2020 Cook County, Illinois elections
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 3, 2020.[1] Elections was held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, State's Attorney, Cook County Board Of Review district 1, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships in the Circuit Court of Cook County and its subcircuits.[2]
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Primary elections, held using the open primary system, took take place on March 17, 2020.[1][3]
Election information
The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races (President, House, and Senate) and those for state elections.
Voter turnout
Primary election
For the primaries, turnout was 33.54%, with 1,037,951 ballots cast. The ballots cast comprised 957,791 Democratic, 79,669 Republican, and 491 nonpartisan primary ballots. Turnout in the city of Chicago was 37.78%, while turnout in suburban Cook County was 29.42%.[4][5]
Turnout in the primaries was considered to be low for a presidential primary.[6] The low turnout was attributed by many to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The potentially suppressed turnout of election-day voting as a result of virus concerns was partially offset by high in-person early voting and mail-in ballot numbers.[6] 339,000 people cast early votes, a record number, with Chicago seeing 172,000, and the rest of Cook County seeing 167,000 early votes, a record for each jurisdiction.[6] The election also saw a record number of requests made for mail-in ballots, with both Chicago and the rest of Cook County seeing numbers of requests surpassing any previous election.[6] In Chicago there were 118,000 such requests, with over 80,000 mail-in ballots ultimately being returned and counted.[7] In suburban Cook County, 47,652 mail-in ballots were returned, setting a record.[8] In Chicago, 45% of votes cast were either early votes or votes by mail.[7] In suburban Cook County, 56% of votes cast were either early votes or votes by mail.[8]
The county's turnout was higher than the statewide turnout rate of 28.36%.[9]
Clerk of the Circuit Court
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| Turnout | 65.22%[10][11] | |||||||||||||||
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The incumbent fifth-term clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Dorothy Brown, announced in 2019 that she would not run for re-election.[13] Brown had been the subject of a federal corruption investigation when she made the announcement.[13] Democrat Iris Martinez was elected to succeed her.[14]
The last Republican to hold this office was Brown's immediate predecessor Aurelia Pucinski, who, while elected a Democrat in each of her elections to the office, had switched parties in her final term.[15][16]
Democratic
All four candidates in the Democratic Party primary for the office pledged to modernize the office and to address corruption.[17][18]
- Candidates
The following candidates ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref | |
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Michael Cabonargi | Member of Cook County Board of Review for the 2nd district | Website | [19] |
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Richard Boykin | Former member of Cook County Board of Commissioners for the 1st district | Website | [19] |
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Iris Martinez | Illinois State Senator for the 20th district | Website | [19] |
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Jacob Meister | Civil rights lawyer Candidate for Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court in 2016 Candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 |
Website | [13][19] |
- Endorsements
Richard Boykin
Newspapers
- Organizations
- Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge #7[21]
Elected officials
- Dorothy A. Brown, incumbent Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court[22]
- Danny K. Davis, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 7th district[13]
- Individuals
- Christopher G. Kennedy, Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois in 2018[23]
Michael Cabonargi
Newspapers
Organizations
Elected officials
- Dick Durbin, United States Senator[22]
- Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President[13]
- Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 9th district[13]
- Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State[22]
