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2022 Cook County elections
Election dates
Filing deadline: March 14, 2022
Primary election: June 28, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Assessor, board president, clerk, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, board of review, water reclamation board, circuit court judges, and subcircuit court judges
Total seats up: 120
Election type: Partisan
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Cook County, Illinois, held general elections for assessor, board president, clerk, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, board of review, water reclamation board, circuit court judges, and subcircuit court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 14, 2022. Two judicial vacancies had a filing deadline of April 4, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2022:

• Cook County Board President
• Cook County Assessor
• Cook County Clerk
• Cook County Sheriff
• Cook County Treasurer
• Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Board of Review Commissioners
• Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner
• Judicial offices

Cook County Board President

General election

General election for Cook County Board of Commissioners President

Incumbent Toni Preckwinkle defeated Bob Fioretti and Thea Tsatsos in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners President on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Toni Preckwinkle (D)	68.5	967,062
		Bob Fioretti (R)	28.3	399,339
	Submit photo	Thea Tsatsos (L)	3.2	44,615

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,411,016
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eddie Taylor (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners President

Incumbent Toni Preckwinkle defeated Richard Boykin in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners President on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Toni Preckwinkle	75.8	374,699
		Richard Boykin	24.2	119,915

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 494,614
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners President

Thea Tsatsos advanced from the Libertarian primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners President on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thea Tsatsos	100.0	1,992

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,992
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Cook County Assessor

General election

General election for Cook County Assessor

Incumbent Frederick Kaegi defeated Nico Tsatsoulis and Clifton Graham Jr. in the general election for Cook County Assessor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frederick Kaegi (D)	82.3	1,063,188
		Nico Tsatsoulis (L)	17.7	228,425
	Submit photo	Clifton Graham Jr. (D) (Write-in)	0.0	65

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 1,291,678
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor

Incumbent Frederick Kaegi defeated Kari Steele in the Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frederick Kaegi	53.8	258,848
	Submit photo	Kari Steele	46.2	222,371

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 481,219
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Cook County Assessor

Nico Tsatsoulis advanced from the Libertarian primary for Cook County Assessor on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nico Tsatsoulis	100.0	1,931

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,931
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Cook County Clerk

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
	Submit photo	Tony Peraica (R)	26.2	368,095
	Submit photo	Joseph Schreiner (L)	2.2	30,514

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Schreiner	100.0	1,930

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,930
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Cook County Sheriff

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	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Dart (D)	74.2	1,041,525
		Lupe Aguirre (R)	22.9	321,252
		Brad Sandefur (L)	2.9	40,752

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	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	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Dart	86.2	314,427
	Submit photo	Noland Rivera	13.8	50,455

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔		Brad Sandefur	100.0	1,957

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,957
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Cook County Treasurer

General election

General election for Cook County Treasurer

Incumbent Maria Pappas defeated Peter Kopsaftis and Michael Murphy in the general election for Cook County Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maria Pappas (D)	75.4	1,063,160
		Peter Kopsaftis (R)	22.3	314,013
		Michael Murphy (L)	2.3	32,577

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,409,750
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Treasurer

Incumbent Maria Pappas advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Treasurer on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maria Pappas	100.0	468,247

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 468,247
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Cook County Treasurer

Michael Murphy advanced from the Libertarian primary for Cook County Treasurer on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Murphy	100.0	1,968

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,968
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Cook County Board of Commissioners

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners general election, 2022
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1	Brandon Johnson (i)		James Humay (Libertarian Party)
District 2	Dennis Deer (i)	Evan Kasal
District 3	Bill Lowry (i)
District 4	Stanley Moore (i)	Lynn Franco
District 5	Monica Gordon		Jason Decker (Libertarian Party)
District 6	Donna Miller (i)	Anna Biedrzycki
District 7	Alma Anaya (i)
District 8	Anthony Joel Quezada
District 9	Maggie Trevor	Matt Podgorski
District 10	Bridget Gainer (i)	Laura Mary Kotelman
District 11	John Daley (i)	Declan Smith	Brandon Sizelove (Libertarian Party)
District 12	Bridget Degnen (i)	Xiaoli Hu
District 13	Josina Morita	Andrew Border
District 14	Scott Britton (i)	Benton Howser
District 15	Kevin Morrison (i)	Chuck Cerniglia
District 16	Frank Aguilar (i)	Kimberly Jagielski
District 17	Daniel Calandriello	Sean Morrison (i)

