1984 Cook County, Illinois elections
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 6, 1984. Primaries were held March 20, 1984. Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, 4 seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. Election information. 1984 was a presidential election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races (President, Senate, and House) and those for state elections. Voter turnout. Primary election. Voter turnout in Cook County  during the primaries was 46.94% Chicago saw 58.55% turnout, and suburban Cook County saw 31.99% turnout. General election. Turnout in the general election was 78.76%, with 2,262,103 ballots cast. Chicago saw 78.23% turnout (with 1,247,630 ballots cast), and suburban Cook County saw 79.42% turnout (with 1,014,473 ballots cast). Straight-ticket voting. Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1988. Clerk of the Circuit Court. In the 1984 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent clerk Morgan M. Finley, a Democrat first appointed in 1974, was reelected. Recorder of Deeds. In the 1988 Cook County Recorder of  Deeds election, incumbent second-term recorder of deeds Sid Olsen, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Harry Yourell was elected to succeed him. State's Attorney. In the 1984 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent first-term state's attorney Richard M. Daley, a Democrat, was reelected. Primaries. Republican. Former superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Richard J. Brzeczek won the Republican primary, running unopposed. Water Reclamation District Board. In the 1988 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, four of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for  election. Three were regularly scheduled elections, and one was a special election due to a vacancy. Democrats won all four seats up for election. Judicial elections. Pasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies. Retention elections were also held for the Circuit Court. Other elections. Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Citizens committeemen for the wards of Chicago.