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2024 Cook County elections
Election dates
Filing deadline: December 4, 2023 & June 24, 2024
Primary election: March 19, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: State's attorney, county clerk, county commissioners (special), board of review commissioners, water reclamation district, clerk of circuit court, circuit court judges, and subcircuit court judges
Total seats up: 127
Election type: Partisan
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Cook County, Illinois, held general elections for State's Attorney, board of review commissioners, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, clerk of circuit court, circuit court judges, and subcircuit court judges and a special election for county clerk, a county commissioner, and a county commissioner on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 19, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was December 4, 2023, and the filing deadline for the general election was June 24, 2024.

Ballotpedia identified the March 19 Democratic primary for state's attorney as a battleground race. Eileen O'Neill Burke (D) defeated Clayton Harris III (D) 50.1%–49.9%. O'Neill Burke was a former prosecutor, defense attorney, and judge who said she was running because of crime rates. O'Neill Burke said she would end incumbent Kim Foxx's (D) policy of prohibiting prosecution of retail theft under $1,000. Harris was a former prosecutor and state government staff manager who ran on his experience in government. Harris said he would add a division to the special prosecutors unit that would focus on firearms, carjackings, and retail theft. Click here for more information on the Democratic primary for state's attorney.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

• Clerk of the Circuit Court
• County Clerk
• State's Attorney
• Board of Commissioners
• Special district offices
• Judicial offices

Clerk of the Circuit Court

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
✔	Submit photo	Mariyana Spyropoulos (D)	68.0	1,322,315
		Lupe Aguirre (R)	25.6	498,205
		Michael Murphy (L)	6.4	124,368

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	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	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mariyana Spyropoulos	65.2	329,635
		Iris Martinez	34.8	176,195

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	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
✔		Lupe Aguirre	100.0	76,577

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	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.

County Clerk

General election

Special general election for Cook County Clerk

Monica Gordon defeated Michelle Pennington and Christopher Laurent in the special general election for Cook County Clerk on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Monica Gordon (D)	68.3	1,320,946
		Michelle Pennington (R)	27.4	530,680
		Christopher Laurent (L)	4.3	82,526

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,934,152
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State's Attorney

General election

General election for Cook County State's Attorney

Eileen O'Neill Burke defeated Bob Fioretti and Andrew Charles Kopinski in the general election for Cook County State's Attorney on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eileen O'Neill Burke (D)	67.4	1,315,970
		Bob Fioretti (R)	28.2	551,617
		Andrew Charles Kopinski (L)	4.4	86,174

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,953,761
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County State's Attorney

Eileen O'Neill Burke defeated Clayton Harris III in the Democratic primary for Cook County State's Attorney on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eileen O'Neill Burke	50.1	264,428
		Clayton Harris III	49.9	262,857

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 527,285
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cook County State's Attorney

Bob Fioretti advanced from the Republican primary for Cook County State's Attorney on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Fioretti	100.0	82,998

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,998
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Andrew Charles Kopinski advanced from the Libertarian primary for Cook County State's Attorney.

Board of Commissioners

District 1

General election

Special general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 1

Incumbent Tara Stamps defeated James Humay in the special general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tara Stamps (D)	89.7	94,353
		James Humay (L)	10.3	10,828

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 105,181
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 1

Incumbent Tara Stamps defeated Zerlina Smith in the special Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 1 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tara Stamps	84.8	28,000
	Submit photo	Zerlina Smith	15.2	5,001

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,001
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. James Humay advanced from the special Libertarian primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 1.

District 2

General election

Special general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2

Incumbent Michael Scott Jr. won election in the special general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Scott Jr. (D)	100.0	76,251

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,251
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Special district offices

Board of Review Commissioner

District 3

General election

General election for Cook County Board of Review District 3

Incumbent Larry Rogers Jr. defeated Nico Tsatsoulis in the general election for Cook County Board of Review District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Larry Rogers Jr. (D)	86.0	505,842
		Nico Tsatsoulis (L)	14.0	82,368

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 588,210
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Review District 3

Incumbent Larry Rogers Jr. defeated Larecia Tucker in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Review District 3 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Larry Rogers Jr.	61.0	108,779
	Submit photo	Larecia Tucker	39.0	69,662

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 178,441
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioners

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 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kari Steele (D)	24.6	1,147,395
✔		Marcelino Garcia (D)	22.6	1,053,366
✔		Sharon Waller (D)	22.3	1,038,968
	Submit photo	Claire Connelly (R)	9.7	450,926
	Submit photo	Richard Dale (R)	9.1	424,890
	Submit photo	Brendan Ehlers (R)	7.9	366,856
		Toneal Jackson (G)	4.0	185,130

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 4,667,531
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Democratic primary election

