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Karen Yarbrough
Karen Yarbrough (Democratic Party) was the Cook County Clerk in Illinois. Yarbrough assumed office in 2018. Yarbrough left office on April 7, 2024.
Yarbrough (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Cook County Clerk in Illinois. Yarbrough won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Yarbrough is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 7 from 2001 to 2013. She served as assistant majority leader from 2011 to 2012.
Biography
Yarbrough is the founder/chief executive officer of Hathaway Insurance Agency Incorporated.[1] She obtained a B.A. in business management from Chicago State University, an M.A. in inner city studies from Northeastern Illinois University, and an M.A. in advanced leadership studies from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.[2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Yarbrough served on the following committees:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Yarbrough served on the following committees:
- Appropriations-Higher Education
- Appropriations-Public Safety (Chair)
- Cities & Villages
- Computer Technology
- Elementary & Secondary Education
- Environmental Health
- Insurance (Vice Chair)
- Public Policy & Accountability
- Railroad Industry
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Clerk
Incumbent Karen Yarbrough defeated Tony Peraica and Joseph Schreiner in the general election for Cook County Clerk on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen Yarbrough (D) | 71.6 | 1,003,854 |
| Tony Peraica (R) | 26.2 | 368,095 | ||
| Joseph Schreiner (L) | 2.2 | 30,514 | ||
| Total votes: 1,402,463 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Clerk
Incumbent Karen Yarbrough advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Clerk on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Yarbrough | 100.0 | 450,832 |
| Total votes: 450,832 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Cook County Clerk
Joseph Schreiner advanced from the Libertarian primary for Cook County Clerk on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Schreiner | 100.0 | 1,930 | |
| Total votes: 1,930 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Cook County Clerk
Karen Yarbrough won election in the general election for Cook County Clerk on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Yarbrough (D) | 99.1 | 1,415,244 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 13,288 | ||
| Total votes: 1,428,532 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Clerk
Karen Yarbrough advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Clerk on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Yarbrough | 100.0 | 517,979 |
| Total votes: 517,979 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2016
Cook County held elections for county board of review, state's attorney, clerk of the circuit court, county recorder, and special districts in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 15, 2016.[3] Incumbent Karen Yarbrough (D) ran unopposed in the Cook County recorder general election.[4]
| Cook County Recorder, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Karen Yarbrough Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.58% | 1,647,174 | |
| Write-in votes | 1.42% | 23,694 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,670,868 | |||
| Source: Cook County Clerk, "Cook County and The City of Chicago Combined Summary, General Election November 8, 2016," accessed November 27, 2016 | ||||
2012
Yarbrough did not seek re-election in 2012.[5]
2010
Yarbrough won re-election to the 7th District seat against Independent Princess Cynthia Dempsey. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on February 2nd. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[6]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 7 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Karen Yarbrough (D)
|
25,260 | 88.35% | ||
| Princess Cynthia Dempsey (I) | 3,332 | 11.65% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Karen Yarbrough won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 7. She ran unopposed receiving 40,054 votes.[7]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 7 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Karen Yarbrough (D)
|
40,054 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Democrat Karen Yarbrough won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 7. She ran unopposed receiving 24,769 votes.[8]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 7 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Karen Yarbrough (D)
|
24,769 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Illinois Opportunity Project
The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[9][10]
2012
Yarbrough received a score of 37.50 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the 80th highest among all 120 members of the Illinois House of Representatives included in the Vote Card.[10]
2016 Democratic National Convention
- Delegate to the 2016 DNC (click to expand)
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
Karen Yarbrough Democratic National Convention, 2016 Status: Superdelegate State: Illinois Supporting: Hillary Clinton Delegates to the DNC 2016 Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • State election law and delegates • Superdelegates by state Yarbrough was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Illinois.[11] Yarbrough was one of 27 superdelegates from Illinois. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus to support a specific presidential candidate. Yarbrough supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[12]Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[13]
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[14]
Illinois primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Illinois, 2016
Illinois Democratic Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates Hillary Clinton 50.6% 1,039,555 79 Bernie Sanders 48.6% 999,494 77 Willie Wilson 0.3% 6,565 0 Martin O'Malley 0.3% 6,197 0 Larry Cohen 0.1% 2,407 0 Roque De La Fuente 0.1% 1,802 0 David Formhals 0% 25 0 Brian O'Neill 0% 2 0 Totals 2,056,047 156 Source: The New York Times and Illinois State Board of Elections Delegate allocation
Illinois had 183 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 156 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[16][17]
Twenty-seven party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[16][18]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Karen Yarbrough's Biography," accessed February 15, 2019
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Karen A. Yarbrough," accessed February 15, 2019
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Presidential Primary Election General Information," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Presidential Primary Election General Information," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ The State Journal Register, "State legislature headed for unusual turnover," November 20, 2011
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois Official 2010 General Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2006
- ↑ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ “Chicago Sun Times, “Hillary Clinton unveils key Illinois Democratic National Committee backers,” January 28, 2016
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Illinois exit polls," March 16, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
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