Martin Durkan

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Martin Durkan

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Years in office: 2016 - 2018

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Last election

March 20, 2018

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Martin Durkan (Democratic Party) was a member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in Illinois. Durkan assumed office in 2016. Durkan left office in 2018.

Durkan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in Illinois. Durkan lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.

Elections

2018

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

General election

General election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debra Shore (D)	26.5	1,025,409
✔	Submit photo	Kari Steele (D)	23.6	912,598
✔		Marcelino Garcia (D)	21.8	841,193
		R. Cary Capparelli (R)	8.6	332,435
	Submit photo	Shundar Lin (R)	6.8	263,494
	Submit photo	Karen Roothaan (G)	4.5	172,278
	Submit photo	Christopher Anthony (G)	4.4	171,927
	Submit photo	Tammie Vinson (G)	3.8	147,638

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 3,866,972
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

Incumbent Debra Shore, incumbent Kari Steele, and Marcelino Garcia defeated incumbent Martin Durkan in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debra Shore	31.7	436,325
✔	Submit photo	Kari Steele	28.6	393,570
✔		Marcelino Garcia	20.8	286,540
	Submit photo	Martin Durkan	18.9	259,701

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,376,136
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rene Avila (D)
• Elizabeth Joyce (D)
• Toni Williams (D)
• Robert Shaw (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

R. Cary Capparelli and Shundar Lin advanced from the Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		R. Cary Capparelli	63.2	92,637
✔	Submit photo	Shundar Lin	36.8	53,832

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 146,469
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Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Christopher Anthony, Karen Roothaan, and Tammie Vinson advanced from the Green primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

2016

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (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. Martin Durkan (D) defeated Herb Schumann (R) and Christopher Anthony (Green) in the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago general election for the 1 open partial-term seat.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, 1 partial-term seat General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Martin Durkan	64.13%	1,220,944
	Republican	Herb Schumann	25.33%	482,277
	Green	Christopher Anthony	10.54%	200,706
Total Votes				1,903,927
Source: Cook County Clerk, "Cook County and The City of Chicago Combined Summary, General Election November 8, 2016," accessed November 27, 2016

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, 1 partial-term seat Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Martin Durkan	36.27%	124,415
Tom Greenhaw	36.23%	124,280
Andrew Seo	27.50%	94,331
Total Votes		343,026
Source: Cook County Clerk, "March 15, 2016 Presidential Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016

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