Jacob Meister
Newspapers
- Daily Herald[26]
Organizations
- Northside Democracy for America[13]
- Southside Democracy for America[27]
- LGBTQ Victory Fund[27]
- Chicago NOW PAC[27]
Elected officials
- David Orr, former Cook County Clerk[27]
- Theresa Mah, Illinois State Representative for the 2nd district[27]
- Andre Thapedi, Illinois State Representative for the 32nd district[27]
- Maria Hadden, alderman for Chicago's 49th ward[27]
- Scott Waguespack, alderman for Chicago's 32nd ward[27]
- James Cappleman, alderman for Chicago's 46th ward[27]
- Polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Richard Boykin |
Michael Cabonargi |
Iris Y. Martinez |
Jacob Meister |
Undecided |
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| ALG Research[22] | February 9–12, 2020 | 500 | ± 4.4 | 12% | 4% | 15% | 3% | 65% |
| Fako Research & Strategies (Boykin)[22] | Late-January, 2020 | 13% | 4% | 11% | 3% | 69% |
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Iris Y. Martinez | 269,578 | 33.67 | |
| Democratic | Michael M. Cabonargi | 216,180 | 27.00 | |
| Democratic | Richard R. Boykin | 199,526 | 24.92 | |
| Democratic | Jacob Meister | 113,855 | 14.22 | |
| Write-in | Others | 1,511 | 0.19 | |
| Total votes | 800,650 | 100 | ||
Republican
- Candidates
The following candidates ran for the Republican party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref |
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| Barbara Ruth Bellar | Candidate for Illinois State Senate in 2012 Candidate for Illinois House of Representatives in 2010 |
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- Write-in candidates
- Richard Mayers,[29] perennial candidate and alleged white supremacist,[30][31][32][33][34][35] write-in candidate for Chicago Mayor, City Clerk, Treasurer, and alderman in 2019;[36] congressional candidate in 2000,[34] 2002,[34] 2008,[34] 2016, 2018,[37][38][39] and 2020;[40] 1998 State House candidate;[34] 1993 Berwyn city clerk and city treasurer candidate;[34] write-in candidate for U.S. Senator in 2020;[40] write-in candidate in 2020 Illinois Republican presidential primary[40]
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Barbara Bellar | 64,160 | 99.42 | |
| Write-in | Richard Mayers | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Write-in | Others | 374 | 0.58 | |
| Total votes | 64,535 | 100 | ||
General election
- Endorsements
Iris Martinez (D)
Newspapers
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Iris Y. Martinez | 1,549,615 | 73.03 | |
| Republican | Barbara Bellar | 572,169 | 26.97 | |
| Total votes | 2,121,784 | 100 | ||
State's Attorney
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| Turnout | 67.72%[10][11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Cook County state's attorney Kim Foxx won reelection to a second term.[43]
Foxx defeated three opponents in the Democratic primary and Republican Pat O'Brien in the general election.
Only Democrats have held this office ever since Richard A. Devine unseated Republican Jack O'Malley in 1996.[44]
Democratic
Incumbent Kim Foxx faced three opponents in the, two former Assistant State's Attorneys, Bill Conway and Donna More, and former Chicago alderman Bob Fioretti.
The money spent in the Democratic primary made this the most expensive State's Attorney election in Cook County to date.[45] Conway raised $11.9 million in campaign funds, most of which was from his father William E. Conway's cumulative donations of $10.5 million.[46] Foxx raised $2.8 million, and her biggest donors include Fred Eychaner and the political action committee of SEIU Illinois.[47][Note 1] More raised $406,000 and Fioretti raised $20,000.[48][49][Note 2]
- Candidates
The following candidates ran for the Democratic Party nomination for State's Attorney:
| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref | |
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Bill Conway | Former Navy Intelligence officer Former Cook County Assistant State's Attorney |
Website | [50] |
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Bob Fioretti | Former Chicago alderman for the 2nd ward Candidate for Mayor of Chicago in the 2015 and 2019 elections Candidate for Cook County Board President in 2018 Candidate for Illinois State Senate in 2016 |
Website | [50] |
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Kim Foxx | Incumbent Former Chief of Staff for Cook County Board President Former Cook County Assistant State's Attorney |
