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Lupe Aguirre
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Illinois

Graduate

Stuart School of Business at Illinois Institute of Technology

Law

Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

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Lupe Aguirre (Republican Party) ran for election for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court in Illinois. Aguirre lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Lupe Aguirre was born in Durango, Mexico, and lives in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Illinois, a J.D. from Western Michigan University Law School, and a master's degree in Public Administration from the Stuart School of Business at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Aguirre's career experience includes working as a lawyer with his personal firm and as a Chicago police officer.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2024)

General election

General election for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Mariyana Spyropoulos defeated Lupe Aguirre and Michael Murphy in the general election for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mariyana Spyropoulos (D)
 
68.0
 
1,322,315
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Lupe Aguirre (R)
 
25.6
 
498,205
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Michael Murphy (L) Candidate Connection
 
6.4
 
124,368

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 1,944,888
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Mariyana Spyropoulos defeated incumbent Iris Martinez in the Democratic primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
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Mariyana Spyropoulos
 
65.2
 
329,635
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Iris Martinez
 
34.8
 
176,195

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 505,830
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Lupe Aguirre advanced from the Republican primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Lupe Aguirre
 
100.0
 
76,577

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 76,577
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Michael Murphy advanced from the Libertarian primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Aguirre in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)

General election

General election for Cook County Sheriff

Incumbent Thomas Dart defeated Lupe Aguirre and Brad Sandefur in the general election for Cook County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
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Votes
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Thomas Dart (D)
 
74.2
 
1,041,525
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Lupe Aguirre (R)
 
22.9
 
321,252
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Brad Sandefur (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.9
 
40,752

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,403,529
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Sheriff

Incumbent Thomas Dart defeated Noland Rivera in the Democratic primary for Cook County Sheriff on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
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Thomas Dart
 
86.2
 
314,427
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Noland Rivera
 
13.8
 
50,455

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Total votes: 364,882
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Cook County Sheriff

Brad Sandefur advanced from the Libertarian primary for Cook County Sheriff on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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100.0
 
1,957

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,957
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)

General election

General election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2

Dennis Deer won election in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 6, 2018.

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Dennis Deer (D)
 
100.0
 
78,380

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 78,380
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2

Dennis Deer defeated Eddie Johnson, Darryl Smith, Lupe Aguirre, and Paul Montes II in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
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Dennis Deer
 
32.8
 
11,522
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Eddie Johnson
 
21.3
 
7,482
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Darryl Smith
 
19.4
 
6,824
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Lupe Aguirre
 
15.2
 
5,353
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Paul Montes II
 
11.3
 
3,976

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 35,157
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lupe Aguirre did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Lupe Aguirre did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

Lupe Aguirre participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on January 11, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Lupe Aguirre's responses follow below.[2]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ 1) Public Safety

2) Health & Human Services
3) Economic Development[3][4]

”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ Criminal Justice ReformCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Lupe Aguirre answered the following:

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

“ Principled, integrity, honesty, compassionate, fair[4] ”
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
“ Compassionate, fair, trustworthy[4] ”
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
“ Integrity, virtue, contribution[4] ”
What legacy would you like to leave?
“ Transformative[4] ”
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
“ Space shuttle challenger disaster, 1986 - 13yoa[4] ”
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
“ Stock boy for shoe store. 1year[4] ”
What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the local government?
“ Ability to Make positive change[4] ”
What responsibilities of this office do you personally consider the most important?
“ Moral and Fiscal.[4] ”
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?
“ No[4] ”
What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?
“ Private and public work experience.[4] ”

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Lupe Aguirre, "About Lupe," accessed January 30, 2018
    2. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
    3. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Lupe Aguirre's responses," January 11, 2018
    4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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