1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
First party
Second party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Seats before
11
6
Seats won
12
5
Seat change
Popular vote
791,445
332,957
Percentage
70.39%
29.61%
The 1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 3, 1998.[1] primary election held on March 17, 1998.[2] 1998 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.
1st district [ edit ] Incumbent commissioner Darlena Williams-Burnett , a Democrat appointed in 1997 after fellow Democrat Danny K. Davis resigned to serve in the United States House of Representatives , lost renomination in the Democratic primary to Earlean Collins .[2] [3] [4] [5]
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] General election [ edit ] 2nd district [ edit ] Incumbent third-term commissioner Bobbie L. Steele , a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election [ edit ] 3rd district [ edit ] Incumbent commissioner Jerry Butler , a Democrat who first assumed office in 1985, was reelected.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] General election [ edit ] 4th district [ edit ] Incumbent commissioner John Stroger , a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election [ edit ] 5th district [ edit ] Incumbent first-term commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election [ edit ] 6th district [ edit ] Incumbent first-term commissioner Bud Fleming, a Republican, unsuccessfully sought reelection, being unseated by Democratic nominee William Moran.[6] upset victory. Before winning this race, Moran had been regarded as a perennial candidate .[7] [8]
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] William Moran, who had never held office, defeated John David Desimone, who had served as President of the Chicago Heights Park District since 1995.[9]
Republican [ edit ] General election [ edit ] 7th district [ edit ] Incumbent first-term commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno , a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Republican primary winner Irma C. Lopez was replaced on the ballot by Alberto Alva.
8th district [ edit ] Incumbent first-term commissioner Roberto Maldonado , a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Incumbent Roberto Maldono was challenged by Francisco Duprey, who had served as the director of school services for Chicago Public Schools and had also led Chicago's Department of Economic Development.[10] [11]
Republican [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election [ edit ] 9th district [ edit ] Incumbent first-term commissioner Peter N. Silvestri , a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] General election [ edit ] 10th district [ edit ] Incumbent second-term commissioner Maria Pappas , a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for Cook County Treasurer. Democrat Mike Quigley was elected to succeed her in office.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election [ edit ] 11th district [ edit ] Incumbent commissioner John P. Daley , a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] General election [ edit ] 12th district [ edit ] Incumbent third-term[12] Ted Lechowicz , a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[1]
General election [ edit ] 13th district [ edit ] Incumbent first-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker , a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]
General election [ edit ] 14th district [ edit ] Incumbent commissioner Richard Siebel, a Republican, did not seek reelection. Republican Gregg Goslin was elected to succeed him.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Democratic primary.[2]
Republican [ edit ] General election [ edit ] 15th district [ edit ] Incumbent sixth-term[13]
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] General election [ edit ] 16th district [ edit ] Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr , a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Democrat nominee John E. Bertone withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.[14]
17th district [ edit ] Incumbent third-term[15] Herb Schumann , a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Summarizing statistics [ edit ]
Contest summary
Party
Seats held before
Seats contested
Democratic
11
16
Republican
6
11
Vote summary
Party
Popular vote
Seats won
Democratic
791,445 (70.39%)
12
Republican
332,957 (29.61%)
5
Total
1,124,402
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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
11
10 sought reelection
9 won re-nomination
9 won
Republican
6
5 sought reelection
5 won re-nomination
4 won
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members)
Party
Returning members
Newly elected members
Democratic
9
3
Republican
4
1
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF) . results.cookcountyclerkil.gov .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1998" (PDF) . www.cookcountyclerkil.com . Retrieved 15 October 2020 .^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Darlena Williams-Burnett" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 October 2020 .^ "CHICAGO OBSERVER" . Crain's Chicago Business . 12 December 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2020 .^ "Editorial board questionnaires and endorsements -- chicagotribune.com" . primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 October 2020 .^ Ziemba, Stanleyriter Janice Neumann contributed to this (1 November 2001). "County Board contest big draw" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2020 . ^ "Editorial board questionnaires and endorsements -- chicagotribune.com" . primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020 .^ "CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 June 2020 .^ Smith, Scott D. (6 March 1998). "6th District Democrats gear up for showdown" . nwitimes.com . The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 14 October 2020 . ^ O'Brien, Dennis (6 September 1996). "OFFICIAL ADMITS PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF BUS PROBLEMS" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. ^ Galvan, Manuel (16 September 1986). "HISPANIC ALDERMAN MAY GO AFTER WASHINGTON'S JOB" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2020 . ^ "Ex-Cook Commissioner 'Ted' Lechowicz dies" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2020 .^ Pohl, Kimberly (3 February 2010). "Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen dies -- Daily Herald" . prev.dailyherald.com . Daily Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2020 . ^ Cohen, Laurie; Becker, Robert; Pallasch, Abdon M. (28 October 1998). "AN INVISIBLE CANDIDATE OUT OF RACE" . chicagotribune.com . Retrieved 26 October 2020 . ^ "HERBERT T. SCHUMANN SR" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. 21 November 1990. Retrieved 23 June 2020 .
