1998 Cook County, Illinois, elections Turnout 54.61%
The Cook County, Illinois , general election[ 1]
Primaries were held on March 17, 1998.[ 2]
Elections were held for Assessor , Clerk , Sheriff , Treasurer , President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners , all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners , all 3 seats of the Cook County Board of Review , 4 seats on the Water Reclamation District Board , and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County .
1998 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate and House ) and those for state elections .
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 28.68%.[ 3]
On its own, suburban Cook County saw 23.95% turnout.[ 2] [ 4]
Vote totals of primaries[ 2]
Primary
Chicago vote totals
Suburban Cook County vote totals
Total Cook County vote totals
Democratic 431,146
182,250
613,396
Republican 25,783
136,260
162,043
Libertarian 38
25
63
Reform 112
152
264
Nonpartisan
531
4,283
4,814
Total
457,610
322,970
780,580
The general election saw 54.61% turnout, with 1,433,423 ballots cast.[ 3] [ 1] [ 4]
In the 1998 Cook County Assessor election , incumbent assessor James Houlihan , a Democrat, was elected to his first full-term. Houlihan had been appointed to the office in 1997, after Thomas Hynes (who had served as Cook County assessor since 1978) opted to resign from the office.[ 5]
Cook County Assessor Republican primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Jose Carlos Gomez
103,091
100
Total votes
103,091
100
Cook County Assessor election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic James M. Houlihan (incumbent) 926,646
75.58
Republican
Jose Carlos Gomez
260,245
21.23
Justice Party
Philip Morris
39,111
3.19
Total votes
1,226,002
100
In the 1998 Cook County Clerk election , incumbent second-term clerk David Orr , a Democrat, was reelected.
Cook County Clerk Democratic primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic David Orr (incumbent) 404,839
100
Total votes
404,839
100
Cook County Clerk Republican primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Judith A. "Judie" Jones
109,540
100
Total votes
109,540
100
Cook County Clerk election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic David Orr (incumbent) 988,136
77.30
Republican
Judith A. "Judie" Jones
290,256
22.70
Total votes
1,278,392
100
In the 1998 Cook County Sheriff election , incumbent second-term sheriff Michael F. Sheahan , a Democrat, was reelected.
Former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department LeRoy Martin won the Republican primary.
Cook County Sheriff Republican primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican LeRoy Martin 107,868
100
Total votes
107,868
100
In the 1998 Cook County Treasurer election , incumbent sixth-term treasurer Edward J. Rosewell , a Democrat, did not seek reelection after having been indicted over a ghost jobs scheme (for which he would ultimately plead guilty).[ 6] Cook County Commissioner Maria Pappas was elected to succeed him.
Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 332,547
70.43
Democratic
Thomas Murphy
139,634
29.57
Total votes
472,181
100
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners [ edit ] In the 1998 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election , incumbent first-term president John Stroger , a Democrat, was reelected.
Incumbent John H. Stroger, Jr. defeated Cook County commissioner Calvin R. Sutker .
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Aurelia Pucinski left the Democratic Party and joined the Republican party in December 1997 to run as its nominee for President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.[ 7]
Cook County Board of Commissioners [ edit ] 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
Cook County Board of Review [ edit ] 1998 Cook County Board of Review election
In the 1998 Cook County Board of Review election , all three seats were up for election. This was the first election for what would be a newly reconstituted body. In 1996, the Illinois Legislature successfully passed Public Act 89-671, which made it so that, in 1998, the Cook County Board of Appeals would be renamed Cook County Board of Review and be reconstituted as a three-member body.[ 8]
All elections held in 1998 were for four-year terms.[ 9]
Republican Maureen Murphy defeated Democrat David McAfee .[ 9]
Cook County Board of Review 1st district Democratic primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic David B. McAfee
71,631
100
Total votes
71,631
100
Cook County Board of Review 1st district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Maureen Murphy (incumbent) 272,921
60.76
Democratic
David B. McAfee
176,252
39.24
Total votes
449,173
100
Joseph Berrios a ten incumbent on the predecessor organization, the Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals, was elected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Joseph Berrios 106,251
100
Total votes
106,251
100
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[ 2]
Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Joseph Berrios 259,209
100
Total votes
259,209
100
Robert Shaw , a Democrat, was elected.
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Robert Shaw 175,973
84.81
Democratic
Arvin Boddie
31,514
15.19
Total votes
207,487
100
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[ 2]
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Robert Shaw 406,862
100
Total votes
406,862
100
Water Reclamation District Board [ edit ] 1998 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
First party
Second party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Seats before
9
1
Seats after
9
0
Seat change
Popular vote
2,762,416
1,300,762
Percentage
67.99%
32.01%
Seats up
3
1
Races won
4
0
In the 1998 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election , four of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were regularly scheduled elections, and one was a special election due to a vacancy.[ 2] [ 1]
Democrats won all four seats up for election.
Democratic incumbents Gloria Alitto Majewski and Patricia Young were reelected in the at-large election.[ 1] [ 10] [ 11]
Three six-year term seats were up for an at-large election. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates, and the top-three finishers would win.
Water Reclamation District Board at-large Democratic primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Patricia Young (incumbent)
192,440
17.56
Democratic Gloria Alitto Majewski (incumbent)
170,076
15.52
Democratic Barbara McGowan
154,945
14.14
Democratic
James Patrick Sheehan
109,485
9.99
Democratic
Sally Johnson
96,537
8.81
Democratic
Josephine Fragale
78,547
7.17
Democratic
M. Frank Avila
52,463
4.79
Democratic
Robert J. Pettis
43,704
3.99
Democratic
Carl M. Anderson, Jr.
40,257
3.67
Democratic
Jerry Paszek
36,379
3.32
Democratic
Ronald Edward Hackett
26,662
2.43
Democratic
M. Sam Esteban
17,895
1.63
Total votes
1,019,390
100
Water Reclamation District Board at-large Republican primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Jack O'Connor
91,579
36.07
Republican Rita L. Mullins
86,642
34.12
Republican James W. "Todd" Miles
75,678
29.81
Total votes
253,899
100
Water Reclamation District Board at-large election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Patricia Young (incumbent)
724,404
24.14
Democratic Barbara McGowan
666,612
22.21
Democratic Gloria Alitto Majewski (incumbent)
663,622
22.11
Republican
Jack O'Connor
356,495
11.88
Republican
Rita L. Mullins
308,632
10.28
Republican
James W. "Todd" Miles
281,112
9.37
Total votes
3,000,877
100
A special election was held to fill a seat left vacant.
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term Democratic primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic James C. "Jim" Harris
268,623
71.52
Democratic
Janet Tuscher-Campion
106,965
28.48
Total votes
375,588
100
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term Republican primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Susan L. Kelsey
100,201
100
Total votes
100,201
100
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic James C. "Jim" Harris
707,778
66.63
Republican
Susan L. Kelsey
354,523
33.37
Total votes
1,062,301
100
Partisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections .[ 1]
Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.[ 1]
One ballot question was included on ballots county-wide during the March primary election.
Managed Care Act advisory referendum [ edit ] An advisory referendum was included on the March primary ballots on the Managed Care Act.
Managed Care Act advisory referendum[ 2] [ 3]
Candidate
Votes
%
Yes
491,917
91.99
No
42,814
8.01
Total votes
534,731
100
Turnout
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Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships .[ 2]
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