Primary

Cook County Board of Commissioners primary, 2022
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1	Brandon Johnson (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.	Libertarian Party James Humay
District 2	Dennis Deer (i) Andre Smith
District 3	Bill Lowry (i)
District 4	Stanley Moore (i)
District 5	Vernard Alsberry Monica Gordon Jaylin McClinton Kierra Williams	The Republican primary was canceled.	Libertarian Party Jason Decker
District 6	Donna Miller (i)
District 7	Alma Anaya (i)
District 8	Luis Arroyo Jr. (i) Rory McHale Anthony Joel Quezada Edwin Reyes Natalie Toro
District 9	Heather Boyle Sam Kukadia Frank McPartlin Maggie Trevor	Frank Coconate Mark Hosty Matt Podgorski
District 10	Bridget Gainer (i)
District 11	John Daley (i)	Declan Smith	Libertarian Party Brandon Sizelove
District 12	Bridget Degnen (i)
District 13	Josina Morita
District 14	Scott Britton (i)	Benton Howser
District 15	Kevin Morrison (i)	Kevin Ake Chuck Cerniglia
District 16	Frank Aguilar (i) Leticia Garcia	Kimberly Jagielski
District 17	Daniel Calandriello Lou Gale	Sean Morrison (i) Elizabeth Doody Gorman

Board of Review Commissioners

General election

Cook County Board of Review general election, 2022
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1	George Cardenas
District 2	Samantha Steele
District 3	Larry Rogers Jr. (i)

Primary

Cook County Board of Review primary, 2022
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1	Tammy Wendt (i) George Cardenas
District 2	Michael Cabonargi (i) Samantha Steele
District 3	Larry Rogers Jr. (i)

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner

Regular

General election

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

Incumbent Mariyana Spyropoulos, Patricia Theresa Flynn, and Yumeka Brown defeated R. Cary Capparelli and Mark Buettner in the general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mariyana Spyropoulos (D)	29.6	865,103
✔	Submit photo	Patricia Theresa Flynn (D)	26.2	766,291
✔		Yumeka Brown (D)	24.3	710,037
		R. Cary Capparelli (R)	12.5	365,671
		Mark Buettner (G)	7.5	219,711

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,926,813
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Democratic primary election

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

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mariyana Spyropoulos	22.2	257,580
✔	Submit photo	Patricia Theresa Flynn	17.4	201,003
✔		Yumeka Brown	16.0	185,222
		Sharon Waller	12.9	149,165
		Precious Brady-Davis	10.9	126,672
	Submit photo	Frank Avila	8.6	99,815
	Submit photo	Rick Garcia	6.6	76,019
	Submit photo	Cristina Nonato	5.4	62,738
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	5

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,158,219
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Republican primary election

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

R. Cary Capparelli advanced from the Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		R. Cary Capparelli	100.0	100,427

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 100,427
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Special

General election

Special general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Daniel Pogorzelski defeated Toneal Jackson in the special general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Pogorzelski (D)	79.0	974,338
		Toneal Jackson (G)	21.0	259,623

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,233,961
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Daniel Pogorzelski defeated Elizabeth Joyce and incumbent Chakena Perry in the special Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Pogorzelski	36.0	156,746
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Joyce	35.5	154,754
		Chakena Perry	28.5	123,993

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 435,493
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Judicial offices

Cook County Circuit Court

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Aleksandra Gillespie's seat	Aleksandra Gillespie (i)
Alison C. Conlon's seat	Alison C. Conlon (i)
Brendan A. O'Brien's seat	Brendan O'Brien (i)
Carolyn Gallagher's seat	Carolyn Gallagher (i)
Daniel J. Gallagher's seat	Daniel J. Gallagher (i)
Daniel P. Duffy's seat	Daniel P. Duffy (i)
John Fitzgerald Lyke Jr.'s seat	John Fitzgerald Lyke (i)
John Kirby's seat	John Patrick Kirby (i)
Kathleen Marie Burke's seat	Kathleen Marie Burke (i)
Mary McHugh's seat	Mary McHugh (i)
Maureen Hannon's seat	Maureen Hannon (i)
Patrick Powers's seat	Patrick Powers (i)
Patrick T. Murphy's seat	Patrick T. Murphy (i)
Rossana P. Fernandez's seat	Rossana P. Fernandez (i)
Sandra G. Ramos's seat	Sandra G. Ramos (i)
Sophia Hall's seat	Sophia H. Hall (i)
Susan Kennedy Sullivan's seat	Susan Kennedy Sullivan (i)
Susana Ortiz's seat	Susana Ortiz (i)
Terence MacCarthy's seat	Terence MacCarthy (i)
Thomas V. Lyons, II's seat	Thomas V. Lyons (i)
William H. Hooks's seat	William H. Hooks (i)

Irwin Solganick, Timothy P. Murphy, and Vincent Gaughan were up for retention but did not file. The retention election did not appear on the ballot. These seats were filled by appointment.