Website | [50] |
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Donna More | Candidate for Cook County State's Attorney in 2016 Former U.S. Attorney and Cook County Assistant State's Attorney |
Website | [50] |
- Endorsements
Bill Conway
Organizations
- Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2[51]
- International Union of Elevator Constructors[51]
- Maine Township Democratic Organization[51]
- United Hellenic Voters of America[51]
Elected officials
- Brian K. Hopkins, Chicago alderman for the 2nd ward[51]
- Brendan Reilly, Chicago alderman for the 42nd ward[51]
- Nicholas Sposato, Chicago alderman for the 38th ward[51]
- Felix Cardona, Jr., Chicago alderman for the 31st ward[51]
- Ariel Reboyras, Chicago alderman for the 30th ward[51]
Bob Fioretti
Organizations
- Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge #7[21]
Kim Foxx
Newspapers
Organizations
- Chicago Federation of Labor[53]
- Chicago Teachers Union[54]
- Color of Change[55]
- Cook County Democratic Party[56]
- Democratic Party of Evanston[25]
- Equality Illinois[57]
- Independent Voters of Illinois Independent Precinct Organization[58]
- The People's Lobby[59]"Endorsements | The People's Lobby". Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- Personal PAC[53]
- Real Justice PAC[53]
- Reclaim Chicago[60]
- United Working Families[53]
- Wheeling Township Democrats[53]
Elected officials
- Alma E. Anaya, Cook County Board Commissioner[61]
- Danny K. Davis, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 7th district[62]
- Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator for Illinois[62]
- Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator for Illinois[62]
- Edgar González Jr., Illinois State Representative for the 21st district[61]
- Jesús "Chuy" García, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 4th district[61]
- Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator for California and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary election[63]
- Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator for Minnesota and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary election[64]
- Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago[62]
- Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President[62]
- Daniel La Spata, Chicago alderman for the 1st ward[61]
- J. B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois[62]
- Delia Ramirez, Illinois State Representative for the 4th district[61]
- Michael Rodriguez, Chicago alderman for the 22nd ward[61]
- Bobby Rush, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 1st district[62]
- Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator for Vermont and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary election[65]
- Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 9th district[62]
- Brad Schneider, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 10th district[66]
- Celina Villanueva, Illinois State Senator for the 11th district[61]
- Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator for Massachusetts and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary election[67]
Individuals
- John Legend, musician and activist[68]
Donna More
Newspapers
- Chicago Tribune[69]
- Daily Herald[70]
- Polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bill Conway |
Bob Fioretti |
Kim Foxx |
Donna More |
Undecided |
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| WGN-TV/Emerson College/Nexstar[71][72] | March 11–12, 2020 | 567 | ± 4.1 | 20.3% | 4.3% | 36.3% | 4.8% | 34.2% |
| Ogden & Fry[73] | March 7, 2020 | 466 | ± 4.63 | 31.7% | 9.0% | 48.2% | 11.1% | – |
| 19.5% | 4.2% | 33.0% | 5.8% | 37.5% | ||||
| Anzalone Liszt Grove Research[74] | February 13–16, 2020 | 600 | ± 4.0 | 26% | 5% | 28% | 4% | |
| Anzalone Liszt Grove Research[74] | January 22, 2020 | 16% | 8% | 32% | 5% | |||
| Anzalone Liszt Grove Research[74] | December 8, 2019 | 14% | 11% | 36% | 6% |
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kim Foxx (incumbent) | 447,974 | 50.19 | |
| Democratic | Bill Conway | 276,341 | 30.96 | |
| Democratic | Donna More | 122,528 | 13.73 | |
| Democratic | Bob Fioretti | 44,794 | 5.02 | |
| Write-in | Others | 955 | 0.11 | |
| Total votes | 892,592 | 100 | ||
Republican
Pat O'Brien defeated Christopher Pfannkuche. Pfannkuche had been the Republican nominee for State's Attorney in 2016.
