1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
First party
Second party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Seats before
11
6
Seats won
12
5
Seat change
Popular vote
791,445
332,957
Percentage
70.39%
29.61%
The 1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 3, 1998.[ 1] primary election held on March 17, 1998.[ 2] 1998 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.
1st district
Incumbent commissioner Darlena Williams-Burnett , a Democrat appointed in 1997 after fellow Democrat Danny K. Davis resigned to serve in the United States House of Representatives , lost renomination in the Democratic primary to Earlean Collins .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
2nd district
Incumbent third-term commissioner Bobbie L. Steele , a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[ 2]
General election
3rd district
Incumbent commissioner Jerry Butler , a Democrat who first assumed office in 1985, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
4th district
Incumbent commissioner John Stroger , a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[ 2]
General election
5th district
Incumbent first-term commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[ 2]
General election
6th district
Incumbent first-term commissioner Bud Fleming, a Republican, unsuccessfully sought reelection, being unseated by Democratic nominee William Moran.[ 6] upset victory. Before winning this race, Moran had been regarded as a perennial candidate .[ 7] [ 8]
Primaries
Democratic
William Moran, who had never held office, defeated John David Desimone, who had served as President of the Chicago Heights Park District since 1995.[ 9]
Republican
General election
7th district
Incumbent first-term commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno , a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
Republican primary winner Irma C. Lopez was replaced on the ballot by Alberto Alva.
8th district
Incumbent first-term commissioner Roberto Maldonado , a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Incumbent Roberto Maldono was challenged by Francisco Duprey, who had served as the director of school services for Chicago Public Schools and had also led Chicago's Department of Economic Development.[ 10] [ 11]
Republican
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[ 2]
General election
9th district
Incumbent first-term commissioner Peter N. Silvestri , a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
10th district
Incumbent second-term commissioner Maria Pappas , a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for Cook County Treasurer. Democrat Mike Quigley was elected to succeed her in office.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[ 2]
General election
11th district
Incumbent commissioner John P. Daley , a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
12th district
Incumbent third-term[ 12] Ted Lechowicz , a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 1]
General election
13th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker , a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[ 2]
General election
14th district
Incumbent commissioner Richard Siebel, a Republican, did not seek reelection. Republican Gregg Goslin was elected to succeed him.
Primaries
Democratic
No candidates ran in the Democratic primary.[ 2]
Republican
General election
15th district
Incumbent sixth-term[ 13]
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
16th district
Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr , a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
Democrat nominee John E. Bertone withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.[ 14]
17th district
Incumbent third-term[ 15] Herb Schumann , a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Republican
General election
Summarizing statistics
Contest summary
Party
Seats held before
Seats contested
Democratic
11
16
Republican
6
11
Vote summary
Party
Popular vote
Seats won
Democratic
791,445 (70.39%)
12
Republican
332,957 (29.61%)
5
Total
1,124,402
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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
Democratic
11
10 sought reelection
9 won re-nomination
9 won
Republican
6
5 sought reelection
5 won re-nomination
4 won
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members)
Party
Returning members
Newly elected members
Democratic
9
3
Republican
4
1
References
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