# Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Scott R. Britton, a Democrat.

## History

The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of having two multi-member districts districts: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County.

## Geography
### 1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it covered parts of the north and northwest suburbs of Cook County.

### 2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.
In regards to townships, the district's redistricted boundaries included parts of Barrington, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, and Wheeling townships. The district contained the entirety of both the Barrington and Palatine townships

### 2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, included parts of Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Deer Park, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Hoffman Estates, Iverness, Mount Prospect, Northfield, Northbrook, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Wheeling, and Wilmette.
In regards to townships, the district's boundaries included parts of Niles, Northfield, Palatine, and Wheeling townships. It is located in northern Cook County.
The district was 90.32 square miles (57,806.14 acres).

### 2022 redistricting

The district as redistricted in 2022, following the 2020 United States Census, covers the entirety of New Trier and Northfield Townships, as well as large portions of Palatine and Wheeling Townships.

## Politics

From 1994 until 2018, the district was represented by Republicans. The district was considered to be a Republican stronghold during this time. In the 2016 United States presidential election, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine won a strong victory in the district over the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence. The commissioner of the district flipped to the Democratic Party in 2018, a year which saw an overall strong performance by the Democratic Party in that year's elections in Illinois and an unprecedentedly strong and well-funded effort by the Cook County Democratic Party to target the district.

## List of commissioners representing the district

| Commissioner | Party | Years | Electoral history |
| Richard Siebel | Republican | December 1994–December 1998 | Previously served as commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large; elected in 1994 |
| Gregg Goslin | Republican | December 1998–December 2018 | Elected in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014; lost reelection in 2018 |
| Scott R. Britton | Democratic | December 2018–present | Elected in 2018 and 2022 |

## Election results

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district general elections :
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote (pct) | Opponent | Party | Vote (pct) |
| 1994 | Richard Siebel | Republican | 49,280 (66.08%) | Kelly Ann Sheehan | Democratic | 25,302 (33.93%) |
| 1998 | Gregg Goslin | Republican | 45,781 (59.27%) | Joyce Thompson Fitzgerald | Democratic | 31,458 (40.73%) |
| 2002 | Gregg Goslin | Republican | 51,691 (61.15%) | Allan M. Monat | Democratic | 32,836 (38.85%) |
| 2006 | Gregg Goslin | Republican | 49,400 (53.80%) | Michelene "Mickie" Polk | Democratic | 42,426 (46.20%) |
| 2010 | Gregg Goslin | Republican | 60,664 (61.89%) | Jennifer Bishop Jenkins | Democratic | 37,357 (38.11%) |
| 2014 | Gregg Goslin | Republican | 66,217 (100%) | | | |
| 2018 | Scott R. Britton | Democratic | 62,792 (54.19%) | Gregg Goslin | Republican | 53,079 (45.81%) |
| 2022 | Scott R. Britton | Democratic | 67,575 (61.28%) | Benton Howser | Republican | 42,703 (38.72%) |