# 2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

The 2014 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 4, 2014. It was preceded by a primary election held on March 18, 2014. It coincided with other 2014 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.
Fifteen members were reelected. One member did not seek reelection and one member was defeated in their party's primary, which meant that a total of two individuals were newly elected. The Democratic Party ran nominees for fifteen of the seventeen seats, while Republicans ran nominees for only five of the seats.
As these were the first elections held following the 2010 United States census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.
Democrats ran nominees in races for fifteen of the seventeen seats. Republicans ran nominees in races for five seats. In races for twelve seats, Democratic nominees faced no opponents on the ballot. In races for two seats, Republican nominees faced no opponents on the ballot. As a result, only three general election races were contested between Democratic and Republican nominees.

## 1st district

Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Richard Boykin was elected to succeed him.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 23,987 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard R. Boykin | 68,305 | 99.36 |
| | Write-in | Others | 441 | 0.64 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,746 | 100 |

## 2nd district

Incumbent second-term commissioner Robert Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert B. Steele (incumbent) | 13,365 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,365 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert B. Steele (incumbent) | 57,091 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,091 | 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) | 19,830 | 81.79 |
| | Democratic | Rosemary Reeves | 4,415 | 18.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,245 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 77,354 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,354 | 100 |

## 4th district

Incumbent Commissioner Stanley Moore, a Democrat who was appointed to the office in 2013, was reelected to a full term.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stanley S. Moore (incumbent) | 15,649 | 65.24 |
| | Democratic | Nicholas "Nick" Smith | 4,930 | 20.55 |
| | Democratic | Robert R. McKay | 3,290 | 13.72 |
| | Write-in | Others | 116 | 0.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,985 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stanley S. Moore (incumbent) | 75,192 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,192 | 100 |

## 5th district

Incumbent fifth-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) | 17,320 | 84.21 |
| | Democratic | Timothy "Tim" Parker | 3,203 | 15.57 |
| | Write-in | Others | 4 | 0.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,567 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 70,542 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,542 | 100 |

## 6th district

Incumbent third-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) | 12,359 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,359 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy (incumbent) | 65,796 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,796 | 100 |

## 7th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Jesús "Chuy" García, a Democrat, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesus G. Garcia (incumbent) | 6,416 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,416 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesus G. Garcia (incumbent) | 25,320 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,320 | 100 |

## 8th district

Incumbent Commissioner Edwin Reyes, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Luis Arroyo Jr., who went on to win the general election unopposed.
Reyes had first been appointed in 2009 (after Roberto Maldonado resigned to serve a Chicago alderman), and had been elected to a full term in 2010.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Luis Arroyo Jr. | 8,084 | 54.91 |
| | Democratic | Edwin "Eddie" Reyes (incumbent) | 6,560 | 44.56 |
| | Write-in | Others | 77 | 0.52 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,721 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Luis Arroyo Jr. | 37,529 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,529 | 100 |

## 9th district

Incumbent fifth-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 | Frank L. Mc Partlin | 8,392 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,392 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 15,178 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,178 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 51,290 | 63.06 |
| | Democratic | Frank L. Mc Partlin | 30,040 | 36.94 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,330 | 100 |

## 10th district

Incumbent Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 and elected outright to a full-term in 2010, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bridget Gainer (incumbent) | 12,640 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,640 | 100 |

#### Republican

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) | 64,914 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,914 | 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) | 18,443 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,443 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carl Segvich | 7,178 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,178 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 54,093 | 68.61 |
| | Republican | Carl Segvich | 24,744 | 31.39 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,837 | 100 |

## 12th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner John Fritchey, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Fritchey (incumbent) | 10,709 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,709 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Fritchey (incumbent) | 51,499 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,499 | 100 |

## 13th district

Incumbent third-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 16,065 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,065 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 68,715 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,715 | 100 |

## 14th district

Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Republican primary and general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

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

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 16,258 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,258 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 66,217 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,217 | 100 |

## 15th district

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

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael A Urban | 4,165 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,165 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent) | 13,332 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,332 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Timothy O. Schneider (incumbent) | 40,569 | 58.83 |
| | Democratic | Michael A Urban | 28,392 | 41.17 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,961 | 100 |

## 16th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Jeff Tobolski, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jeff Tobolski (incumbent) | 9,183 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,183 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jeff Tobolski (incumbent) | 34,910 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,910 | 100 |

## 17th district

Incumbent third-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 | Jim Hickey | 7,693 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,693 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) | 13,292 | 59.25 |
| | Republican | Barbara Bellar | 9,142 | 40.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,434 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (incumbent) | 56,926 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,926 | 100 |

## Summarizing statistics

Contest summary :
| Party | Seats held before | Seats contested |
| Democratic | 13 | 15 |
| Republican | 4 | 5 |
Vote summary :
| Party | Popular vote | Seats won |
| Democratic | 809,692 (77.12%) | 13 |
| Republican | 239,746 (22.84%) | 4 |
| Other (write-in) | 441 (0.04%) | 0 |
| Total | 1,049,879 | — |
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 | 13 | 11 sought reelection 2 retired | 11 won re-nomination 0 lost renomination | 11 won 0 lost |
| Republican | 4 | 4 sought reelection 0 retired | 4 won re-nomination 0 lost renomination | 4 won 0 lost |
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members) :
| Party | Returning members | Newly elected members |
| Democratic | 11 | 2 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 |