- Candidates
The following candidates ran for the Republican party nomination for State's Attorney:
| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref |
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| Pat O'Brien | Former Judge, Cook County Circuit Court 1st Municipal District | Website | [50] |
| Christopher Pfannkuche | Lawyer | Website | [50] |
- Write-in candidates
- Richard Mayers,[29] perennial candidate and alleged white supremacist,[30][31][32][33][34][35] write-in candidate for Chicago Mayor, City Clerk, Treasurer, and alderman in 2019;[36] congressional candidate in 2000,[34] 2002,[34] 2008,[34] 2016, 2018,[37][39] and 2020;[40] 1998 State House candidate;[34] 1993 Berwyn city clerk and city treasurer candidate;[34] write-in candidate for U.S. Senator in 2020;[40] write-in candidate in 2020 Illinois Republican presidential primary[40]
- Endorsements
Pat O'Brien
Newspapers
Christopher Pfannkuche
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Patrick W. "Pat" O'Brien | 51,610 | 72.53 | |
| Republican | Christopher E. K. Pfannkuche | 19,122 | 26.87 | |
| Write-in | Richard Mayers | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Write-in | Others | 426 | 0.60 | |
| Total votes | 71,159 | 100 | ||
General election
- Polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kim Foxx |
Pat O'Brien | Undecided |
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| Ogden & Fry / Cook County Republican Party[upper-alpha 1][78][79] | October 18, 2020 | 473 | ± 3.69 | 47.1% | 40.6% | 9.8% |
| Ogden & Fry[80] | September 5, 2020 | 447 | ± 3.77 | 48.1% | 33.8% | 18.1% |
- Endorsements
Kim Foxx (D)
Organizations
- AFSCME Council 31[81]
- Chicago Federation of Labor[53]
- Chicago Painter's Local 147[81]
- Chicago Teachers Union[54]
- Citizen's Action Illinois[81]
- Color of Change[55]
- Council of Carpenters[81]
- Cook County Democratic Party[56]
- Democratic Party of Evanston[25]
- EMILY's List[81]
- Equality Illinois[57]
- Independent Voters of Illinois Independent Precinct Organization[58]
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters[81]
- The People's Lobby[59]"Endorsements The People's Lobby". Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- Personal PAC[53]
- Real Justice PAC[53]
- Reclaim Chicago[60]
- SEIU Healthcare IL/IN[81]
- SEIU Local 73[81]
- United Working Families[53]
- Wheeling Township Democrats[53]
Politicians
- Alma E. Anaya, Cook County Board Commissioner[61]
- Danny K. Davis, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 7th district[62]
- Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator for Illinois[62]
- Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator for Illinois[62]
- Edgar González Jr., Illinois State Representative for the 21st district[61]
- Jesús "Chuy" García, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 4th district[61]
- Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator for California and Democratic vice presidential nominee[63]
- Robin Kelly, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 2nd districvt[81]
- Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator for Minnesota and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary election[64]
- Chicago City Council Progressive Reform Caucus, including aldermen Daniel La Spata (1st ward); Sophia King (4); Leslie Hairston (5); Roderick Sawyer (6); Susan Sadlowski Garza (10); Stephanie Coleman (16); David Moore (17); Jeanette Taylor (20); Michael Rodriguez (22); Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25); Chris Taliaferro (29); Rossana Rodríguez-Sánchez (33); Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35); Felix Cardona, Jr. (31); Scott Waguespack (32); Andre Vasquez (40); Matt Martin (47); and Maria Hadden (49)[82][61]
- Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago[62][83]
- Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President[62]
- J. B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois[62]
- Delia Ramirez, Illinois State Representative for the 4th district[61]
- Michael Rodriguez, Chicago alderman for the 22nd ward[61]
- Bobby Rush, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 1st district[62]
- Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator for Vermont and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary election[65]
- Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 9th district[62]
- Brad Schneider, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 10th district[66]
- Celina Villanueva, Illinois State Senator for the 11th district[61]
- Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator for Massachusetts and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary election[67]
Individuals
- John Legend, musician and activist[68]
Newspapers
Pat O'Brien (R)
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kim Foxx (incumbent) | 1,194,299 | 54.21 | |
| Republican | Patrick W. "Pat" O'Brien | 861,108 | 39.08 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Dennehy | 147,769 | 6.71 | |
| Total votes | 2,203,176 | 100 | ||
Cook County Board of Review
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In the 2020 Cook County Board of Review election, one seat, Republican-held, out of its three seats is up for election. Incumbent Dan Patlak is seeking reelection.
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.[86]
1st district
Incumbent second-term Cook County Board of Review Commissioner for the 1st district, Dan Patlak, a third-term Republican last reelected in 2016, was unseated by Democrat Tammy Wendt.
