Richard Boykin

Richard R. Boykin is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners who represented the 1st district from December 2014 until December 2018.[1]

Richard R. Boykin
Former member of the
Cook County Board of Commissioners
from the 1st district
In office
December 1, 2014 (2014-12-01) – November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)
Preceded byEarlean Collins
Succeeded byBrandon Johnson
Personal details
BornJackson, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceChicago, Illinois
Alma materUniversity of Dayton School of Law
ProfessionAttorney
politician
Websitehttp://richardrboykin.com/

Boykin was elected in 2014 to represent the 1st district on the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

The 1st district covers both Chicago and its suburbs. It includes the Chicago neighborhoods of Garfield Park, and Humboldt Park, and the suburbs of Broadview, Maywood, Bellwood, Forest Park, Oak Park, and Elmwood Park.[2]

On the Cook County Board of Commissioners, he opposed the controversial "soda tax".[3]

In 2018, Boykin narrowly lost reelection in the Democratic primary to Brandon Johnson.

In 2020, Boykin unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Electoral history
2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[4]
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
2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard R. Boykin 68,305 99.36
Write-in Others 441 0.64
Total votes 68,746 100
2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Johnson 24,863 50.44
Democratic Richard Boykin (incumbent) 24,426 49.56
Total votes 49,289 100
2020 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

References
  1. Romain, Michael (March 27, 2018). "Johnson upsets Boykin in 1st district race". Forest Park Review. Forest Park, Illinois. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/UPDATED_Cook_County_Commissioners_2012_w_2017_names01232018.pdf
  3. Stewart, Russ (October 23, 2019). "NON -NICETIES ABOUND IN CIRCUIT COURT CONTEST". www.russstewart.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  4. "General Primary Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election March 20, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  7. "Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election March 17, 2020 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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