2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

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2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
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 12 5
Seats won 12 5
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 924,939 276,925
Percentage 76.45% 22.89%
Swing Increase 1.90% Decrease 2.56%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote Share:
     70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%

The 2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 7, 2006.[1] It was preceded by a primary election held on March 21, 2006.[2] It coincided with other 2006 Cook County, Illinois, elections (including the election for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners). It saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.

Fifteen members were reelected. One incumbent Democrat withdrew from their election after being renominated, while one incumbent Republican lost his primary. No seat changed parties.

Democrats ran nominees in the races for all seventeen seats. Republicans ran nominees in ten races, while the Green Party ran a nominee in a single race. Five Democratic faced no opponents in the general election, four of whom also had faced no opponents in their Democratic Party primary.

1st district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earlean Collins (incumbent) 39,232 100
Total votes 39,232 100

Republican[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Henrietta S. Butler.[4]

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election[1][5][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earlean Collins (incumbent) 69,621 91.68
Republican Henrietta S. Butler 6,320 8.32
Total votes 75,941 100

2nd district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district

Incumbent commissioner Robert Steele, a Democrat, was reelected. He had been appointed to succeed his mother Bobbie L. Steele, after they were appointed President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary[2][3]
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[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Scott W. Kummer.[6]

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[1][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert B. Steele (incumbent) 59,668 88.18
Green Scott W. Kummer 7,996 11.82
Total votes 67,664 100

3rd district[edit]

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[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 46,216 100
Total votes 46,216 100

Republican[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Maurice Perkins.[6]

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election[1][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 73,932 89.86
Republican Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo 8,340 10.14
Total votes 82,272 100

4th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district

Then-incumbent Commissioner John Stroger originally sought reelection, winning the Democratic primary, but backed-out due to health issues (and also resigned his seat), and was replaced as Democratic nominee by William Beavers, who went to win the general election.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 55,244 100
Total votes 55,244 100

Republican[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] Ultimately, the Republican Party nominated Ann Rochelle Hunter.[6]

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election[1][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Beavers 78,252 91.54
Republican Ann Rochelle Hunter 7,234 8.46
Total votes 85,486 100

5th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district

Incumbent third-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deborah Sims (incumbent) 32,103
Democratic Dian M. Powell 12,156
Total votes 44,259 100

Republican[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deborah Sims (incumbent) 74,988 100
Total votes 74,988 100

6th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent) 16,338 56.52
Democratic Nicholas K. Chambers 7,013 24.26
Democratic Robert L. Ryan, Jr. 5,558 19.23
Total votes 28,909 100

Republican[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Hawkins 7,190 100
Total votes 7,190 100

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent) 56,814 73.93
Republican Michael Hawkins 20,038 26.07
Total votes 76,852 100

7th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district

Incumbent third-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) 13,320 69.87
Democratic Albert Martinez 2,894 15.17
Democratic Leonard "Len" Dominguez 2,867 15.03
Total votes 19,081 100

Republican[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) 29,779 100
Total votes 29,779 100

8th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district

Incumbent third-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) 18,409 100
Total votes 18,409 100

Republican[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) 38,795 100
Total votes 38,795 100

9th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district

Incumbent third-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jodi L. Biancalana 16,485 58.41
Democratic Bruce Best 11,738 41.59
Total votes 28,223 100

Republican[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) 11,474 85.48
Republican Daniel S. Kollman 1,949 14.52
Total votes 13,423 100

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) 47,881 56.61
Democratic Jodi L. Biancalana 36,701 43.39
Total votes 84,582 100

10th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Quigley (incumbent) 26,207 100
Total votes 26,207 100

Republican[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3]

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Quigley (incumbent) 62,905 100
Total votes 62,905 100

11th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district

Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 45,864 100
Total votes 45,864 100

Republican[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Segvich 4,046 100
Total votes 4,046 100

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 65,846 79.49
Republican Carl Segvich 16,986 20.51
Total votes 82,832 100

12th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Forrest Claypool, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Forrest Claypool (incumbent) 26,567 100
Total votes 26,567 100

Republican[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3]

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Forrest Claypool (incumbent) 57,709 100
Total votes 57,709 100

13th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Suffredin (incumbent) 28,280
Total votes 28,280 100

Republican[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Suffredin (incumbent) 71,801 100
Total votes 71,801 100

14th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary.[2] The Democratic Party ultimately nominated Michelene "Mickie" Polk.[7]

Republican[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Goslin (incumbent) 17,523 100
Total votes 17,523 100

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Goslin (incumbent) 49,400 53.80
Democratic Michelene "Mickie" Polk 42,426 46.20
Total votes 91,826 100

15th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district

Incumbent eighth-term[8] Commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tim Schneider, who went on to win the general election.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Steven Dasakis 10,345 100
Total votes 10,345 100

Republican[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy O. Schneider 7,293 51.08
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 6,984 48.92
Total votes 14,277 100

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy O. Schneider 35,696 52.67
Democratic Jim Steven Dasakis 32,075 47.33
Total votes 67,771 100

16th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Tony Peraica, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Edward Gomolinski 17,570 100
Total votes 17,570 100

Republican[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Peraica (incumbent) 12,035 100
Total votes 12,035 100

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Peraica (incumbent) 35,605 51.04
Democratic William Edward Gomolinski 34,154 48.96
Total votes 69,759 100

17th district[edit]

See also: Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries[edit]

Democratic[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas "Tommy" Kraus 18,900 100
Total votes 18,900 100

Republican[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) 12,035 100
Total votes 12,035 100

General election[edit]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) 49,425 55.60
Democratic Thomas "Tommy" Kraus 39,473 44.40
Total votes 88,898 100

Summarizing statistics[edit]

Contest summary
Party Seats held before Seats contested
Democratic 12 17
Republican 5 10
Green 0 1
Vote summary
Party Popular vote Seats won
Democratic 924,939 (76.45%) 13
Republican 276,925 (22.89%) 4
Green 7,996 (0.66%) 0
Total 1,209,860 —
Fate of incumbents
Party Total incumbents Incumbents that sought reelection/retired Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries Incumbents that won/lost general election Notes
Democratic 12 12 sought reelection
0 retired		 12 won re-nomination
0 lost re-nomination		 11 won
0 lost		 1 candidate won renomination but withdrew from general election
Republican 5 5 sought reelection
0 retired		 4 won re-nomination
1 lost renomination		 4 won
0 lost
Green No Green incumbents
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members)
Party Returning members Newly elected members
Democratic 11 1
Republican 4 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "2006 Primary Election March 21, 2006 Summary Report Suburban Cook County" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2006 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Suburban Cook County Election Results". results.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 - 2019 | Cook County Clerk's Office". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Suburban Cook County Election Results". results.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  8. ^ Pohl, Kimberly (3 February 2010). "Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen dies -- Daily Herald". prev.dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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