This election was to a two-year term.[86]
Democratic
- Candidates
The following candidates ran for the Democratic Party nomination:
| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref |
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| Abdelnasser Rashid | Former Deputy Chief of Staff for former Cook County Clerk David Orr Former Chief Policy Officer for Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi 2018 Democratic nominee for Cook County Board of Commissioners district 17 |
Website | [87][88][89] |
| Tammy Wendt | Attorney and real estate agent Former Cook County assistant state's attorney Trial attorney for Jason Van Dyke in the Laquan McDonald case |
Website | [87][90][91][92] |
- Endorsements
Abdelnasser Rashid
Organizations[93]
- Cook County Democratic Party
- Chicago Federation of Labor
- SEIU State Council
Individuals[93]
- Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator for Illinois
- Jesús "Chuy" García, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 4th district
- Robin Kelly, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 2nd district
- Raja Krishnamoorthi, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 8th district
- Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative for Illinois' 9th district
- David Orr, former Cook County Clerk
- Kimberly Lightford, Illinois State Senator for the 4th district and Majority Leader
- Bill Cunningham, Illinois State Senator for the 18th district and President Pro Tempore
- Jacqueline Collins, Illinois State Senator for the 16th district
- Steve Landek, Illinois State Senator for the 12th district
- Michael Hastings, Illinois State Senator for the 19th district
- Ram Villivalam, Illinois State Senator for the 8th district
- Kelly Burke, Illinois State Representative for the 36th district and Assistant Majority Leader
- Will Davis, Illinois State Representative for the 30th district and Assistant Majority Leader
- Robyn Gabel, Illinois State Representative for the 18th district
- Thaddeus Jones, Illinois State Representative for the 29th district
- Theresa Mah, Illinois State Representative for the 2nd district
- Marty Moylan, Illinois State Representative for the 55th district
- Michelle Mussman, Illinois State Representative for the 56th district
- Mark Walker, Illinois State Representative for the 53rd district
- Michael Zalewski, Illinois State Representative for the 23rd district
- Alma Anaya, Cook County Board Commissioner
- Scott Britton, Cook County Board Commissioner
- John Daley, Cook County Board Commissioner
- Bridget Degnen, Cook County Board Commissioner
- Brandon Johnson, Cook County Board Commissioner
- Donna Miller, Cook County Board Commissioner
Tammy Wendt
Organizations[94]
- Cook County Sheriff's Police FOP Lodge 4
- Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge #7 [21]
Individuals[94]
- Bob Straz, Mayor of Palos Heights
- Gary L'Heureux, Mayor of Midlothian
- Lou Presta, Mayor of Crestwood
- Chief Michael McDonald, Palos Fire Protection District
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Tammy Wendt | 110,559 | 54.45 | |
| Democratic | Abdelnasser Rashid | 92,493 | 45.55 | |
| Total votes | 203,052 | |||
Republican
- Candidates
The following candidates ran for the Republican party nomination:
| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref |
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| Dan Patlak | Incumbent Former Assessor of Wheeling Township |
Website | [87] |
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dan Patlak (incumbent) | 43,625 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 43,625 | 100 | ||
General election
- Endorsements
Dan Patlak (R)
Newspapers
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Tammy Wendt | 394,202 | 50.75 | |
| Republican | Dan Patlak (incumbent) | 382,509 | 49.25 | |
| Total votes | 776,711 | 100 | ||
Water Reclamation District Board
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Three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board are up for election in 2020. Each winning candidate will serve a six-year term on the board. All candidates will appear together on the ballot, and voters can vote for up to three candidates (in both the primary and the general).[28][95]
All three incumbents are Democrats.[95] Incumbents Kimberly Neely Dubuclet and Cam Davis will be on the ballot in the general election, while incumbent Frank Avila lost renomination.