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

Incumbent Kari Steele, incumbent Marcelino Garcia, and Sharon Waller defeated incumbent Daniel Pogorzelski in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kari Steele	31.1	366,070
✔		Marcelino Garcia	27.3	320,883
✔		Sharon Waller	21.2	249,745
		Daniel Pogorzelski	20.3	238,575

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,175,273
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eddie Ngozi Nwosu (D)

Republican primary election

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

Claire Connelly, Richard Dale, and Brendan Ehlers defeated George Blakemore in the Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Claire Connelly	35.6	65,116
✔	Submit photo	Richard Dale	34.0	62,073
✔	Submit photo	Brendan Ehlers	30.4	55,497
	Submit photo	George Blakemore (Write-in)	0.0	32

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 182,718
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General election

Special general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Incumbent Precious Brady-Davis defeated R. Cary Capparelli in the special general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Precious Brady-Davis (D)	69.3	1,284,203
		R. Cary Capparelli (R)	30.7	567,911

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,852,114
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Incumbent Precious Brady-Davis advanced from the special Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Precious Brady-Davis	100.0	425,160

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 425,160
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Holmes (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

R. Cary Capparelli advanced from the special Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		R. Cary Capparelli	100.0	76,809

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,809
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Judicial offices

Cook County Circuit Court

General election

Cook County Circuit Court general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Arnette Hubbard vacancy	Deidre Dyer
Catherine Haberkorn vacancy	Sarah Johnson
Debra Walker vacancy	Chloe Georgianna Pedersen
James Flannery vacancy	Pablo deCastro	Tien Glaub
Laura Sullivan vacancy	James Murphy-Aguilú
Lorna Propes vacancy	Debjani Desai (i)
Marcia Maras vacancy	Arlene Coleman-Romeo (i)
Raymond Mitchell vacancy	Neil H. Cohen (i)
Timothy Murphy vacancy	Edward Underhill (i)
Vincent Gaughan vacancy	Corinne Heggie (i)
William Raines vacancy	Jennifer Callahan (i)

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Cecilia Horan's seat	Cecilia Horan (i)
Clare Quish's seat	Clare Quish (i)
Cynthia Ramirez's seat	Cynthia Ramirez (i)
Diann Karen Marsalek's seat	Diann Karen Marsalek (i)
Elizabeth Mary Hayes' seat	Elizabeth Mary Hayes (i)
Erica Reddick's seat	Erica L. Reddick (i)
Jack Hagerty's seat	Jack Hagerty (i)
James Murphy's seat	James Patrick Murphy (i)
Karen Lynn O'Malley's seat	Karen Lynn O'Malley (i)
Kathaleen Lanahan's seat	Kathaleen Lanahan (i)
Kathryn Maloney Vahey's seat	Kathryn Maloney Vahey (i)
Kathy Flanagan's seat	Kathy Flanagan (i)
Mary Brosnahan's seat	Mary Brosnahan (i)
Michael McHale's seat	Michael McHale (i)
Michael Tully Mullen's seat	Michael Tully Mullen (i)
Peter Gonzalez's seat	Peter Gonzalez (i)
Preston Jones Jr's seat	Preston Jones Jr. (i)
Rosa Silva's seat	Rosa Silva (i)
Stuart Lubin's seat	Stuart Lubin (i)
Thomas McGuire's seat	Thomas McGuire (i)
Tom Sianis' seat	Tom Sianis (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Arnette Hubbard vacancy	Deidre Dyer	The Republican primary was canceled.
Catherine Haberkorn vacancy	Sarah Johnson	The Republican primary was canceled.
Debra Walker vacancy	Chloe Georgianna Pedersen	The Republican primary was canceled.
James Flannery vacancy	Chelsey Robinson Pablo deCastro	John Dugan (Write-in)
Laura Sullivan vacancy	James Murphy-Aguilú Did not make the ballot: Ashonta Rice-Akiwowo	The Republican primary was canceled.
Lorna Propes vacancy	Debjani Desai (i) Russell Hartigan	The Republican primary was canceled.
Marcia Maras vacancy	Arlene Coleman-Romeo (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
Raymond Mitchell vacancy	Neil H. Cohen (i) Wende Williams	The Republican primary was canceled.
Timothy Murphy vacancy	Edward Underhill (i) Lori Roper	The Republican primary was canceled.
Vincent Gaughan vacancy	Corinne Heggie (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
William Raines vacancy	Jennifer Callahan (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 1

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 1 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Carl Walker's seat	Carl A. Walker (i)
Erika Orr's seat	Erika Orr (i)

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 2

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 2 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Adrienne Davis' seat	Adrienne Davis (i)
Arthur Wesley Willis' seat	Arthur Wesley Willis (i)
Carl Boyd's seat	Carl B. Boyd (i)
Debra Seaton's seat	Debra Seaton (i)
E. Kenneth Wright, Jr's seat	E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. (i)
Ieshia Gray's seat	Ieshia Gray (i)
Tiana Blakely's seat	Tiana Blakely (i)
Toya Harvey's seat	Toya Harvey (i)

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 3

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 3 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Edward Harmening vacancy	Pat Heery
Janet Adams-Brosnahan vacancy	Lucy Vazquez-Gonzalez

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 3 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Daniel Degnan's seat	Daniel R. Degnan (i)
Kevin Cunningham's seat	Kevin Cunningham (i)

Note: Thomas W. Murphy withdrew after filing for office. He did not appear on the retention ballot.

