# 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

The 2002 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 5, 2002. It was preceded by a primary election held on March 19, 2002. It coincided with other 2002 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.
As these were the first elections held following the 2000 United States census, the seats faced redistricting before this election.

## 1st district

Incumbent first-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) | 31,784 | 66.18 |
| | Democratic | Iola McGowan | 9,737 | 20.28 |
| | Democratic | Ivan V. Williams | 3,765 | 7.84 |
| | Democratic | Luther Franklin Spence | 2,738 | 5.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,024 | 100 |

#### Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robin Lee Meyer.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Earlean Collins (incumbent) | 68,055 | 89.83 |
| | Republican | Robin Lee Meyer | 7,707 | 10.17 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,762 | 100 |

## 2nd district

Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Bobbie L. Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent) | 35,617 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,617 | 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 | Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent) | 59,011 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,011 | 100 |

## 3rd district

Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) | 52,307 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,307 | 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) | 76,883 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,883 | 100 |

## 4th district

Incumbent Commissioner John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) | 63,687 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,687 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nathan Peoples | 1,434 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,434 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) | 86,415 | 93.12 |
| | Republican | Nathan Peoples | 6,385 | 6.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,800 | 100 |

## 5th district

Incumbent second-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) | 35,249 | 66.67 |
| | Democratic | Earl B. King | 6,344 | 12.00 |
| | Democratic | Robert E. Fox Jr. | 6,093 | 11.53 |
| | Democratic | Carolyn Alexander Croswell | 5,182 | 9.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,868 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daniel "Dan" Wooten | 3,957 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,957 | 100 |

### General election

Republican primary winner Daniel "Dan" Wooten withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deborah Sims (incumbent) | 76,702 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,702 | 100 |

## 6th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Moran, a Democrat, unsuccessfully sought reelection. Joan Patricia Murphy defeated him for the Democratic nomination, and won the general election unopposed.
Incumbent Moran had been a perennial candidate who, in the 1998 general election, had won an upset victory over incumbent then-Republican Barclay "Bud" Fleming.
Barclay "Bud" Fleming, who had been ousted in 1998, also unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for this election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joan Patricia Murphy | 9,905 | 29.85 |
| | Democratic | John A. Daly | 7,846 | 23.65 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Hurckes | 6,756 | 20.36 |
| | Democratic | Karla Ostantowski Fiaoni | 3,024 | 9.11 |
| | Democratic | Barclay "Bud" Fleming | 2,843 | 8.57 |
| | Democratic | William R. Moran (incumbent) | 2,807 | 8.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,181 | 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 | 66,238 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,238 | 100 |

## 7th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) | 19,417 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,417 | 100 |

#### Republican

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

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) | 26,491 | 83.13 |
| | Republican | Juan Moreno | 5,377 | 16.87 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,868 | 100 |

## 8th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) | 26,514 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,514 | 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 | Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) | 38,741 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,741 | 100 |

## 9th district

Incumbent second-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 | Robert Martwick | 26,796 | 72.04 |
| | Democratic | Fred Marshall | 10,399 | 27.96 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,195 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 14,098 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,098 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) | 50,343 | 53.67 |
| | Democratic | Robert Martwick | 43,452 | 46.33 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,795 | 100 |

## 10th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 22,357 | 72.04 |
| | Democratic | Mary Ellen E. Daly | 12,127 | 27.96 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,484 | 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 | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 60,457 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,457 | 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) | 55,926 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,926 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William J. Walsh | 5,150 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,150 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John P. Daley (incumbent) | 69,422 | 75.85 |
| | Republican | William J. Walsh | 22,099 | 24.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,521 | 100 |

## 12th district

Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Ted Lechowicz, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Forrest Claypool who went on to win the general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Forrest Claypool | 20,663 | 51.13 |
| | Democratic | Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz (incumbent) | 19,748 | 48.87 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,411 | 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 | Forrest Claypool | 53,457 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,457 | 100 |

## 13th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker, a Democrat, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Larry Suffredin, who went on to win the general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

In what was regarded to be an upset, Sutker unseated incumbent Suffredin.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Larry Suffredin | 20,994 | 55.89 |
| | Democratic | Calvin R. Sutker (incumbent) | 16,567 | 44.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,561 | 100 |

#### Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Robert D. Shearer, Jr.

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Larry Suffredin (incumbent) | 59,151 | 69.92 |
| | Republican | Robert D. Shearer, Jr. | 25,450 | 30.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,601 | 100 |

## 14th district

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

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Allan M. Monat | 15,269 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,269 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 21,288 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,288 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregg Goslin (incumbent) | 51,691 | 61.15 |
| | Democratic | Allan M. Monat | 32,836 | 38.85 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,527 | 100 |

## 15th district

Incumbent seventh-term Commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, was reelected.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian J. McPartlin | 11,611 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,611 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) | 7,698 | 43.45 |
| | Republican | Michael S. Olszewski | 5,837 | 32.95 |
| | Republican | Timothy O. Schneider | 4,181 | 23.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,716 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) | 38,530 | 59.56 |
| | Democratic | Brian J. McPartlin | 26,165 | 40.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,695 | 100 |

## 16th district

Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tony Peraica, who went on to win the general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Melrose Park Village President Ronald M. Serpico won the Democratic primary, defeating lawyer William Edward Gomolinski, Patrick "Chico" Hernandez and Stephen J. Mazur.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ronald M. Serpico, Sr. | 9,865 | 37.58 |
| | Democratic | William Edward Gomolinski | 8,634 | 32.89 |
| | Democratic | Patrick "Chico" Hernandez | 4,648 | 17.71 |
| | Democratic | Stephen J. Mazur | 3,105 | 11.83 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,252 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tony Peraica | 11,813 | 57.46 |
| | Republican | Allan C. Carr (incumbent) | 8,746 | 42.54 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,559 | 100 |

### General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tony Peraica | 38,858 | 53.14 |
| | Democratic | Ronald M. Serpico, Sr. | 34,262 | 46.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,120 | 100 |

## 17th district

Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Herb Schumann, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, who went on to win the general election.

### Primaries
#### Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Candice Marie Morrison | 20,630 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,630 | 100 |

#### Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman | 11,345 | 51.41 |
| | Republican | Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent) | 10,721 | 48.59 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,066 | 100 |

### General election

Democratic primary winner Candice Marie Morrison withdrew before the election.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman | 53,212 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,212 | 100 |

## Summarizing statistics

Contest summary :
| Party | Seats held before | Seats contested |
| Democratic | 12 | 16 |
| Republican | 5 | 10 |
Vote summary :
| Party | Popular vote | Seats won |
| Democratic | 877,738 (74.55%) | 12 |
| Republican | 299,652 (25.45%) | 5 |
| Total | 1,177,390 | — |
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 | 12 sought reelection 0 retired | 9 won re-nomination 3 lost re-nomination | 9 won 0 lost |
| Republican | 5 | 5 sought reelection 0 retired | 3 won re-nomination 2 lost re-nomination | 3 won 0 lost |
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members) :
| Party | Returning members | Newly elected members |
| Democratic | 9 | 3 |
| Republican | 3 | 2 |