Democratic
- Candidates
The following candidates are running for the Democratic Party nomination:[95]
- Frank Avila, incumbent Water Reclamation District Board commissioner
- Heather Boyle
- Mike Cashman
- Cam Davis, incumbent Water Reclamation District Board commissioner
- Deyon Dean
- Kimberly Neely Dubuclet, incumbent Water Reclamation District Board commissioner
- Patricia Theresa Flynn
- Michael Grace
- Shundar Lin
- Eira Corral Sepúlveda
The following candidates were removed from the ballot:
- Kisha McCaskill[96]
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kimberly Neely Dubuclet (incumbent) | 346,370 | 18.02 | |
| Democratic | M Cameron "Cam" Davis (incumbent) | 288,471 | 15.01 | |
| Democratic | Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda | 242,055 | 12.59 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Theresa Flynn | 222,191 | 11.56 | |
| Democratic | Heather Boyle | 216,447 | 11.26 | |
| Democratic | Frank Avila (incumbent) | 215,741 | 11.22 | |
| Democratic | Michael G. Grace | 157,088 | 8.17 | |
| Democratic | Mike Cashman | 99,319 | 5.17 | |
| Democratic | Shundar Lin | 65,757 | 3.42 | |
| Democratic | Deyon Dean | 61,102 | 3.18 | |
| Write-in | Others | 7,627 | 0.40 | |
| Total votes | 1,922,168 | |||
Republican
No candidates were included on the ballot in the Republican primary. While two official write-in candidates did run, neither received a sufficient share of the vote for them to win nomination.
- Write-in candidates
- Richard Mayers,[29] perennial candidate and alleged white supremacist,[30][31][32][33][34][35] write-in candidate for Chicago Mayor, City Clerk, Treasurer, and alderman in 2019;[36] congressional candidate in 2000,[34] 2002,[34] 2008,[34] 2016, 2018,[37][39] and 2020;[40] 1998 State House candidate;[34] 1993 Berwyn city clerk and city treasurer candidate;[34] write-in candidate for U.S. Senator in 2020;[40] write-in candidate in 2020 Illinois Republican presidential primary[40]
- Frank Rowder[29]
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Write-in | Frank Rowder | 7 | 0.21 | |
| Write-in | Richard Mayers | 4 | 0.12 | |
| Write-in | Others | 3,305 | 99.67 | |
| Total votes | 3,316 | 100 | ||
Green
The Green Party nominated Troy Hernandez, Tammie Vinson, and Rachel Wales.[95]
General election
- Endorsements
Cam Davis (D)
Newspapers
Kimberly Neely Dubuclet (D)
Newspapers
Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda (D)
Newspapers
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kimberly Neely Dubuclet (incumbent) | 1,288,586 | 28.89 | |
| Democratic | M Cameron "Cam" Davis (incumbent) | 1,141,803 | 25.60 | |
| Democratic | Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda | 1,028,057 | 23.05 | |
| Green | Tammie Felicia Vinson | 324,905 | 7.28 | |
| Green | Troy Antonio Hernandez | 339,633 | 7.61 | |
| Green | Rachel Wales | 337,272 | 7.56 | |
| Total votes | 4,460,256 | 100 | ||
Judicial elections
Partisan elections was held to fill 13 judgeships in the Circuit Court of Cook County and 21 judgeships in subcircuits of the court. There were Democratic Party candidates for all 34 elections, whereas the Republican primary had been canceled for all but two vacancies.[97] Retention elections were also held for judgeships on these courts.
See also
- 2020 Illinois elections
- Illinois Fair Tax (Statewide Constitutional Amendment on the 2020 ballot)
Notes
- Foxx's campaign committee was created prior to her previous run for the office in the 2016 election. This amount counts all donations received by the committee after December 1, 2016, when Foxx first took office.
- Fioretti's campaign committee has been active for several of his prior runs for office. This amount counts all donations received by the committee since April 2019, after the end of the 2019 Chicago mayoral election where Fioretti last ran for office.
- Partisan clients
- The Cook County Republican Party nominated O'Brien prior to the sampling period
References
- Illinois Board of Elections. "2020 Election schedule and registration deadlines". Illinois Board of Elections. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- "Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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- "Illinois: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
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- Illinois at Ballotpedia
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