Howard Brookins
Howard Brookins was a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 21. He assumed office in 2003. He left office on May 15, 2023.
Brookins (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
He was elected to the council in 2003.[1]
Brookins was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Illinois.[2] Brookins was defeated by incumbent Bobby Rush in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.[3]
Brookins filed to run against Rush again in 2018 but withdrew from that race to run for Cook County judge.[4] The Chicago Tribune reported on January 30, 2018, that Brookins did not collect enough valid signatures to appear on the judicial ballot.[5]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court
Lisa Michelle Taylor won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Michelle Taylor (D) | 100.0 | 1,043,657 | |
| Total votes: 1,043,657 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court
Lisa Michelle Taylor defeated Howard Brookins and Ubi O'Neal in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Michelle Taylor | 47.7 | 216,247 | |
 | Howard Brookins | 43.4 | 197,018 | |
| Ubi O'Neal | 8.9 | 40,229 | ||
| Total votes: 453,494 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 21
Incumbent Howard Brookins defeated Marvin McNeil in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 21 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Howard Brookins (Nonpartisan) | 53.3 | 7,183 |
| Marvin McNeil (Nonpartisan) | 46.7 | 6,294 | ||
| Total votes: 13,477 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 21
Incumbent Howard Brookins and Marvin McNeil advanced to a runoff. They defeated Patricia Foster and Joseph Ziegler in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 21 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Howard Brookins (Nonpartisan) | 45.8 | 5,700 |
| ✔ | Marvin McNeil (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 3,143 | |
| Patricia Foster (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 2,382 | ||
| Joseph Ziegler (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 1,215 | ||
| Total votes: 12,440 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Julius Modeliste (Nonpartisan)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Bobby Rush (D) defeated August (O'Neill) Deuser (R) and Tabitha Carson (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rush defeated Patrick Brutus and Howard Brookins in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016, while Deuser defeated Jimmy Lee Tillman II to win the Republican nomination.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Bobby Rush Incumbent |
74.1% | 234,037 | |
| Republican | August (O'Neill) Deuser | 25.9% | 81,817 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 315,862 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bobby Rush Incumbent |
71.4% | 128,402 | ||
| Howard Brookins | 19.3% | 34,645 | ||
| Patrick Brutus | 9.3% | 16,696 | ||
| Total Votes | 179,743 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August Deuser |
73.8% | 24,584 | ||
| Jimmy Lee Tillman | 26.2% | 8,737 | ||
| Total Votes | 33,321 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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2015
The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for city council on February 24, 2015. A runoff took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014.[8] In the general election for Ward 21, incumbent Howard B. Brookins and challenger Marvin Mcneil advanced past Joseph C. Ziegler, Jr., Jeffrey Baker, Doris Lewis Brooks, Patricia A. Foster and Ken Lewis. Brookins defeated Mcneil in the runoff election on April 7, 2015.[9][10] C.M. Winters was removed from the ballot in January 2015.[11]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 21, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Howard B. Brookins Incumbent |
51.1% | 7,574 | |
| Marvin Mcneil | 48.9% | 7,261 | |
| Total Votes | 14,835 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 21, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Howard B. Brookins Incumbent |
41.6% | 5,454 | |
| Marvin Mcneil |
14% | 1,838 | |
| Doris Lewis Brooks | 11.7% | 1,529 | |
| Joseph C. Ziegler, Jr. | 10.5% | 1,376 | |
| Patricia A. Foster | 10.4% | 1,365 | |
| Ken Lewis | 6.6% | 862 | |
| Jeffrey Baker | 5.3% | 695 | |
| Total Votes | 11,562 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Howard Brookins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Howard Brookins did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
2016
The following issues were listed on Brookins' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Chicago, "Ward 21," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "Ald. Brookins Jr. running to replace Cook County judge forced into retirement," December 28, 2017
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Morning Spin: Democrats: Hand over more info about Russian hack of voter data," January 30, 2018
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial election results," accessed February 24, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial runoff election results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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State resources:
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