Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district
District
District 9
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Municipalities
Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Commissioners
 • CommissionerPeter N. Silvestri (R)

The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of holding a set of two at-large elections (one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County).[1]

Geography

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, the district represented parts of the Northwest side of Chicago and the northern suburbs of Cook County, and the western suburbs of Cook County.[2]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.[3]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago and portions of the Leyden, Maine, Norwood Park, Oak Park, and River Forest townships.[4]

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, includes the Norwood Park and Dunning areas of Chicago as well as the suburbs of Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Glenview, Harwood Heights, Melrose Park, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Norridge, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, River Forest, River Grove, Rosemont and Schiller Park.[5][6][7][8]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it includes portions of the city of Chicago, and portions of Elk Grove, Leyden, Maine, Northfield, Norwood Park, Proviso, River Forest, Wheeling townships.[9]

The district is 59.54 square miles (38,103.37 acres).[10]

Politics

The district has only ever been represented by Republican commissioner Peter N. Silvestri.

At its inception, the district was originally projected to be a "swing district", with both major parties having a fair chance of winning the district.[11]

The district, along with the 17th district, is one of only two districts currently represented by a Republican commissioner.

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history
Peter N. Silvestri Republican December 1994–present Elected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1994 Peter N. Silvestri Republican Marco Domico Democratic
1998[12] Peter N. Silvestri Republican 47,720 (55.76%) Joan A. Sullivan Democratic 37,854 (44.24%)
2002[13][14] Peter N. Silvestri Republican 50,343 (53.67%) Robert Martwick Democratic 43,452 (46.33%)
2006[15] Peter N. Silvestri Republican 47,881 (56.61%) Jodi L. Biancalana Democratic 36,701 (43.39%)
2010[16] Peter N. Silvestri Republican 47,333 (55.29%) Cary Capparelli Democratic 31,186 (36.43%) Brock Merck Green 7,084 (8.28%)
2014[17] Peter N. Silvestri Republican 51,290 (63.06%) Frank L. McPartlin Democratic 30,040 (36.94%)
2018[18] Peter N. Silvestri Republican 55,612 (52.24%) Frank L. McPartlin Democratic 50,839 (47.76%)

References
  1. "CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. "ENDORSEMENTS FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  4. "Commissioner District 9" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
  5. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  6. "Cook County Commissioner District 5 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015.
  7. "Cook County Commissioner District 9 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  8. "Cook County Commissioner District 9 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015.
  9. "County Commissioner District 9" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  10. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 9, Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  11. "ENDORSEMENTS FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  12. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  13. "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 5, 2002 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  14. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  15. "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  16. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  17. "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  18. "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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