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Turnout | 74.75% |
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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 2, 2004.[1][2]
Primaries were held March 16, 2004.[3][4]
Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, Board of Review district 3, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Election information
2004 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, House, and Senate) and those for state elections.
Voter turnout
Primary election
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 35.02%. The city of Chicago saw 38.58% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 31.34% turnout.[3][4][5][6]
Vote totals of primaries[3][4] Primary | Chicago vote totals | Suburban Cook County vote totals | Total Cook County vote totals |
Democratic | 484,622 | 279,538 | 764,160 |
Republican | 27,893 | 117,554 | 145,447 |
Green | 72 | 4 | 76 |
Libertarian | 71 | 3 | 74 |
Nonpartisan | 2,310 | 9,016 | 11,326 |
Total | 514,971 | 406,115 | 921,086 |
General election
The general election saw 74.75% turnout, with 2,088,727 ballots cast. Chicago saw 75.13% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 74.36% turnout.[1][2]
Clerk of the Circuit Court
2004 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election |
Turnout | 65.98%[1][2] |
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| | | Candidate | Dorothy A. Brown | Judith A. Kleiderman | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 1,365,285 | 478,222 | Percentage | 74.06% | 25.94% | |
Clerk before election Dorothy A. Brown Democratic | Elected Clerk Dorothy A. Brown Democratic | |
In the 2004 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent first-term Clerk Dorothy A. Brown, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Dorothy A. Brown (incumbent) | 479,438 | 74.52 |
| Democratic | Jerry Orbach | 163,896 | 25.48 |
Total votes | 643,334 | 100 |
Republican
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Judith A. Kleiderman | 116,238 | 100 |
Total votes | 116,238 | 100 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Dorothy A. Brown (incumbent) | 1,365,285 | 74.06 |
| Republican | Judith A. Kleiderman | 478,222 | 25.94 |
Total votes | 1,843,507 | 100 |
Recorder of Deeds
2004 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election |
Turnout | 64.94%[1][2] |
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| | | Candidate | Eugene Moore | John H. Cox | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 1,283,762 | 530,945 | Percentage | 70.74% | 29.26% | |
Recorder of Deeds before election Eugene Moore Democratic | Elected Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore Democratic | |
In the 2004 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election, incumbent Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore, a Democrat, was reelected. Moore had first been appointed in 1999 (after Jesse White resigned to become Illinois Secretary of State), and had been elected to a full-term in 2000.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Eugene "Gene" Moore (incumbent) | 325,906 | 100 |
Total votes | 325,906 | 100 |
Republican
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John H. Cox | 117,731 | 100 |
Total votes | 117,731 | 100 |
General election
Republican nominee Cox had declared that his intent in seeking the office was to push for its elimination, as he argued that the office was an unnecessary duplication of services and had become a "model of waste and corruption".[7][8][9]
- Endorsements
- Results
Cook County Recorder of Deeds election[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Eugene "Gene" Moore (incumbent) | 1,283,762 | 70.74 |
| Republican | John H. Cox | 530,945 | 29.26 |
Total votes | 1,814,707 | 100 |
State's Attorney
In the 2004 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent second-term State's Attorney Richard A. Devine, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
In the Democratic primary, incumbent Dick Devine defeated challenger Tommy H. Brewer (who had previously, in 1994, run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination Cook County Sheriff).[10][11]
Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Richard A. Devine (incumbent) | 505,791 | 79.06 |
| Democratic | Tommy H. Brewer | 133,978 | 20.94 |
Total votes | 639,769 | 100 |
Republican
Cook County State’s Attorney Republican primary[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Philip Spiwak | 116,365 | 100 |
Total votes | 116,365 | 100 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Cook County State’s Attorney election[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Richard A. Devine (incumbent) | 1,483,280 | 79.43 |
| Republican | Philip Spiwak | 384,082 | 20.57 |
Total votes | 1,867,362 | 100 |
Cook County Board of Review
2004 Cook County Board of Review election |
2 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review 2 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Seats before | 2 | 1 | Seats after | 2 | 1 | Seat change | | | Seats up | 1 | 0 | Races won | 1 | 0 | |
In the 2004 Cook County Board of Review election, one seat, Democratic-held, was up for election. The incumbent won reelection.
The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.[12]
3rd district
Incumbent second-term member Robert Shaw, a Democrat last reelected in 2002, lost reelection, being unseated by in the Democratic primary by Larry R. Rogers, Jr., who went on to win the general election unopposed. Rogers' margin-of-victory over Shaw in the Democratic primary was narrow, at 1,087 votes (equal to 0.37 of votes cast). This election was to a four-year term.[12]
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Larry R. Rogers, Jr. | 148,987 | 50.18 |
| Democratic | Robert Shaw (incumbent) | 147,900 | 49.81 |
Total votes | 296,887 | 100 |
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3][4]
General election
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Larry R. Rogers, Jr. | 518,543 | 100 |
Total votes | 518,543 | 100 |
Water Reclamation District Board
2004 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election |
3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 5 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Green | Seats before | 9 | 0 | 0 | Seats after | 9 | 0 | 0 | Seat change | | | | Seats up | 3 | 0 | 0 | Races won | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
In the 2004 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at-large 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.[1][2]
Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies.[1][2] Retention elections were held for other judgeships.
Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the wards of Chicago.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "FINAL RESULTS SUMMARY REPORT COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "OFFICIAL SUMMARY REPORT COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2004 STATISTICS" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2004 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "CORRECTED* TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008 A.D." (PDF). chicagoelections.com. Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 - 2019 | Cook County Clerk's Office". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Streamlining Cook County". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Republican Candidate – John Cox". IowaCaucus.biz. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
- ^ Cooper, Jonathan J.; Press, The Associated (6 June 2018). "Gainesville Sun". www.gainesville.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Ciokajlo, Mickey (26 Feb 2004). "Tax turmoil, feud spolight Shaw bid". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1994 DEMOCRATIC PARTY" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b "35 ILCS 200/5-5". ilga.gov. Government of Illinois. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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