Arnette Hubbard and Raymond W. Mitchell filed for retention but withdrew. The retention election did not appear on the ballot. These seats were filled by appointment.

General election

Cook County Circuit Court general election, 2022
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Callahan vacancy	Tracie Porter (i)
Ingram vacancy	Elizabeth Ryan
Vacancy of Brennan	Lisa Michelle Taylor
Vacancy of Gordon Cannon	Diana López
Vacancy of Hyman	Thomas Nowinski
Vacancy of Leeming	Rena M. Van Tine (i)
Vacancy of Lynch	Michael Weaver
Vacancy of McGury	Ruth Isabel Gudino (i)
Vacancy of O'Brien	Araceli De La Cruz (i)
Vacancy of Sullivan	Thomas M. Donnelly (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court primary, 2022
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Callahan vacancy	Tracie Porter (i) Suzanne McEneely Mary Bernadette McMahon	The Republican primary was canceled.
Ingram vacancy	Yolanda Harris Sayre Elizabeth Ryan	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Brennan	Howard Brookins Ubi O'Neal Lisa Michelle Taylor	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Gordon Cannon	Diana López Monica Somerville Mable Taylor	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Hyman	Thomas Nowinski Carmen Migdalia Quinones	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Leeming	Rena M. Van Tine (i) Wende Williams	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Lynch	Deidre Baumann Paul Joyce Michael Weaver	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of McGury	Ruth Isabel Gudino (i) Chelsey Robinson	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of O'Brien	Araceli De La Cruz (i) Dan Balanoff Jacqueline Griffin	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Sullivan	Thomas M. Donnelly (i) Claudia Silva-Hernandez Meridth Vanae Hammer	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 1

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 1 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Bonita Coleman-John's seat	Bonita Coleman-John (i)
Jesse Outlaw's seat	Jesse Outlaw (i)
LeRoy K. Martin, Jr.'s seat	LeRoy K. Martin, Jr. (i)
Robert Balanoff's seat	Robert Balanoff (i)
Thaddeus L. Wilson's seat	Thaddeus L. Wilson (i)

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 1 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Johnson	Maria Barlow

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 1 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Johnson	John Wilson (i) Maria Barlow	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 2

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 2 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
D. Renee Jackson's seat	D. Renee Jackson (i)

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 3

Retention

Edward Harmening filed for retention but withdrew. The retention election did not appear on the ballot. This seat was filled by appointment.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 4

Retention

Edward J. King was up for retention but did not file. The retention election did not appear on the ballot. This seat was filled by appointment.

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 4 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Gavin	Nick Kantas
Vacancy of Rogers	Shawnte Raines-Welch

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 4 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Gavin	Nick Kantas Amanda Pillsbury	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Rogers	Jerry Barrido Patrick Campanelli Chloe Georgianna Pedersen Shawnte Raines-Welch	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 5

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 5 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Daryl Jones's seat	Daryl Jones (i)
Freddrenna M. Lyle's seat	Freddrenna M. Lyle (i)
Leonard Murray's seat	Leonard Murray (i)
Timothy C. Evans's seat	Timothy C. Evans (i)

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 5 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Portman-Brow	David Kelly (i)
Vacancy of Shelley	Timothy Wright

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 5 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Portman-Brow	David Kelly (i) Jenetia Marshall	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Shelley	Tiffany Brooks Jackie Portman-Brown Judie Lyn Smith Timothy Wright	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 6

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 6 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Anna Loftus's seat	Anna Loftus (i)
Eulalia DeLaRosa's seat	Eulalia DeLaRosa (i)

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 6 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Araujo	Charles Beach
Vacancy of Vega	Kerrie Maloney Laytin