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 3 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Edward Harmening vacancy	Pat Heery	The Republican primary was canceled.
Janet Adams-Brosnahan vacancy	Martin Reggi Lucy Vazquez-Gonzalez	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 4

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 4 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Edward King vacancy	Philip Fowler (i)
Edward Maloney vacancy	Koula Fournier (i)
Peter Felice vacancy	Michael Chvatal

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 4 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
David Navarro's seat	David Navarro (i)
Elizabeth Ciaccia-Lezza's seat	Elizabeth Ciaccia-Lezza (i)
James Varga's seat	James M. Varga (i)
Terry Gallagher's seat	Terry Gallagher (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 4 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Edward King vacancy	Philip Fowler (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
Edward Maloney vacancy	Koula Fournier (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
Peter Felice vacancy	Michael Chvatal	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 5

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 5 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Casandra Lewis vacancy	Yolanda Harris Sayre

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 5 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Marian Perkins' seat	Marian Perkins (i)
Robert Harris' seat	Robert Harris (i)
Yvonne Coleman's seat	Yvonne Coleman (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 5 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Casandra Lewis vacancy	Yolanda Harris Sayre	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 6

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 6 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Andrea Webber's seat	Andrea Webber (i)
Beatriz Santiago's seat	Beatriz Santiago (i)
Kent Delgado's seat	Kent Delgado (i)
Linda Perez's seat	Linda Perez (i)
Ramon Ocasio, III's seat	Ramon Ocasio, III (i)

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 7

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 7 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Irwin Solganick vacancy	Owens J. Shelby

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 7 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Aicha MacCarthy's seat	Aicha Marie MacCarthy (i)
Carol Howard's seat	Carol M. Howard (i)
Kimberly Lewis' seat	Kimberly D. Lewis (i)
Tommy Brewer's seat	Tommy Brewer (i)
William Gamboney's seat	William Gamboney (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 7 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Irwin Solganick vacancy	Deidre Baumann Owens J. Shelby	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 8

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 8 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Ann Collins-Dole vacancy	Loveleen Ahuja (i)

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 8 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
James Shapiro's seat	James A. Shapiro (i)
Jeanne Wrenn's seat	Jeanne Wrenn (i)
John Ehrlich's seat	John H. Ehrlich (i)
Lindsay Huge's seat	Lindsay Huge (i)

Note: Celia Gamrath withdrew after filing for office. She appeared on the retention ballot, but votes for and against her were not counted.

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 8 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Ann Collins-Dole vacancy	Loveleen Ahuja (i) Did not make the ballot: Michael O'Malley	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 9

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 9 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Lionel Jean-Baptiste's seat	Lionel Jean-Baptiste (i)

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 10

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 10 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Clare Elizabeth McWilliams vacancy	Caroline Glennon-Goodman (i)	Did not make the ballot: Daniel McCarthy
Gregory Wojkowski vacancy	James Murphy

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 10 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Colleen Daly's seat	Colleen Daly (i)
Stephanie Saltouros' seat	Stephanie Saltouros (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 10 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Clare Elizabeth McWilliams vacancy	Caroline Glennon-Goodman (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
Gregory Wojkowski vacancy	Liam Kelly James Murphy Did not make the ballot: Michael Kilgallon	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 11

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 11 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Ann Finley Collins vacancy	Dawn Gonzalez (i)
Paula Daleo vacancy	Audrey Victoria Cosgrove

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 11 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Joanne Rosado's seat	Joanne F. Rosado (i)
Lisa Ann Marino's seat	Lisa Ann Marino (i)
Mary Colleen Roberts' seat	Mary Colleen Roberts (i)
Michael Clancy's seat	Michael R. Clancy (i)
Ronald Bartkowicz's	Ronald F. Bartkowicz (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 11 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Ann Finley Collins vacancy	Dawn Gonzalez (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
Paula Daleo vacancy	Audrey Victoria Cosgrove Kim Przekota	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 12

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 12 general election, 2024
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Andrea Schleifer vacancy	James Costello	Matthew Taylor
Grace Dickler vacancy	Alon Stein	Maria McCarthy
Marguerite Quinn vacancy	Frank Andreou	Pamela Curran Smith

