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1994 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
The 1994 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 9, 1994. It was preceded by a primary election held on March 15, 1994. It coincided with other 1994 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. This was the first election for the Cook County Board of Commissioners conducted with individual districts, as previous elections had been conducted through two sets of at-large elections (one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County). Six of those elected were new to the Cook County Board of Commissioners, though the number of seats that each party held remained unchanged. Background and overviewThis was the first election for the Cook County Board of Commissioners that had members elected from single-member districts. Previous elections had been conducted through two sets of at-large elections (one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County).[1][2] Ninety candidates filed run ahead of the primaries.[2] Six of those that won election were new to the Cook County Board of Commissioners.[3] The number of seats that each party won remained unchanged.[4] 1st districtDanny K. Davis, an incumbent Democrat who had served a single term as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, was elected to the 1st district.[5] PrimariesDemocraticDavis faced no opponents in the Democratic primary.[6][7]
RepublicanNo candidates ran in the Republican Party primary.[6] Harold Washington Party
General election
2nd districtBobbie L. Steele, an incumbent Democrat who had served two-terms as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, was elected to the 2nd district.[5] PrimariesDemocratic
RepublicanNo candidates ran in the Republican primary.[6] Harold Washington Party
General election
3rd districtJerry Butler, an incumbent Democrat who had served as a commissioner from Chicago at-large for two terms, was elected to the 3rd district.[5] PrimariesDemocratic
RepublicanThe Republican primary was won by Clara Simms-Johnson, a child protective investigator for the Department of Children and Family Services, who ran unopposed.[5]
Harold Washington PartyNo candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[5] General election
4th districtJohn Stroger, an incumbent Democrat who had served six terms as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, was elected to the 4th district.[9] PrimariesDemocratic
RepublicanNo candidates ran in the Republican primary.[5] Harold Washington PartyThe Harold Washington Party primary was won by Bruce Crosby, a community activist.[5][10]
General election
5th districtDeborah Sims, a Democrat, was elected to the 5th district.[11] PrimariesDemocraticDeborah Sims defeated Governors State University political science professor Robert Donaldson in the Democratic primary.[7]
RepublicanLawrence Ragland, an accountant, won the Republican primary.[6][5]
Harold Washington Party
General election
6th districtBarclay "Bud" Fleming, a Republican, was elected to the 6th district. PrimariesDemocraticWorth Township supervisor Joan Patricia Murphy won the Democratic primary.[6][5][12] Joan Patricia Murphy had defeated state senator Richard F. Kelly in the Democratic primary.[7]
RepublicanBarclay "Bud" Fleming, an engineer who was the village president of Lynwood, won the Republican primary, defeating lawyer Helen Elizabeth Kelly as well as lawyer and East Hazel Crest village president Thomas Brown in the Republican primary.[7][13]
Harold Washington Party
General electionThe district was regarded as a potential "swing district", with both major parties seeing a potential for victory in its election.[7]
7th districtJoseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was elected to the 7th district.[14] PrimariesDemocratic
RepublicanNo candidates ran in the Republican primary.[6] Harold Washington PartyNo candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[6] General election
8th districtRoberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was elected to the 8th district. PrimariesDemocratic
RepublicanNo candidates ran in the Republican primary.[6] Harold Washington PartyNo candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[6] General election
9th districtPeter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was elected to the 9th district. Domico had beaten five other candidates in the Democratic primary.[7] Silvestri faced no opponents in the Republican primary.[7] PrimariesDemocraticMarco Domico, who had served two terms as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, won the Democratic primary over seven opponents.
RepublicanElmwood Park village president Peter N. Silvestri won the Republican primary, running unopposed.[6][3]
Harold Washington PartyNo candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[6] General electionThis district had been regarded as a "swing district", with both major parties being seen as having a chance of winning it.[5]
10th districtMaria Pappas, an incumbent Democrat who had served a single term as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, was elected to the 10th district.[5] PrimariesDemocraticPappas defeated three opponents to win the Democratic primary.
RepublicanRepublican Party nominee John McNeal, an attorney and 48th Ward Republican committeeman, won the Republican primary, running unopposed.[6][5]
Harold Washington Party
General election
11th districtJohn P. Daley, an incumbent Democrat that had been appointed a commissioner from Chicago at-large in 1992, was elected to the 11th district. PrimariesDemocraticJohn P. Daley defeated communications consultant Dennis Baker in the Democratic primary.[6][7]
RepublicanNo candidates ran in the Republican primary.[6] Harold Washington PartyNo candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[6] General election
12th districtTed Lechowicz, an incumbent Democrat who had served two terms as a commissioner from Chicago at-large, was elected to the 12th district.[15] PrimariesDemocraticTed Lechowicz defeated two opponents in the Democratic primary.
RepublicanNo candidates ran in the Republican primary.[6] Harold Washington PartyNo candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[6] General election
13th districtCalvin Sutker, a Democrat, was elected to the 13th district.[5][16] PrimariesDemocraticFormer state representative Calvin Sutker defeated two opponents in the Democratic primary.
RepublicanLourdes Gagui Mon, an educator, won Republican primary.[6][5][16]
Harold Washington PartyNo candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[6] General election
14th districtRichard Siebel, an incumbent Republican who had served several terms as a commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large, was elected to the 14th district. He defeated Democratic nominee Kelly Ann Sheehan.[5] In the Republican primary, Siebel defeated Palatine village president Rita Mullins.[7] PrimariesDemocraticNo candidates ran in the Democratic primary.[6] The Democratic Party ultimately nominated Kelly Ann Sheehan.[17] Republican
Harold Washington PartyNo candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[6] General election
15th districtCarl R. Hansen, an incumbent Republican who had served five terms as a commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large, was elected to the 15th district.[18] PrimariesDemocraticNo candidates ran in the Democratic primary.[6] Republican
Harold Washington PartyNo candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[6] General election
16th districtAllan C. Carr, an incumbent Republican who had served as a commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large.[5] PrimariesDemocraticAttorney Tony Peraica won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.[6][5]
Republican
Harold Washington PartyNo candidates ran in the Harold Washington Party primary.[6] General election
17th districtHerb Schumann, an incumbent Republican who had served two terms as a commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large, was elected to the 17th district.[19] PrimariesDemocraticWilliam Hurley, an insurance agent, won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.[6][5]
RepublicanHerb Schumann defeated lawyer Teressa Nuccio in the Republican primary.[6][7]
General election
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