3.16 | |
| Total votes | 105,181 | 100.0 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Illinois State Board of Elections (September 7, 2023). "State of Illinois 2024 Election Campaign & Finance Calendar" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e "Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "State Primary Election Types". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ a b "Democratic Party politics loom large over fight for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk". WBEZ Chicago. 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ a b Myers, Quinn (2024-03-06). "Meet The 2 Democrats Running For Cook County State's Attorney". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Novelo, Allison (2023-06-21). "Democrats choose community activist and CTU worker Tara Stamps to fill Mayor Brandon Johnson's old County Board seat". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ a b "CTU staffer fights to keep Mayor Johnson's former seat on the Cook County Board". Chicago Sun-Times. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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