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 12 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Ellen Flannigan's seat	Ellen L. Flannigan (i)
Joel Chupack's seat	Joel Chupack (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 12 primary, 2024
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Andrea Schleifer vacancy	James Costello	Matthew Taylor
Grace Dickler vacancy	Alon Stein	Maria McCarthy
Marguerite Quinn vacancy	Frank Andreou	Pamela Curran Smith

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 13

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 13 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Ketki Steffen vacancy	Mary Sevandal Cohen (i)
Samuel Betar III vacancy	Ralph Eugene Meczyk (i)

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 13 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Jill Cerone-Marisie's seat	Jill Cerone Marisie (i)
Martin Agran's seat	Martin S. Agran (i)
Martin Kelley's seat	Martin C. Kelley (i)
Paul Pavlus' seat	Paul Pavlus (i)
Shannon O'Malley's seat	✖Shannon O'Malley (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 13 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Ketki Steffen vacancy	Mary Sevandal Cohen (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
Samuel Betar III vacancy	Ralph Eugene Meczyk (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 14

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 14 general election, 2024
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Daniel James Pierce vacancy	Stephanie Miller
James O'Hara vacancy	Griselda Vega Samuel

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 14 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Beatriz Frausto-Sandoval's seat	Beatriz Frausto-Sandoval (i)
Maura Slattery-Boyle's	Maura Slattery-Boyle (i)
Regina Ann Scannicchio's seat	Regina Ann Scannicchio (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 14 primary, 2024
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Daniel James Pierce vacancy	Stephanie Miller	The Republican primary was canceled.
James O'Hara vacancy	Steve Demitro Griselda Vega Samuel	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 15

General election

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 15 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Anna Helen Demacopoulous vacancy	Luciano Panici
Michael Toomin vacancy	John Fairman

Retention

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 15 retention election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Candidates
Daniel Brennan's seat	Daniel P. Brennan (i)
Michael Barrett's seat	Michael Barrett (i)
Scott McKenna's seat	Scott McKenna (i)

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 15 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Anna Helen Demacopoulous vacancy	Paul O'Grady Luciano Panici Allen P. Walker	The Republican primary was canceled.
Michael Toomin vacancy	John Fairman	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 16

General election

Note: On December 2, 2024, the Circuit Court increased the number of subcircuit courts from 15 subcircuits to 20 subcircuits. The seat up for election in this subcircuit in 2024 was previously held by an appointed judge.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 16 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Lawrence Flood vacancy	Pedro Fregoso Jr.
Maxwell Griffin Jr. vacancy	Cecilia Abundis

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 16 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Lawrence Flood vacancy	Pedro Fregoso Jr. Did not make the ballot: Hector Rodriguez	The Republican primary was canceled.
Maxwell Griffin Jr. vacancy	Cecilia Abundis	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 17

General election

Note: On December 2, 2024, the Circuit Court increased the number of subcircuit courts from 15 subcircuits to 20 subcircuits. The seat up for election in this subcircuit in 2024 was previously held by an appointed judge.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 17 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Brian Flaherty vacancy	Lloyd Brooks
Carmen Aguilar vacancy	Rivanda Doss Beal

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 17 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Brian Flaherty vacancy	Lloyd Brooks	The Republican primary was canceled.
Carmen Aguilar vacancy	Rivanda Doss Beal	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 18

General election

Note: On December 2, 2024, the Circuit Court increased the number of subcircuit courts from 15 subcircuits to 20 subcircuits. The seat up for election in this subcircuit in 2024 was previously held by an appointed judge.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 17 general election, 2024
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
James Linn vacancy	John Hock	Lynn Terese Palac
Lauren Edidin vacacny	Jeffery Chrones

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 17 primary, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
James Linn vacancy	John Hock	Lynn Terese Palac
Lauren Edidin vacacny	Sunil Bhave   Jeffery Chrones	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 19

General election

Note: On December 2, 2024, the Circuit Court increased the number of subcircuit courts from 15 subcircuits to 20 subcircuits. The seat up for election in this subcircuit in 2024 was previously held by an appointed judge.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 19 general election, 2024
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Robert Senechalle Jr. vacancy	Bridget Duignan

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 19 primary, 2024
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Robert Senechalle Jr. vacancy	Bridget Duignan   Dave Heilmann   Risa Renee Lanier	The Republican primary was canceled.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 20

General election

Note: On December 2, 2024, the Circuit Court increased the number of subcircuit courts from 15 subcircuits to 20 subcircuits. The seat up for election in this subcircuit in 2024 was previously held by an appointed judge.

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 20 general election, 2024
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Elizabeth Budzinski vacancy	Nadine Jean Wichern

Primary

Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuit 20 primary, 2024
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Elizabeth Budzinski vacancy	Nickolas Pappas John Poulos Nadine Jean Wichern   Michael Zink	The Republican primary was canceled.

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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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