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 6 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Araujo	Charles Beach	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Vega	Kerrie Maloney Laytin David Rodriguez	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 7

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 7 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Patricia S. Spratt's seat	Patricia S. Spratt (i)

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 7 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Martin	Marcia O'Brien Conway

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 7 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Martin	Marcia O'Brien Conway Owens Shelby	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 8

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 8 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Mary L. Mikva's seat	Mary L. Mikva (i)

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 8 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Gordon	Bradley Trowbridge
Vacancy of Lipscomb	Stephen Swedlow

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 8 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Gordon	Pat Casey John Fritchey Bradley Trowbridge	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Lipscomb	Jennifer Bae Stephen Swedlow	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 9

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 9 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Geary W. Kull's seat	Geary W. Kull (i)
Jerry A. Esrig's seat	Jerry A. Esrig (i)
Steven Bernstein's seat	Steven Bernstein (i)

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 9 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Cleveland	Sanjay Tailor
Vacancy of Jacobius	Barry Goldberg

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 9 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Cleveland	Ann Buran-Vongher Sanjay Tailor	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Jacobius	Basileios Foutris Barry Goldberg Don Sampen Torrick Alan Ward	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 10

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 10 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Clare E. McWilliams's seat	Clare E. McWilliams (i)
Eve Reilly's seat	Eve Reilly (i)

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 11

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 11 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Ann Finley Collins's seat	Ann Finley Collins (i)
Catherine Schneider's seat	Catherine Schneider (i)
William B. Sullivan's seat	William B. Sullivan (i)

Paula M. Daleo was up for retention but did not file. The retention election did not appear on the ballot. This seat was filled by appointment.

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 11 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of McGuire	Aileen Bhandari

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 11 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of McGuire	Aileen Bhandari Chris Taliaferro

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 12

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 12 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Carrie H. Sussman's seat	Carrie E. Hamilton (i)
James Leonard Allegretti's seat	James Leonard Allegretti (i)
Marguerite Quinn's seat	Marguerite Quinn (i)
Steven Kozicki's seat	Steven Kozicki (i)

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 13

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 13 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Kevin O'Donnell's seat	Kevin O'Donnell (i)
Thomas J. Kelley's seat	Thomas J. Kelley (i)

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 13 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Groebner vacancy	Joe Gump	Gary Seyring

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 13 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Groebner vacancy	James Costello Joe Gump	Dominic Buttitta Gary Seyring Christine Svenson

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 14

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 14 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Daniel James Pierce's seat	This general election was canceled. Did not make the ballot: Daniel James Pierce (i)
Matthew Link's seat	Matthew Link (i)

Note: Pierce's retention election was canceled, after he retired effective September 30, 2022.

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 14 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Brown	Iris Chavira
Vacancy of Jagielski	Viviana Martinez

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 14 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Brown	Iris Chavira	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vacancy of Jagielski	Jorge Cazares Steve Demitro Viviana Martinez	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 15

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 15 retention election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Charles Patrick Burns's seat	Charles Burns (i)
James Ryan's seat	James Ryan (i)
Linzey D. Jones's seat	Linzey D. Jones (i)

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 15 general election, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Lawler	Bernadette Barrett

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 15 primary, 2022
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Vacancy of Lawler	Bernadette Barrett Jim Gleffe	The Republican primary was canceled.

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June 28, 2022

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About the county

See also: Cook County, Illinois

The county government of Cook County is located in Chicago, Illinois. The county was first established in 1831. It covers a total of 946 square miles of land in northeast Illinois. As of 2020, its population was 5,275,541.

County government

See also: Government of Cook County, Illinois

Cook County is overseen by a 17-member board of commissioners. Each commissioner is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a three-member board of review, county assessor, state's attorney, county sheriff, clerk of the circuit court, county clerk, county treasurer, and county recorder.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Cook County, Illinois
	Cook County	Illinois
Population	5,275,541	12,812,508
Land area (sq mi)	944	55,512
Race and ethnicity**
White	54.4%	69.8%
Black/African American	23.3%	14.1%
Asian	7.5%	5.6%
Native American	0.3%	0.3%
Pacific Islander	0%	0%
Other (single race)	9.6%	6%
Multiple	4.9%	4.2%
Hispanic/Latino	25.3%	17.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	87.7%	89.7%
College graduation rate	40%	35.5%
Income
Median household income	$67,886	$68,428
Persons below poverty level	13.7%	12%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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