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Thomas Dart
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2006 - Present
2026
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Thomas Dart (Democratic Party) (also known as Tom) is the Cook County Sheriff in Illinois. He assumed office in 2006. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Dart (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Cook County Sheriff in Illinois. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
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 | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Dart (D) | 74.2 | 1,041,525 | |
 | Lupe Aguirre (R) | 22.9 | 321,252 | |
 | Brad Sandefur (L)  | 2.9 | 40,752 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Dart | 86.2 | 314,427 | |
| Noland Rivera | 13.8 | 50,455 | ||
| 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 |
| Total votes: 1,957 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Cook County Sheriff
Incumbent Thomas Dart won election in the general election for Cook County Sheriff on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Dart (D) | 100.0 | 1,455,825 | |
| Total votes: 1,455,825 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Sheriff
Incumbent Thomas Dart advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Sheriff on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Dart | 100.0 | 640,512 | |
| Total votes: 640,512 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edward Acevedo (D)
- John Fairman (D)
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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