# 2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

The 2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 2, 2010. It was preceded by a primary election held on February 5, 2010. It coincided with other 2010 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.
The Democratic Party ran candidates in races for all seventeen seats, while the Republican Party contested eleven seats. The Green Party contested ten races (an increase from the single seat they contested in 2006). Democrats increased their majority, flipping a control of a previously-Republican seat. However, Democrats also saw a more than 9-point decline in their share of the cumulative popular vote: with Republicans and Greens each seeing a more than 4.5-point increase.

## 1st district

Incumbent third-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary< :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Earlean Collins (incumbent) | 16,909 | 47.41 |
| | Democratic | Adekunle "Ade" B. Onayemi | 10,599 | 29.71 |
| | Democratic | Derrick Smith | 5,370 | 15.06 |
| | Democratic | Chris Harris | 2,791 | 7.82 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,669 | 100 |

#### Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

#### Green

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Green primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Ronald Lawless | 96 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Earlean Collins (incumbent) | 68,890 | 86.13 |
| | Green | Ronald Lawless | 11,095 | 13.87 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,985 | 100 |

## 2nd district

Incumbent first-term commissioner Robert Steele, a Democrat, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert B. Steele (incumbent) | 15,777 | 56.71 |
| | Democratic | Desiree Grode | 7,852 | 28.23 |
| | Democratic | Frank M. Bass | 3,461 | 12.44 |
| | Democratic | Erold Elysee | 729 | 2.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,819 | 100 |

#### Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

#### Green

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Green primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Michael Smith | 82 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 82 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert B. Steele (incumbent) | 61,499 | 87.53 |
| | Green | Michael Smith | 8,761 | 12.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,260 | 100 |

## 3rd district

Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 33,128 | 74.43 |
| | Democratic | Monica Torres-Linares | 8,216 | 18.46 |
| | Democratic | Ronald Oliver | 3,163 | 7.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,507 | 100 |

#### Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

#### Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 78,106 | 88.84 |
| | Green | Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo | 9,809 | 11.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,915 | 100 |

## 4th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Beavers, a Democrat, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Beavers (incumbent) | 26,025 | 55.32 |
| | Democratic | Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | 21,016 | 44.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,041 | 100 |

#### Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

#### Green

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Green primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Joseph A. Barton | 88 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Beavers (incumbent) | 81,046 | 90.58 |
| | Green | Joseph A. Barton | 8,431 | 9.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,477 | 100 |

## 5th district

Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 29,923 | 74.96 |
| | Democratic | Sheila Y. Chalmers-Currin | 9,998 | 25.04 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,921 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Miriam Shabo | 1,170 | 51.98 |
| | Republican | James Thigpen | 1,081 | 48.02 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,251 | 100 |

#### Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 79,566 | 90.38 |
| | Republican | Miriam Shabo | 8,471 | 9.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,037 | 100 |

## 6th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy, a Democrat, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent) | 16,449 | 53.69 |
| | Democratic | Nick Valadez | 9,248 | 30.19 |
| | Democratic | John Fairman | 4,939 | 16.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,636 | 100 |

#### Republican

Sandra Czyznikiewicz defeated former 6th district Commissioner William Moran and Michael Hawkins in the Republican primary.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sandra K Czyznikiewicz | 4,330 | 46.19 |
| | Republican | William R. Moran | 3,062 | 32.66 |
| | Republican | Michael Hawkins | 1,982 | 21.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,374 | 100 |

#### Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent) | 54,227 | 65.37 |
| | Republican | Sandra K Czyznikiewicz | 28,727 | 34.63 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 82,954 | 100 |

## 7th district

Incumbent fifth-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Jesús "Chuy" García, who went on to win the general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesus G. Garcia | 9,651 | 54.68 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) | 8,000 | 45.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,651 | 100 |

#### Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

#### Green

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Green primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Paloma Andrade | 102 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesus G. Garcia | 24,820 | 86.26 |
| | Green | Paloma Andrade | 3,952 | 13.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,772 | 100 |

## 8th district

Incumbent Commissioner Edwin Reyes, a Democrat, who been appointed in 2009 after Roberto Maldonado resigned to serve a Chicago alderman, was elected to a full term.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edwin Reyes (incumbent) | 9,256 | 51.21 |
| | Democratic | Javier "Xavier" Nogueras | 6,075 | 33.61 |
| | Democratic | Ariel Rosa | 2,742 | 15.17 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,073 | 100 |

#### Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

#### Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edwin Reyes (incumbent) | 37,147 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,147 | 100 |

## 9th district

Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cary Capparelli | 24,898 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,898 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 13,196 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,196 | 100 |

#### Green

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Green primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Brock Merck | 151 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 47,333 | 55.29 |
| | Democratic | Cary Capparelli | 31,186 | 36.43 |
| | Green | Brock Merck | 7,084 | 8.28 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,603 | 100 |

## 10th district

Incumbent Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 (to fill the vacancy left after Mike Quigley resigned to assume office as the United States congressman), was elected to a full term.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bridget Gainer (incumbent) | 24,957 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,957 | 100 |

#### Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Wes Fowler.

#### Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bridget Gainer (incumbent) | 56,723 | 74.65 |
| | Republican | Wes Fowler | 19,264 | 25.35 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,987 | 100 |

## 11th district

Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 37,222 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,222 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carl Segvich | 5,519 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,519 | 100 |

#### Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 56,711 | 69.97 |
| | Republican | Carl Segvich | 24,340 | 30.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,051 | 100 |

## 12th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Forrest Claypool, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. John Fritchey was elected to succeed him.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John A. Fritchey | 19,878 | 75.32 |
| | Democratic | Ted Matlak | 6,512 | 24.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,390 | 100 |

#### Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated William C. "Bill" Miceli.

#### Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John A. Fritchey | 50,219 | 74.72 |
| | Republican | William C. "Bill" Miceli | 16,987 | 25.28 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,206 | 100 |

## 13th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 28,751 | 78.21 |
| | Democratic | John Michael Keefe | 8,012 | 21.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,763 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Linda Thompson LaFianza | 9,866 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,866 | 100 |

#### Green

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Green primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | George E. Milkowski | 165 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 165 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 62,562 | 67.71 |
| | Republican | Linda Thompson LaFianza | 24,597 | 26.62 |
| | Green | George E. Milkowski | 5,241 | 5.67 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,400 | 100 |

## 14th district

Incumbent third-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Bishop Jenkins | 17,605 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,605 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 15,583 | 63.82 |
| | Republican | Patrick O'Donoghue | 8,836 | 36.18 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,419 | 100 |

#### Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 60,664 | 61.89 |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Bishop Jenkins | 37,357 | 38.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,021 | 100 |

## 15th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Tim Schneider, a Republican, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Steven Dasakis | 12,629 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,629 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent) | 13,405 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,405 | 100 |

#### Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Laura Ehorn.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent) | 41,106 | 57.55 |
| | Democratic | Jim Steven Dasakis | 25,976 | 36.37 |
| | Green | Lara Ehorn | 4,342 | 6.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,424 | 100 |

## 16th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Tony Peraica, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Jeff Tobolski.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jeff Tobolski | 10,635 | 54.88 |
| | Democratic | Eddy Garcia | 4,262 | 21.99 |
| | Democratic | Bill Russ | 4,482 | 23.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,379 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tony Peraica (incumbent) | 9,290 | 75.07 |
| | Republican | Brian A. Sloan | 3,085 | 24.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,375 | 100 |

### Green

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Green primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Alejandro Reyes | 65 | 59.63 |
| | Green | Alex Matos | 44 | 40.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jeff Tobolski | 34,298 | 50.67 |
| | Republican | Tony Peraica (incumbent) | 28,661 | 42.34 |
| | Green | Alejandro Reyes | 4,735 | 6.99 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,694 | 100 |

## 17th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, a Republican, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Patrick Maher | 12,535 | 52.05 |
| | Democratic | Victor A. Forys | 6,360 | 26.41 |
| | Democratic | Donna Sanders | 5,187 | 21.54 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,082 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) | 11,955 | 56.18 |
| | Republican | Mark Thompson | 9,323 | 43.82 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,278 | 100 |

### Green

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Green primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Matthew J. Ogean | 57 | 52.78 |
| | Green | Richard Dalka | 51 | 47.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) | 56,423 | 58.59 |
| | Democratic | Patrick Maher | 34,686 | 36.02 |
| | Green | Matthew J. Ogean | 5,194 | 5.39 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,303 | 100 |

## Summarizing statistics

Contest summary :
| Party | Seats held before | Seats contested |
| Democratic | 12 | 13 |
| Republican | 5 | 11 |
| Green | 0 | 10 |
Vote summary :
| Party | Popular vote | Seats won |
| Democratic | 875,019 (67.30%) | 13 |
| Republican | 356,573 (27.42%) | 4 |
| Green | 68,644 (5.28%) | 0 |
| Total | 1,300,236 | — |
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 | 12 | 11 sought reelection 1 retired | 10 won re-nomination 1 lost renomination | 10 won 0 lost |
| Republican | 5 | 5 sought reelection 0 retired | 5 won re-nomination 0 lost renomination | 4 won 1 lost |
| Green | No Green incumbents | No Green incumbents | No Green incumbents | No Green incumbents |
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members) :
| Party | Returning members | Newly elected members |
| Democratic | 10 | 3 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 |